Head of Product and Process Industrialization / Application & Manufacturing Engineering

Company Description

ContiTech Daewon Airspring Systems was incorporated in 2003 as a joint venture between Continental and the Korean auto parts specialist Daewon Kangup Co. Ltd..

Job Description

Product and Process Industrialization:

• manage and coordinate the product and process industrialization function of the plant/operations unit

• translate business/project/product specific requirements into tangible impacts (e.g. invest, capacity, capability) and assess plant readiness

• contribute to strategic and operative planning of the plant (e.g. with respect to investments, capacity and headcount planning)

• ensure the achievement of product and process industrialization targets according to internal and external customer expectations

• plan and implement investments for project/product specific tooling and devices (e.g. molds, mandrels, jigs, gauges) according to standards

• initiate and implement continuous improvement activities by applying CBS methods and training measures

• interface to segment, BU or BA functions in order to gather local product and process industrialization requirements and demands and other feedback

• participate in and/or steer global or local product and process industrialization related and cross-functional projects

Application Engineering:

• Development of new product and design variants and combination of existing products to meet customer requirements for metal rubber parts and and air spring systems

• Design of required product characteristics according to technical specification under consideration of commercial aspects and supplier choice

• Technical support (internal and external) over product life cycle of Commercial and Railway vehicle

• Definition, evaluation and interpretation of test results for product development

• Support with customer claims in cooperation with quality management / quality assurance

• Acquisition of new development projects and customer relationship management with technical counterpart.

Manufacturing Engineering:

• support the manufacturing engineering function of the plant/operations unit

• contribute to strategic and operative planning of the plant/operations unit (e.g. with respect to investments, capacity and headcount planning)

• ensure the achievement of manufacturing engineering targets according to internal and external customer expectations

• initiate and control investments for production equipment (e.g. production machines, assembly equipment, automation technology, etc.) and manufacturing engineering equipment (e.g. for software tools, equipment for machine installation/maintenance)

• initiate and implement continuous improvement activities by applying CBS methods and training measures

• participate in and/or steer global or local manufacturing engineering related and cross-functional projects

Qualifications

• Major in engineering (e.g. Mechanical, Chemical) or relevant professional experience.

• 5 years work experience (1 - 3 years in international companies preferred)

• Strong communication and intercultural skills

• Knowledge and successful execution in the field of Automotive- and/or Railway Technology

• Self driven and target oriented

• Highly motivated and self driven

• Excellent skills in English and Korean

• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office

• Team orientated

• MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• CAD

Additional Information

National Health Insurance Pension Insurance Canteen service Flexible Work Available

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