Job Objective
Steering and execution of planning and approval of new and complex production equipment in alignment with
the product development process
Planning and specifying complex working cycles and sequences, taking new and modified production
processes and methods into account; planning and arranging for the procurement / manufacture of appropriate
operating and testing equipment
Projecting within the context of development projects
Duties and Responsibilities
A Manufacturing Engineering
1 Agreeing and following up targets with the Project Manager or the Operations Readiness Manager in terms
of quality, costs and timing and taking existing processes and methods into consideration
2 Steering and executing in the development of production methods taking the market development for
production systems into account and check new systems for their suitability and applicability as set by
Hella specific constrains and legal requirements
3 Advice the development responsible concerning production related options / improvements at new
developments and modifications of products regarding optimum (cost and quality) joining and assembly
design as well as process design
4 Prepare suggestions for design of components suitable for production in accordance with manufacturing
requirements identifying concrete potentials for saving based on the idea of TCO (total cost of
ownership); inspiring design or manufacturing engineering changes
5 Plan complex operating equipment based on capacity and staff deployment plans to be drawn up; define
type, extent, and number necessary production equipment (including auxiliary and series tools, jigs,
testing equipment, special machines); arrange the procurement and/or production of the specified
operating equipment
6 Determine available internal capacities for the construction of operating equipment; estimate the costs
and prepare suggestions for internal or external procurement
7 Define and describe manufacturing sequences, manufacturing capacities and operating equipment data
taking into account the planning variables to be determined (workflows, planned times, batch sizes);
prepare manufacturing plans using existing systems and methods
8 Plan new manufacturing sequences and operating equipment with the help of existing manufacturing
processes, taking knowledge from the field of work science, production engineering and economics into
account, as well as guidelines and standards. Use digitization to increase efficiency and robustness (e.g.
MES, Hydra, iTAC)
9 Continual editing, interpretation and implementation of relevant technical information from internal and
external partners as well as coordination and implementation of process and production equipment
changes
10 Evaluate risks using the process FMEA and taking customer requirements into consideration as well as
Develop and implement improvement actions
11 Involvement in internal and external pre-series audits in production and quality assurance
12 Involvement in and/or implementation of defined escalation scenarios whenever deviations from targets
occur in manufacturing engineering; showing existing alternative solutions
13 Involvement in change management (EOP control, costing, feasibility analysis, scheduling etc.)
B Projecting
1 Lead technical projects teams according to the Hella PEP resp. PMH regulations
2 Responsibility for the monitoring of the used technologies, processes and production equipment in the
running production as well as suggestion and implementation of improvement / cost reduction action
(continuous improvement) with the target to reach the relevant performance KPIs
3 Establishing, developing and supporting the global and regional networks
4 Collaboration and contributing to global and regional networks and team structures (e.g. as part of a
technology network)
C Leadership
1 Deploying employees corresponding to their qualifications within the relevant structure. Instructing and
supporting employees in a target-oriented and motivating manner to fulfill the tasks
2 Guiding, instructing and supporting employees in function-related tasks
3 Participating in hiring process and responsible to sustain the team performance and evaluation as well
as qualification demands