ENGINEER 2, END OF LINE TESTER 

LOCATION: Acuna / Coahuila (MX-COA),  Mexico | BRAND: Bendix | REQUISITION ID: 4944 | JOB GRADE: 15  

| ON-SITE/REMOTE: On-site 

 

Want to help shape tomorrow?  At Bendix we’ve been doing it for 90 years…setting the standard with advanced dynamic solutions that drive improved commercial vehicle performance and safety.  We’re part of the Knorr-Bremse Group, the global leader in braking technologies. As part of our team, you’ll collaborate with a world of talented and dedicated colleagues whose sense of purpose complements your own. You’ll find rewarding opportunities, diverse experiences, partnerships, and an unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. Innovation is part of our DNA. Achievement drives our culture. Learn more today! www.bendix.com/careers

 

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This position is responsible for the design, implementation and continuous improvement of work cells in assembly or machining according to KPS standards.

 

Essential Functions:

  • Responsible for implementing process/machine improvements leading manufacturing to improve cycle times, equipment down time, OEE, FTF, etc.
  • Provide expert support for manufacturing cells during critical or repetitive equipment breakdowns.
  • Provide expert support for NPI’s and New work cells.
  • Creates standards to properly deploy initiatives related to manufacturing, best programming practices, printing on demand, serialization, traceability, error proofing systems, etc.
  • Provides manufacturing and/or automation guidance to define, design and launch new lines.
  • Designs and implement mistake proofing devices in the production floor. Ability to judge current systems to make the business case and improve or replace them.
  • Develops and prepares capital projects to implement process improvements.
  • Stops assembly lines and creates alternatives along with a multifunctional team if; Products Quality or Safety is compromised.
  • Knows and communicates the need for product safety.
  • Influence technological changes in manufacturing for ACU.
  • Identifies new manufacturing technologies and ensures the site is up to speed in regards training and knowledge.
  • The employee has the authority to stop the production line, when he/she notices that the product has a quality problem or defect.
  • Support PSA Activities and procedures with team members
  • Perform all those activities that by the nature of the position are required

 

Management & Supervisory Responsibilities:

  • Reports to plant, lead or site engineering Manager. 
  • Job is NOT directly responsible for managing other employees.  Co-ops or students may report to this position. Temporally, Manufacturing Engineers and Controls Engineer may report to this position.
  • This position can temporally attend a power base if designated by the supervisor.

 

Knowledge:

 

  • Time and motion study and improvement, work balancing
  • Failure mode and effect analysis
  • Expert in automation systems (Design, built, improvement)
  • Design for maintenance focus.
  • Expert in programing (AB, Labview,Siemens), focus on improving existent programs to make them more effective/safer/faster.
  • Measurement systems analysis
  • Instrumentation expert
  • Mechanicall Engineering
  • Problem solving and Six Sigma methodologies
  • Error Proof Systems.
  • DMAIC methodology
  • Data analysis and problem solving
  • Advanced knowledge for Pneumatics and electronics

 

 

 

Experience:

Demonstrated experience in equipment problem solving and improvements, automation, equipment integration, pneumatics, electronics, maintenance and mechanical engineering.

 

Skills:

 

  1. Hands on
  2. Teamwork
  3. Adaptability & Flexibility
  4. Strong communication
  5. Technical Influence
  6. Problem solving, ability to convert trends or data into solutions
  7. Creativity
  8. Time management
  9. Leadership
  10. Product knowledge

 

Education/Certifications:

  • BS degree in Engineering (ME, MET, EE, EET) required
  • Greenbelt Certified preferred
  • Bilingual English and Spanish a must

What does Bendix have to offer you?
- Work-life balance that includes Paid Vacation & Holiday Paid Time Off
- Vacation Premium
- Major medical expenses
- Christmas Bonus
- Life insurance
- Educational assistance program
- Wellness program
- Saving Fund
- Pantry Vouchers
- Personal Days Paid
- Permits paid for: Marriage or Death of a direct relative
- Attendance Bonuses
- Cafeteria Subsidy
- Subsidy for prescription glasses
- Medical service in plant
- Recognition Programs
- Gym