Technical Specialist - Exterior

Technical Specialist - Exterior

• Until Filled (CST)
• Plasman - Global Headquarters
• Windsor, ON, CAN
• Salary
• Full Time
• Engineering

With a rich history dating back over 45 years, Plasman is a leading global automotive and manufacturing company with several locations across North America and Europe. At Plasman, you will work with the world's best and brightest to shape the future of our global company. Our employees come from rich and diverse backgrounds working collectively together for the success of one company. We believe the most impressive thing we've built is our workforce. And together, we will accomplish more than ever imagined. We are Plasman. And we are One Driving Force.

Plasman Headquarters, Burke St, Windsor ON is immediately seeking a new member to join our team as:

Technical Specialist - Exterior

The Technical Specialist is responsible for ensuring the standardization and communication of all Plasman technical aspects amongst the design team, engineering team & related manufacturing disciplines.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead research, creation, and development of manufacturing & design best practices.
• Be the champion for design lessons learned ensuring read across over all Plasman OEM platforms.
• Consolidation of lessons learned and manufacturing BPs into core commodity best practices.
• Resource for advanced design & engineering troubleshooting by way of design surrogate management.
• Plasman system management for the design group, ensuring compliance with all Plasman accreditations working with the Design Manager.
• Lead cross functional design reviews.
• Complete benchmarking studies on competing products. Present key benchmark findings to stakeholders and aid in development & implementation into new designs.
• Aid in CAD data management by training new Plasman team members including but not limited to advanced engineering, design & program management.
• Mentor and train new design & engineering members on Plasman design & engineering methodology.
• Develop and present technical design and engineering capabilities for new customer onboarding.
• Ensure integration of design/engineering principles/ executions with manufacturing disciplines.
• Lead technical root cause analysis & integrate program team support for issue escalation and resolution.
• Complete part designs and/or engineering change proposals as required.
• Ensure personal awareness and understanding of ISO /IATF (includes ISO ) Standards, and company policies and procedures.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Must possess a secondary school diploma or equivalent.
• Recognized Engineering Technical Diploma in related area.
• Certification in Program Management will be considered an asset.
• 10+ years experience within automotive engineering field.
• 10+ years experience with Catia and/or NX software. Experience with additional 3D modeling software is considered an asset.
• Have an excellent working knowledge of injection mold tooling, plastics joining methods such as sonic welding, vibration welding & screw assembly.
• Have an excellent working knowledge of automotive exterior plastics.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to attain a valid passport.
• Must be willing to and able to travel to the customer base within North America and globally.

Plasman is committed to offering a wide range of prospects to our employees, including competitive salaries, full-time permanent positions, benefits, company savings plans, recognition awards, hands-on training, upward mobility, tuition reimbursement, and more.

Plasman values and supports the unique talents and strengths that each employee brings to our organization. We invest in our people and give them the tools they need to achieve success in their career.

We are an equal opportunity employer. If you need an accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process or have any questions, please contact HR.

Thousands of innovative minds. One Driving Force.

Visit our website plasman.com to see our capabilities and the culture that creates our one team.