Job description

Job Description & Skill Requirement:
Employee Type- Salaried
Salary- 90K/Yr
Location: Peoria, Illinois
Job ID- 508171
Job Title: Project Engineer

Overview of Position Role Summary:
The Project Engineer demonstrates leadership in communicating, developing, and executing schedules to the set objectives. Supports daily activities in capital equipment purchases, validation activities, and change management. In this role you will utilize your experience and expertise to solve problems, develop & execute objectives, & have the ability to meet company objectives within the time lines specifically related to your assigned projects.

Essential Responsibilities:
• Communicate and hold suppliers accountable for loss time activities.
• Ability to update Layouts per CAD, CREO, Pro-E files where applicable.
• Coordinate, prepare, and help execute equipment qualifications per the Matrix output.
• Coordinate targeted operational deficiency data gathering per field follow schedule.
• Identify Tooling updates where applicable to Industry best practices and technology.
• Support and implement new purchased equipment and maintain budget constraints
• Provides daily and weekly operational updates and initiatives.
• Support and help implement process improvements.
• Support on Kaizen and other initiatives and target Shop-floor practice updates.
• Review and capture In-Process Validation Steps being utilized and identify cycle time's associated.
• Provide process improvements concepts to the In-Process Validation Steps with current technologies.

Qualifications/Requirements:
• B.S in Engineering, Technical Practice, or Equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in an engineering, quality, or Production and Manufacturing Operations in an Automotive or related industry.
• Experience with AIAG, and ISO 9001 Standards
• Ability to support the development and execution of continues improvement initiatives.
• Has knowledge in CNC Machining, Welding Processes, and Quality Control.
• Is a self starter and can execute assigned projects with minimal supervision.

Desired Characteristics:
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Capability to work in teams
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certified.
• CAD, CREO, or Pro-E proficiency.

External Skills And Expertise:
Capital Expense, Manufacturing Engineer, CNC Operations, Equipment installation.

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