ContiTech USA, Inc. is hiring a Head of Product and Process Industrialization / Application & Manufacturing Engineering

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