Manufacturing Project Manager - Lotus Technology Group
Elkhart, IN
About the Job
Select employment type: Fulltime/Contract
Locations: Elkhart, IN
About the client:-
Our client is a global leader in Engineering and R&D (ER&D) services. With 976 patents filed for 57 of the Global Top 100 ER&D spenders, the client lives and breathes engineering. Some of their innovations include World's 1st Autonomous Welding Robot, Solar 'Connectivity' Drone, and the Smartest Campus in the World, to name a few.
Their expertise in engineering design, product development, smart manufacturing, and digitalization touches every area of human lives - from the moment one wakes up till the time one goes to bed. With 110 Innovation and R&D design centers globally, the client specializes in disruptive technology spaces such as 5G, Artificial Intelligence, Collaborative Robots, Digital Factory, and Autonomous Transport.
Our client is a publicly listed subsidiary of a well-respected $21 billion conglomerate operating in over 30 countries
Job Description:
" Should be able to translate user requirements into functional design and a technical concept
" Provide advanced technical solutions and leads team through process.
" Demonstrate creativity and ingenuity in applying engineering principles and practices.
" Devise innovative solutions to existing manufacturing problems.
" Apply working knowledge of product design and assembly to the manufacturing process.
" Should conduct plant assessments & understand customer requirements and define DOU / SOW
" Should support in preparing RFQ/RFIs to vendors and should evaluate vendor quotes
" Should support in preparing proposals to customers and should play role in winning projects
" Coordinate offshore & vendor teams based on project requirement
" Should support Project Status Reviews and Senior Management Reviews
" Responsible for customer satisfaction and future engagement with customer
" Should be able to travel across the multiple locations
Skills required
A) General
" Project Management Skills & End-to-end Automation project execution experience
" Project estimation & Proposal preparation
" Customer Management
" Vendor Management & RFQ to Vendors
" Offshore co-ordination
" Plant assessments
" Very good interpersonal and communication skills.
" Critical thinking and problem solving capabilities
" Business development skills and co-ordination with sales
B) Manufacturing Automation
" Manufacturing Automation experience
" Experience in custom engineered solution businesses as well as factory automation is ideal.
" Experience in developing system integration solutions for assembly line automation projects.
" Strong Fundamental knowledge of Mechanical Engineering and control automation.
" Should have good understanding of the automation ecosystem.
" Automation high level concept Preparation
" Automation ROM & BOM high level estimation
" Low cost automation, Fixture design, SPM & Testing machine knowledge
" Robotics / Collaborative robot Automation
" Process Automation
" Assembly, Pick & place, Vision and Inspection automation
" Industry experience Truck & Off Highway Manufacturing. (any other industry will be added advantage)
" Knowledge of Operation technology communication protocols
" Automation Cell integration experience ( Robotics/Pneumatic/PLC/Safety etc.)
" integration experience in robotics and linear motion systems
" Competent in performing value stream mapping and leading lean manufacturing initiatives