Plant Launch Engineer - Westland, MI

Company and Position Overview:

Vitro Automotive Glass produces advanced glass products for the world's most well-known automotive manufacturers. We work collaboratively with our customers to ensure that our glass provides the safety, comfort, efficiency required for today's modern vehicles.

Vitro Automotive Glass operates glass manufacturing plants, fabrication facilities and distribution centers worldwide that are solely focused on the production of automotive glass. This scale allows us to provide the quality and technology required for large volume OEM production, while bringing that same attention to detail and quality to our automotive replacement glass (ARG) operations.

As the needs of the automotive industry rapidly evolve, Vitro stays ahead of the curve to help automakers, distributors and installers meet the ever-changing standards for safety, efficiency and sustainability. It's not enough just to meet specifications. We are committed to working collaboratively to deliver whatever comes next.

This position is responsible for leading and coordinating new product launch activities and implementation of tooling and product changes within the operation.

Role Responsibilities:

• Coordinates Plant Readiness for Launches and reflects status in the local Obeya Process (VOPEX Launch Board assignments).
• Coordinates Plant Deliverables within program timelines (meet customer milestones per KPI).
• Product prototypes/pre-launch parts delivered on time and to customer specifications (MRD KPI).
• All required APQP documentation submitted correctly and on time within customer portals as required
• Facilitate customer visits for new product launch or changes
• Support Customer-owned tooling invoicing by mounting tool tags and providing necessary pictures on time.
• Support the local Plant Manager's System for Management as it relates to new product development and Launch Readiness.
• Support local NPR analyses and actions to perform at quoted rates within the SOP + 90 window after Launch.
• Support change control for new parts BOM structures within SAP and Engineering Change Management for current parts.

Requirements:

• Incumbent must have a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Science, or a related field.
• Must have minimum 4 years of experience in similar role.
• Must be familiar with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Quality Systems, FMEA, statistics in manufacturing (6-Sigma)
• Experience with Automotive new part introduction / launch activities
• Proficient mechanical/technical skills (assembly tooling, MSA for fixtures, gauges, etc.).
• Strong time-management skills along with the ability to be self-motivated
• Ability to supervise direct hourly reports, but also lead those in a matrix organization with no direct reporting relationship in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple projects and details simultaneously
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to work cooperatively with suppliers / customers, both internal and external to Vitro, across the regions where we operate.
• Proficient in MS Office applications to include Project, Word, Excel, Power Point, etc
• Proficiency at navigating OEM Automotive Customer APQP portals for uploading PPAP documentation.