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Job Posting Title

Materials Process Engineer Manager

Job Description Summary

The strategic manager is responsible for analyzing the operating environment, identifying process inefficiencies, and spotting opportunities for improvement in safety, quality, delivery, cost, materials, and energy.
Manage a team responsible for materials and supply chain process engineering that designs and implements the raw materials, works in process, and finishes product flow up to the manufacturing process.
Implement new and enhanced processes and tools. Design the layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency. Analyze and plan workforce utilization, space requirements, and workflow.
Develop and evaluate pilot programs, systems, software, equipment simulations, and prototypes to implement the most efficient and safe method for a continuous process flow material just in time to high-profit manufacturing lines.
The primary responsibility will be providing materials and processes (M&P) technical guidance and direction to the supply chain team during the project's design, test, production, and maintenance phases. Tasks will include recommending and supporting the selection, qualification, testing, and failure analysis of materials and processes from receiving to customer EOM and Service shipments.
Oversee the required headcount for the project implementation while communicating cross-functionally until implemented as the regular production process; responsible for implementing end-to-end engineering change coordinated by New Programs.

Job Description

Responsible for implementing key Plant projects:

• Responsible for IPF (Integrated Plant Floor System) project implementation, which consists of technologically coded solutions to manage warehouse systems, including inventory management, supporting our business with Financial and Absolute inventory accuracy, FIFO, and a Pull System to manage inventory streamlines and workflows, consumption, and lot traceability to protect OEM needs.
• Implementing this program ensures accurate and efficient inbound, warehousing, kitting/manufacturing, and outbound processes. Success in implementing this program will support our company's improvement of 10% inventory reduction.
• Mother and Daughter – Delivery Routes project to create a forklift-free facility, improving associate safety, increasing productivity + 5%, and better resource utilization.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and Implement Tugger Routes to support continuous improvement in the following areas:
• Incident rate reduction, optimizing frequency and capacity to transport materials to assembly lines.
• Fork truck reduction, battery efficiency, and decreased traffic inside the high-volume facility.
• Delivering parts right on 1st time, with FIFO, by designing market capacity to increase inventory rotation.
• Improve 10% OEE on High-Profit assembly lines, delivering parts just in time.
• Head Count optimization by 10%, supporting the company to increase productivity.
• Responsible for new projects (Coordinated Engineering changes, OEM Model Year Engineering changes, and Build-out execution at Business Case target.
•  Explore, pilot, and test new systems and software innovations in the market to implement new technology and, as a result, improve safety, quality, delivery, efficiency, productivity, and cost.
• Responsible for planning, standardizing, implementing, and enhancing product design related to tools, processes, and methods that support the value stream organization (VSO) and its objectives.
• Design a system to optimize storage location and flex raw materials / work-in-process supermarkets based on market conditions by analyzing trends and future demand using the PFEP tool, customer EDI, and sales trend update layouts on AutoCAD once updated.
• Define work-in-process materials buffer calculations, pull cards, and loop size based on FQVT analysis using PFEP, Downtime trends, Line pacemaker, and floor space availability.
• Maintains a safe and secure work environment by establishing and enforcing standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
• Provides management control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
• Oversees API, data financial integrity, and cycle counting and will maintain all systems applications in the company ERP system Oracle.
• All other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Education

• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and work well with all levels of management and staff.
• Lean Manufacturing expertise to manage new projects and continuous improvement.
• Automotive manufacturing flow experience to design and implement new technologies, systems, and software.
• Proficient with inventory reporting systems, Excel, Microsoft Office, MRP Systems, and Problem Solving.
• Completed bachelor’s degree in the supply chain, Business administration, Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a similar field preferred.
•  2 – 4 Years Manufacturing process, experience in an automotive manufacturing environment, experience on New Projects execution, business cases.

About AAM:

As a leading global Tier 1 Automotive and Mobility Supplier, AAM designs, engineers and manufactures Driveline and Metal Forming technologies to support electric, hybrid and internal combustion vehicles. Headquartered in Detroit with over 80 facilities in 18 countries, we are Bringing the Future Faster for a safer and more sustainable tomorrow. To learn more, visit AAM.com.

Why Join #TeamAAM:

As a member of #TeamAAM, you’ll get to make a difference on day one. From your first day with us, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, embrace challenges, build your skills, and bring your authentic self to work every day, all while helping to shape the future of mobility for AAM…and the world.

AAM will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. AAM will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e-mail TalentAcquisition@aam.com. AAM is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.