.**Description**:**Key Responsibilities**:- Lead the development, installation, and run-off of a new press line.- Lead the development, installation, and run-off of annealing equipment and process recipes.- Develop operational processes and work instructions for operation and maintenance of a press line and annealing system.- Lead the development of the APQP process to assure launch and production objectives are met.- Provides cost estimates, capability estimates, and production recommendations for new products.- Oversees capital acquisition projects by sending RFPs, obtaining quotes, and serving as a liaison between the plant and vendors. Provides advanced technical support for equipment.- Develops concepts and designs new processes.- Manages existing process improvement projects.- Ensure all equipment and processes are safe and compliant with industry and local standards.- Establish process parameter and procedural requirements creating checks to police conformance.- Provides engineering support for existing manufacturing processes when needed.- Provides qualifications for new/alternate vendors, components, and tooling.- Validates process design via sampling procedures.- Performs process cost analysis.- Purchases major capital equipment and systems for both new processes implementation as well as current process maintenance.- Participates in a cross-functional and cross-cultural team environment.- Acts as a technical resource and a mentor for less experienced engineers.- Promotes an environment where zero injuries are the expected standard.- Performs other related duties as required or assigned.**Skills, Knowledge and Expertise**:- Experience in design and development of new press lines and modifications to existing press lines.- Experience operating and technically supporting stamping equipment and press lines.- Hands on experience with die sign-off for construction and production/quality sign-off.- 5+ years of experience in heat treatment of steel, preferably annealing motor laminations- Experience in the development and launch of annealing processes and process improvements.- Understands safety and environmental laws and regulations.- Manages basic to large-level projects; demonstrates a track record of successful projects.- Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems.- Identifies the underlying principles, reasons, facts, or information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.- Effectively communicates information and responds to questions in person-to-person and small group situations with customers, clients, the general public, and other employees of the organization.- Maintains confidentiality and uses discretion with business information.- Reads and understands documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.- Writes routine reports and correspondence
