Develops manufacturing methods, equipment and processes for programs.- Defines equipment utilization, floor space requirements, process flow, and layout of equipment and- workspace for maximum efficiency. Meets the customer's capacity requirements and targeted- cycle time.- Engineers manufacturing processes collaborative1y with product engineering to ensure- manufacturable product designs which utilize standard production processes, equipment and- methods.- Writes equipment and process specifications. Purchases, installs and debugs effective equipment- that meets all financial and quality requirements for new products and programs.- Defines cycle time, balanced work content in manufacturing cells and stations, and plant process- staffing requirements and costs. Ensures that processes and product designs meet the customer's- and Cooper's expectations and financial targets.- Ensures equipment and manufacturing processes are ready and available for customer critical- events including run at rate, PPAP and critical builds for customer MRDs.- Responsible for creating, updating and maintaining all manufacturing and process engineering- documents required for launches.- Creates the manufacturing bill of materials, process flow diagrams, process failure mode effective- analysis (PFMEA), and tooling authorization to proceed (TATP).- Creates all equipment and process preventive maintenance schedules and procedures.- Applies Lean principles to new product launches including minimizing WIP, ergonomic work- stations, visual management and 58. Utilizes the concepts of continuous improvement and cost reduction in the execution of the job function.- Applies statistical methods to solve problems and improve manufacturing processes.- Complies with policies and procedures pertaining to facility or divisional adopted standards such as- IATF 16949 and ISO 14001.Complies and shares best practice and lessons learned initiatives.