Manufacturing Process & Equipment Engineer - BA IAPAC

The mission of the position is to plan, coordinate and track Business Area(BA) level driven Manufacturing Engineering activities, e.g.:

- cost improvement initatives across the BA and ensure rollout of BoB (Best of Best) initiatives
- optimization of plant utilization
- efficiency/throughput increase
- layouting and workflow improvement
- tracking and evaluation of performance of equipment OEE
- drive implementation of production concepts inc. layout optimization

Furthermore, supports the execution of strategic manufacturing projects according to the defined BA investment budget

Investments

▪ Ensure implementation of investments based on BA specific strategy, in strong collaboration with the assigned plants
▪ Support the preparation of the investment budget, spending forecasts and follow up
▪ Guidance for the approval of specifications / eCR for investments for production equipment
▪ Support the priorization of projects by utilizing business cases and using financial criteria (e.g. IRR, ROCE) 

Production Design

▪ Ensure implementation of BA specific standard production concepts (incl. layout)
▪ Ensure implementation of BA specific automation strategy and concepts (incl. Smart Factory) and standards (mechanical; e.g. handling systems, machine loading / unloading systems, …) 

Production Equipment and Standardization

▪ When applicable define and maintain BA equipment standards for a specific area of responsability and support plants in implementation
▪ Ensure implementation of Sector M&E standards related with production equipment and systems for a specific area of responsability
▪ Ensure implementation of CT standards for installation, start-up, validation, handover and improvement of all production equipment
▪ Drive feedback process for continuous development of standards in aligned with Sector M&E

Training and Coaching

▪ Support the continuous qualification of manufacturing engineering employees in the plants

Monitoring and Reporting

▪ Drive operational production equipment performance monitoring and reporting

Maintenance Strategy and Execution

▪ Lead definition of BA maintenance strategy (e.g. preventive maintenance, spare part management) based on BA operations strategy.
▪ Utilize innovative methods to ensure data driven predictive failure analysis and determine strategy to be implemented by maintenance programs in all BA Plants.
▪ Drive BA Maintenance initiatives to harmonize and improve maintenance processes and activities through all BA plants
▪ Utilize defined KPIs, benchmark processes or other methods, to identify gaps and respective improvement actions, supporting plants in implementation
▪ Ensure sharing of best practices across all plants and drive implementation when applicable
▪ Investigate potentials and strategy for implementation of maintenence processes into smart factory landscape (CT MFG Suite) e.g. for predictive maintenance, utilizing BA and CT smart factory and data analytics resources 

Standardization

▪ Collaborate with plant and CT Group Sector functions to develop CT/BA standards in regards to Maintenance preocesses
▪ Support plants in implementation of standards as defined.
▪ Monitor and supervise compliance with standards 

Machine Performance and Cost Improvement

▪ Drive BA continuous improvement initiatives(e.g. cost saving) by applying project management and lean/CBS methods, collaborating closely with the plants in achieving budget targets
▪ Drive implementation of equipment efficiency key indicators(e.g. OEE, kg/hour), respective data collection and support plants in implementation
▪ Utilization of defined KPIs, benchmark processes or other methods, to identify equipment/process losses and respective improvement actions, supporting plants in implementation
▪ Ensure sharing of best practices across all plants and drive implementation when applicable

Production Design and Layout

▪ Drive BA specific standard production design strategy including layout for product groups or processes and support plants in implementation.
▪ Support plants with the creation of optimized layouts for equipment, materials, and workspace in order to achieve maximum efficiency
▪ Ensure implementation of Sector M&E standards related with production flow chart, production control plan and work instructions. If applicable, define and maintain BA specific standards

Plant and Equipment capacity

▪ Drive implementation of equipment and plant capacity utilization key indicators(e.g.TEEP, Working Days,..), respective data collection and support plants in implementation
▪ Drive together with the plants the implementation of a BA strategy for de-bottlenecking of critical equipment
▪ Support BA specific strategy to optimize equipment utilization by providing accurate and reliable data for the decision making process, in close alignment with Manufacturing Clusters and SCM
▪ Support BA specific footprint strategy by providing accurate and reliable data in terms of plant utilization, in close alignment with Manufacturing Clusters and Footprint.

Ready to drive with Continental? Take the first step and fill in the online application.

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2021, Continental generated sales of €33.8 billion and currently employs more than 190,000 people in 58 countries and markets. On October 8, 2021, the company celebrated its 150th anniversary. 

The ContiTech group sector develops and manufactures, for example, cross-material, environmentally friendly and intelligent products and systems for the automotive industry, railway engineering, mining, agriculture and other key industries. Guided by the vision of “smart and sustainable solutions beyond rubber,” the group sector draws on its long-standing knowledge of the industry and materials to open up new business opportunities by combining various materials with electronic components and individual services.