.**LOCATION**:Acuna / Coahuila (MX-COA), Mexico | **BRAND**: Bendix | **REQUISITION ID**:3052 | ** JOB GRADE**: 16**JOB DESCRIPTION**:**Position Summary**: Manages all assembly engineering operations for the plant. Ensures that manufacturing processes are designed or re-designed according to Bendix standards. Ensures new product lines are introduced to meet quality and delivery objectives. Recommends changes, reviews progress, and approves cost estimates or proposals.**Essential Functions**:- Accountable to the Central Engineering Manager this position is responsible to establish, implement, direct, and maintain Engineering initiatives and procedures throughout the various stages of manufacturing to assure a finished product with the highest quality level possible.- Support Facility Critical Challenges, with a strong focus on health, safety, & environmental requirements considering Product Safety initiatives.- Demonstrate continuous improvement through the utilization of Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing Tools/KPS.- Develop and maintain budgets for facility expenditures, utilities, maintenance, supplies and department staffing.- Provide technical support to the Manufacturing Engineers in establishing operating instructions for the plant manufacturing processes.- Lead Product Launch and Transfers from/to other facilities, States, or Countries.- Maintain building, grounds and equipment, and provide engineering support for expansions and modernization.- Liaison with Group Engineering for new and improved products, raw materials, methods, production equipment, and processes.- Remain current on industry standards and practices to improve methods, materials and processes for cost reductions equipment modernization.- Develop labor standards. Analyze and implement improved layouts, flows, and procedures for process and labor productivity.- cross-functional relationships with other departments to support effective use of manpower, materials to achieve the level of quality of products produced.- Drive equipment modernization through the capital planning process.- Communicates the need for product safety.- Lead Manufacturing Improvements related to Product Safety, i.E., Poka-Yoke, printing on demand and traceability.- Manages all manufacturing related actions for Product Safety Requirements.- Support PSA activities and procedures with team members.- Performs all those activities that by the nature of the position are required.**Management & Supervisory Responsibilities**: Reports to the central manager (WPO EE).The Plant Engineering lead will be responsible for the direct supervision of the manufacturing engineers and maintenance leaders. MEDP's, Co-Ops or temp engineers may report to this position