Location:

Greenfield, Indiana, United States of America

Job ID:

R0061223

Date Posted:

2024-09-19

Company Name:

HITACHI ASTEMO INDIANA, INC.

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

Minimum Qualifications (Education, Experience, and Skills)

• 5 years of related program management work experience with high-volume, precision assembly processes
• Excellent oral and written communication skills to prepare and present information to all levels of associates, management, and customers.
• Computer literacy with both personal computers and manufacturing systems
• Willing to support the corporate culture with an absolute focus on ethics and fairness
• Well organized, detail-oriented, and able to handle multiple deadlines and projects simultaneously
• Candidate must already have work authorization to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications (Education, Experience, and Skills)

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, project management or related area preferred.
• Work experience within automotive industry, with emphasis in high power electronic or electronic devices Knowledge of EV components such as inverters, power modules, or control modules
• Ability to lead projects obtaining the support of multiple departments and organizations

Position Duties and Responsibilities / % Time Spent Performing Duties

• Manage plant activity timelines: 35%
• Manage plant internal activity: 30%
• Open issues: 20%
• KPI: 10%
• Other duties as assigned to support corporate objectives: 5%

Other Position Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage plant activity timelines to meet customer deliverables

• Program timing (Align with PM and maintain schedule of plant activities)

• Work Order / Sample management
• Lead the pre-build planning meeting with the CFT to ensure that each build is properly supported across all departments to accomplish the stated goals for product shipment, data collection, and process development
  • Follow through on shipment process
  • Follow up on process requirements (DN, documentation, etc)
  • Schedule & manage build through plant processes
  • Identify what is required for each site team to meet the schedule
  • Track all processes from workorder creation to shipment
  • Lead internal meeting supporting new builds/trials
• Change management
  • Lead the change management meeting with the CFT to ensure that each change has an implementation schedule and is approved through the customer process
  • Lead for schedule creation and implementation of Supplier Request for Engineering Approval (SREA) changes in plant
  • Support customer change management meeting
• Open Issues (Follow up on open action items and assist in driving closure of issues to support the launch schedule)
• Manage plant activity to meet internal deliverables
  • Phase Gate requirements and milestones
  • Align with program manager’s gate schedule and lead plant preparation
  • Communication to plant management and CFT/GCFT
    • CFT/GCFT meeting: Support
    • Daily Gemba: Support
    • xEV weekly report: Support
    • Plant bi-weekly status meeting: Support
• Open Issues (Systematically follow up on open action items related to the plant and assist in driving closure of issues to support the launch schedule)
• KPI
• Daily KPI meeting: Support
• Program KPI: Support

Skills and Abilities

• Promote and carry out Astemo’s code of conduct leading with integrity and ethics
• Be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily
• Commit to high standards and the ability to inspire those qualities in others
• Be able to perform duties utilizing current company software applications
• Have excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• High level of customer interface experience
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction
• Well organized, detail oriented
• Develop reports, graphics, and presentations by compiling data from various sources
• Monitor progress, comply with quality/schedule requirements, and maintain logs and records
• Maintain a clean and orderly work environment
• Manage multiple tasks and deadlines, work independently, and make effective decisions
• Must be flexible to adapt to changing requirements

Supervisory Responsibilities

• No direct reports

Software

• Intermediate experience required in Windows, MSWord, PowerPoint, and Excel

Essential to Job Functions – Physical and/or Mental Restrictions

• Ability to work for extended periods of time while sitting, standing, walking, and bending
• Ability to work flexible schedule including all shifts and days as needed (40-60 hours)
• Ability to lift and/or move up to twenty-five pounds (25 lbs)
• Visual ability to work accurately with detailed information and a computer screen
• Full motor skills

Work Environment – Travel, Noise, Smells, Quiet, Indoors or Outdoors, etc.

• Domestic and international travel may be required as needed
• Open office setting
• Exposure to testing areas and periodic exposure to manufacturing areas

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

At Astemo, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration.  Our goal is to build an inclusive work environment that celebrates the differences of our employees.  We want to ensure that every employee feels valued, respected and empowered.  We don’t just accept difference—we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community.  Astemo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Astemo, please send the nature of the request and contact information to [email protected] when applying for the position.