JOB DESCRIPTION
- Support the plant and customer through effective management of new programs, plant projects and implementation of improvement and cost reduction suggestions. Assure design changes are implemented in a timely cost-effective manner.
- Support plant safety programs by ensuring that HSE, Engineering support, & Operations is involved with the change implementation into the manufacturing process.
- Complete eLPA audits as assigned.
- Support new program management based on the Program Launch System (PLUS) as detailed in the PLUS BOS documentation.
- Support VA/VE activities by ensuring that Engineering, Operations, and Quality is represented at all trials, approvals and implementation dates are achieved.
- Establish/evaluate internal integration plans by completing make vs. buy plans and present proposals.
- Facilitate and track material cost reduction activities.
- Manage changes within profit plan parameters for fiscal year.
- Follow and ensure BOS processes are followed to achieve launch and change management objectives and milestones.
- Attend all weekly Adient Simultaneous Development Team (SDT) meetings for JIT, foam and trim where proposed changes are reviewed and promoted or rejected.
- Approve deviations, change requests and change notices.
- Create reports, presentations, and tracking files to properly manage projects, changes and provide management updates
PRIMARY LOCATION
Torihama Technical Center
What We Do
Adient is a global leader in automotive seating. With approximately 77,000 employees in 32 countries, Adient operates 202 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into more than 19 million vehicles every year.
