.**Job Description**:**Demonstrate Leadership**- Independently establishes action plans to accomplish the completion of a job or project.- Evaluates body shop manufacturing processes and equipment for assigned areas, and identifies opportunities for improvement- Directs the design, development and/or improvements of manufacturing processes and equipment for assigned areas.- Coordinates input from internal/external customers to assist with problem solving, and ultimately improve quality/resolve issues- Actively identifies new areas for learning and takes advantage of learning opportunities.**Roles & Responsibilities**- Improve dimensional quality for Body and General Assembly parts and subassemblies in launch/steady state production driving continuous improvement in % on target metrics and reducing variation.- Responsible to ensure and monitor body and general assembly integration.- Use Red X and other problem-solving tools to quickly and effectively find the root cause and correct quality and dimensional problems.- Lead dimensional problem-solving activities related to dimensional requirements, processes and final vehicle status quality.- Manage and work with suppliers as required to correct and improve their parts dimensionally.- Implement and monitor the dimensional Process Control/Measurement Plan for BIW subassemblies and assemblies and ultimately the finished vehicle.- Provide process and tooling support. Recommend tooling changes and adjustments to help improve the build process.- Complete tooling 101 and repeatability studies on tooling as required.- Support laser scanning activities such as verifying nominals and creation and creating additional measurement points.- Support program launch/Issue Resolution Teams as needed with dimensional studies and problem solving.**Required Skill Set**- Thorough knowledge of body shop tooling and manufacturing processes.- Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret dimensional data. (Ex : supplier data, laser scans)- Proficiency with laser scanning and other metrology methods to measure parts and subassemblies.- Able to use GDIS to review, analyze, and monitor plant dimensional data.- Familiar with using UG/Vis Mockup to cut sections, take nominal measurements, and review product geometry for use in problem solving.- Knowledge of datum schemes and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.- High level of oral and written communication skills- High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with product and manufacturing engineering as well as plant personnel and suppliers- High level of analytical abilities to solve complex problems- Facilitator/Leadership skills- Proficient in Microsoft software- Automotive manufacturing launch experience- Knowledge of computer software as it pertains to manufacturing
