Transforming the Future with Convergence of Simulation and Data

Automation Engineer General

Job Summary:

Our client in Wayne, MI is looking for an Automation Engineer General. This is a contract position.

What You Will Do:

Plant Engineering Process Coach,

Understand and consistently apply standard manufacturing operating systems.Validate and bridge operational needs as required to ensure the line is running safely, efficiently, and producing quality parts at rate.Communication and Recognition.Build Team Leader and Team Member capability.Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks.Basic Administration of supervisory responsibilities and documents.Assign appropriate trades and engineering resources to maintain production equipment for continuous operation. Participate in MOS meetings to write and finalize Maximo 4Ds for equipment failures.Identify spare parts and preventive maintenance job plans for new equipment, and review effectiveness for existing job plans. Improve existing maintenance job plans based on failures, input from skill trades and engineering team.Promotes and ensure constant improvement in the organization toward the common goal of improving product quality, plant competitiveness and total cost structure.Ensures department follows government/industry safety and quality standards.Coordinate the resources and activities required to ensure problem free start-up.Facilitate start-up/shift to shift meetings.Facilitate constraint analysis and coordinate activities to eliminate the bottlenecks.Establish the goal of maximizing equipment efficiency to improve productivity.Review/approve PM activities by ensuring spare parts availability.Review department safety measurables & coordinate improvement activities.Drive continuous improvement and SQDCPME processes.

Basics:

Ability to work independently with limited supervision.Capable of assigning work to unionized hourly workforce and holding employees accountable for following processes pertaining to daily work assignments in terms safety, quality, and throughput.Strong organizational and administrative skills.Ability to multi-task.Strong problem-solving and conflict leadership skills.Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills.Education: High School Diploma.Experience: 2-3 years technical work experience and troubleshooting in a Manufacturing environment. Ability to work any shift as well as rotating shifts and weekends. Fully Onsite.

Preferred:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or Bachelor's Degree in Management.3-5 years automotive experience.Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.Knowledge of constraint management principles.Safety and Quality experience.Microsoft Office knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook).Prior experience managing a unionized work force.Fundamental solid understanding of PLC logic and controls.Fundamental working knowledge of FIS and Maximo.Knowledge in both production and maintenance. 

How You Will Be Successful:

Envision the FutureCommunicate Honestly and BroadlySeek Technology and Business “First”Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

What We Offer:

Competitive SalaryComprehensive Benefit Package401(k) with matching contributionsPaid Time OffEmployee DiscountsFree training on all Altair products

Why Work with Us:

Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the areas of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit

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At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world’s most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer’s toughest challenges.

Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair’s history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.

 

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