Lead Engineer, Standardization & Methods

Role Summary:

The Lead Engineer for Standardization & Methods is the "industrial translator" of the department. While the Lead Champion sets the global strategy, this role is responsible for the granular creation, documentation, and field-validation of the technical standards. They ensure that the "Standard Way of Working" is physically possible and technically sound at the station level.

Roles and Responsibilities:

·         Author and maintain the "Global Standard OEx Polices" to be applied in all procedures used in all operation process, ensuring they are synchronized with the RFQ-to-RFS value stream.

·         Perform rigorous Time & Motion studies and Line Balancing to define the "Takt Time" and "Standard Work" sequences for high-complexity production lines.

·         Translate high-level Lean/Six Sigma principles into specific, actionable instructions for the shop-floor workforce.

·         Act as the primary technical analyst for the "Lean Gate" process, auditing new equipment designs for ergonomics, flow, and "Poka-Yoke" (error-proofing) compliance before they are commissioned.

·         Define the global technical specifications for jigs, fixtures, and workstations to ensure consistency in quality and cycle times across different plants.

·         Collaborate with R&D and Industrialization teams to ensure new product concepts are manufacturable within existing global standards.

·         Conduct regular "Standard Work Audits" at the plant level to identify deviations between the "Global Technical Law" and actual shop-floor execution.

·         Lead the technical resolution of non-conformances found during audits, working directly with local plant engineers to realign their methods with global standards.

·         Ensure that the "Methods of Operation" in the ERP/SAP system (routings, labor times, and material consumption) perfectly match the physical reality of the production floor.

·         Lead mid-to-high complexity Lean projects (Kaizen events) focused on reducing cycle times, scrap, and rework in bottleneck areas.

·         Identify local "technical wins" or process innovations at specific plants and document them for the "Global Best Practice Library."

·         Serve as the lead trainer for plant-level Methods Engineers and Team Leaders, elevating their technical competency in work measurement, process stabilization and process standardization.

·         OEE Improvement in availability and performance through optimized methods.

·         Reduction in the gap between "Theoretical Takt Time" and "Actual Cycle Time."

·         Execute the Audit Compliance for the plants with focus in process that have "Methods & Standards" defined and aligned with the OEx police.

Qualification and Education:

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanic engineer, industrial engineer or a related field and MBA or related in Lean Manufacturing methodology and Lean 6 Sigma

Experience:

Minimum of 3 years of experience in project control, lean manufacturing or process standardization.   

·         Project Management

·         Risk assessment

·         Data analysis

·         Fundamental RCA know how

·         Fundamental Lean methodology know how

·         Good CI tools and methodology know how

·         MS Office and ERP

·         Audit Process