Manager - CDMM

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

"1. Supplier Technical Support
•    Provide technical guidance and support to suppliers for product and process-related issues.
•    Review supplier manufacturing processes, process capability, and quality systems.
•    Identify potential technical risks and drive preventive actions at supplier end.
•    Support suppliers in achieving required product quality, reliability, and delivery targets."
"2. New Product Development & APQP
•    Participate in new product development activities from concept/design freeze through SOP.
•    Review and approve supplier APQP deliverables, including PFMEA, Control Plan, Process Flow, MSA, SPC and capability studies.
•    Ensure compliance with drawing, GD&T, material, heat treatment, and special-process requirements.
•    Support PPAP/PTR activities and ensure timely closure of development-related issues"
"3. Process & Manufacturing Engineering
•    Evaluate supplier manufacturing processes for forging, casting, machining, heat treatment, grinding, balancing, surface treatment and other special processes as applicable.
•    Conduct process audits and identify gaps related to process robustness and product quality.
•    Drive implementation of poka-yoke, automation, error-proofing and process controls.
•    Review critical process parameters and ensure adequate monitoring and control."
"4. Quality & Problem Solving
•    Lead technical investigation of supplier quality issues and customer/field complaints.
•    Drive structured problem-solving using 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, DOE and other appropriate methodologies.
•    Analyze dimensional, metallurgical, material and functional failures.
•    Coordinate root-cause analysis through component inspection, cut-section analysis, metallurgical analysis and laboratory validation.
•    Ensure effective corrective and preventive actions and verify their effectiveness."
"5. Commodity-Specific Technical Responsibilities
•    Crankshaft: Forging/casting, heat treatment, machining, grinding, balancing, hardness, fatigue-related characteristics and dimensional accuracy.
•    Connecting Rod: Forging, machining, heat treatment, fracture splitting/cracking, big-end/small-end geometry, weight matching and dimensional controls.
•    Camshaft: Casting/forging, machining, heat treatment, grinding, lobe profile, hardness, runout and surface-finish requirements.
•    Engine Gears: Forging/machining, heat treatment, gear geometry, profile/lead, hardness, case depth, runout, noise and durability-related characteristics.
•    Engine Proprietary Parts: Technical assessment, supplier process validation, special-process control, functional validation and issue resolution for proprietary engine components."
"6. Supplier Audits & Risk Management
•    Conduct supplier process audits, product audits and special-process assessments.
•    Identify CTQ/CTF characteristics and establish appropriate process controls.
•    Assess supplier risks during new product introduction, capacity enhancement and engineering changes.
•    Support supplier selection, development and technical capability assessment."
"7. Cross-Functional Coordination
•    Work closely with Design, R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchase, Logistics and Supplier teams.
•    Participate in technical reviews with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
•    Coordinate engineering changes, deviations and concessions from the technical perspective.
•    Support resolution of critical supplier issues affecting production and customer requirements"

Experience

Industry Preferred

Qualifications

General Requirements

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