Ensure plants are engaged early in the launch of new products, ensure the plants are properly prepared to accept the new product launches and facilitate the transition from the launch sdt to the plant team. This may also include mid cycle enhancements, or another major project as identified by the regional launch manager or na launch director. Participant in weekly sdt meetings from product feasibility through sop and participating in all mso events.
* responsible for assuring launch "0,0,0,100,90" goals are met by applying all yf systems / business standards.
* facilitate hand off new product/equipment/processes ("launch") from sdt to plant leadership team through the use of the following processes, procedures, work instructions and forms.
* utilize the launch glidepath to systematically drive actions and accountability to required tasks and deliverables to the predetermined program timeline. Report launch glidepath status to sdt, plant staff and na leadership team through lrr's.
* drive / coordinate the schedule for preproduction builds, power builds, burst builds preparing the plant for successful first time run at rate.
* lead 3 lrr's in phase 4. Document open issues, actions, owners and dates. Aligning with program manager on what meeting (sdt or plant glidepath/ pso) will track and follow through on all open issues. Drive open issues to closure to accommodate successful launch.
* facilitate run at rate event(s) 90 days prior to sop. Internal and external events to validate overall plant readiness to perform to expectation (safety, quality, delivery, financial) at or before sop.
* facilitate red flag review with leadership team if a successful run at rate is not achieved 90 days prior to sop. Identify open issues, actions, owners and dates to review with leadership. Follow up required until closed and run at rate is successful.
* lead process sign off reviews (1 & 2) with the plants prior to sop. Utilize the pso procedure and documentation to drive weekly meetings within the plant and its staff. Slowly transitioning from the sdt meeting to an internal plant meeting, led by the launch manager. Identify open issues, actions, owners and dates to be reviewed / updated / closed weekly.
* ensure 100% conformance to the plant assigning / utilizing "launch core teams". Ensure plant core team is aligned to sdt core team for appropriate handoff. Guide and mentor the core team members to meet all launch objectives and ensure a successful launch
* responsible for interface with program management to assure all phase requirements are completed by the sdt team and provided in the proper formats to the plant (s).
* coordinate/lead engineering changes for effective adoption following bos / yfios and internal standards
* guarantee/ record engineering changes costs are covered by customer and/or business unit or monitor as extraordinary expenses.
* assures plants have all support needed from internal organizations to launch plant/product successfully. Must eliminate any "roadblocks" which may hinder plant achieving goals.
* launch engineers must be prepared to coordinate multiple launches simultaneously.
* provide launch manager and plant manager and regional launch manager feed back on new staffing decision and performance of plant staff personnel as necessary,
* assist launch manager and plant materials team in completing customer specific capacity data sheets. Utilizing corporate capacity planning data, transpose into customer required documentation. (during launch)
* initiate "red flag" process with launch manager approval when launch is missing key launch deliverables, such as quality or timing elements
* update mor for launch and engineering changes including extraordinary and containment cost for na launch shared point.
requierements
* 3-5 minimum years of experience in automotive industry.
* 1-3 minimum years of experience launching new products.
* knowledge in apqp, core tools, material / supply chain management, lean manufacturing, capacity studies, and strategic planning.