Major Responsibilities:
- Manufacturing planning activities within China to support internal and external customers, including but not limited to pre-planning conceptualization and capital investment analyses, specification development, equipment vendor selection, installation/commissioning of manufacturing equipment (e.g. first run-off), and production releases of equipment and manufacturing procedures.
- Work as interface to global SBS Assy manufacturing experts to develop SBS module manufacturing processes and implement in China plants
- Conduct and lead planning activities such as DFM, P-FMEA, Cycle time calculation etc. in project phase.
- Complete vendor assessments for selection initiatives through on-site visits and performance analyses.
- Ensure implementation of planning phase for equipment installations in the plant related to pre-series and launch management projects in coordination with the global manufacturing planning department.
- Support change management processes regarding launch management timing and engineering change implications (i.e. quotations, validations, timing, communications to affected departments/groups, etc.).
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, formal training, reviewing professional publications, establishing and expanding professional networks, and participating in professional societies.
- Ensure regional business unit compliance with all TS16949 and ISO-14001 requirements, ZF corporate policies, and divisional directives.
- Perform other duties as assigned.