Vehicle Engineer Product Team Assembly

Job Position: Vehicle Engineer – Product Team Assembly
Ref: 4853
Location: PE/Gqeberha
Salary: R30 000 to R40 000 per month commensurate with qualification and experience + benefits
Email your CV to [email protected]
Qualifications / Requirements:
• National Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Bachelor’s Degree in Mechatronics
• Minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience within an automotive or engineering environment
Essential
• Knowledge and experience in vehicle build and manufacturing process
• Analytical ability and creativity for problem-solving
• Must be computer literate (MS Office)
• Good communication skills, team player, high engagement and self-driven ability
Added Advantage
• Good knowledge of the vehicle Product development processes
• Experience with virtual analysis tools in a CAD environment
• Experience and capability on the assembly and dis-assembly of vehicles
Key Performance Areas
• Carry out the responsibility and accountability for the zones; front-end, rear-end, doors, interior, powertrain-chassis, electric with the overall focus on improving quality through the introduction and monitoring of critical vehicle fitment and adjustment processes, eliminating reworks and improving vehicle appearances within the Production environment
• Establish and monitor controlled rework solutions in support of series production
• Develop and propose product, process and part changes for series production in order to improve build/assembly processes with the objective to support the “one time fitment” concept and reduce operator dependency thereby reducing reworks, offline repairs and replacement of parts
• Support new model introductions during the series phase by following vehicles through the production process and initiating the problem-solving process as required
• Ensure production support by attending shop floor meetings
• Responsibility for the assembly product role in a cross-functional team of Engineers with the mandate to investigate and resolve product and process deviations
• Analysis and close-out of audit findings by implementing corrective actions with timing and responsibility to improve the overall quality and reduce reworks in line with Plant KPI’s
• Responsible for monitoring, setting and optimization of fitment relevant fixtures and gauges in assembly, including the establishment and conducting of necessary checks, as well as develop new gauges
• Develop and propose product and process changes for series production in order to improve build/assembly processes with the objective to reduce reworks
• Develop, agree and implement controlled reworks to out of specification parts/fitment related problems in order to secure stable production and quality output until corrective actions have been implemented
• Drive and escalate product and process issues into KPM and management meetings to ensure the implementation of corrective actions