GE - Manufacturing Engineering Manager - Paint Shop

Essential Responsibilities :

- The Manufacturing Engineering Manager for Paint-shop Will be responsible for Paint process design, selection and procurement of equipment, installation / commissioning of the paint shop for full Locomotive and its sub-assemblies within budget and timelines.

- This position will be directly reporting into the Plant Manager and dotted line to Technology Transfer Manager.

- Responsibility will include working closely with Global / Local Technology Transfer teams of GE Transportation. This job requires working very closely with various cross functional team in a boundary less environment.

- This Position also requires building & leading a strong team at multiple sites and drive larger organization initiative including Environment Health & Safety, quality, cost optimization & productivity initiatives.

This job will require :

- Project management & communication of status, business issues, and significant developments to larger team/Leadership.

- Lead special projects as directed by work requests from Engineering or Project Management, which may cover technical advances in execution / capability studies

- Effectively integrate new concepts that can aid in the assignment of both equipment hardware and software as related to computer build technology, advanced process capability and material handling concepts

- Working very closely with Manufacturing & Quality teams on shop floor during prove out & regular production phase.

- Lead the first product manufactured and hand over the process to Production after stabilization.

- Define Takt time, no of workstations and cells.

- Define resources requirement for specified tast time equipment and machinery list, manpower calculation with skill and semiskilled bifurcation and no of jigs and fixtures etc.

- To implement engineering changes and Spec up-dation and focus on Regulatory requirements on EHS

- To lead the process improvement during serial production.

- To provide training to production team at the start of the project.

- To support the production department for continuous improvements.

- Should have strong technical knowledge on Paint process and technology.

Qualifications/Requirements :

- Engineering Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college,At least 10+ years of engineering experience in Paint shop / surface finishing industry or related area with an experience of setting-up of Green/Brown field Paint shop.

- Should have good understanding of Local Pint Shop & Paint Manufacturers.

- Prior experience of Technology Transfer would be an added advantage.

- Strong background in the interpretation of engineering drawings / specifications and manufacturing processes.

- Fluent in speaking, reading, and writing English, with experience of working in global environment. Local Language Fluency will be an added advantage.

- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work closely with diverse team members.

- Must be self-directed, highly detail oriented, organized, and flexible