Resistance Spot Welding Specialist

Role: Resistance Spot Welding Specialist

Location: Auburn Hills Michigan

%100 onsite. Only local candidates or willing to relocate

Interview: Phone/Skype

Job Type: Contract

Position would need to visit sites throughout the Detroit region including Ohio and Ontario; additional positions may be opened for a local candidate at Belvidere, IL and/or Brampton, ON

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Resistance Spot Welding Specialist will support our client's vehicle assembly process engineering organization. You will provide launch, sustainment and Innovation support to all assembly plants in the North America region.

Daily tasks include:

- Ensure that line integrators and resistance spot welding equipment suppliers are delivering a product that meets the company’s resistance spot welding equipment specs within the North America region.

- Participate in throughput analysis and processes.

- Work closely with Product Engineering, Material Suppliers, Equipment Suppliers, Equipment Integrators, etc.

- Enable team to meet vehicle timeline deliverables on time while maintaining quality requirements

- Manage tracking documents to meet program timing requirements

- Support problem resolution between Product Eng, Manufacturing Eng, and Plant Manufacturing Operations

- Ensure product conformance to design

- Provide onsite support during execution and launch phases of the program

- Support in the integration, start-up and debug of plant floor Resistance spot weld equipment

- Coordinate business process and re-engineering projects

- Report-out as needed, on status of systems at operating unit(s)

- Optimize operating unit(s) on Resistance spot weld system to improve productivity, cost and quality

- Work with other engineers, skilled trades and managers to accomplish cross-functional projects, provide project cost and timing estimates, and support plant product program launches

- Implement common Resistance spot weld and inspection systems

- Develop and support common Resistance spot weld Technology standards

- Provide technical direction to suppliers and internal plant teams.

- Conduct Resistance spot weld equipment buyoffs"

Required Qualifications:

- Minimum Education: High School Diploma

- Minimum 5 years of resistance spot welding experience

- Deep understanding of resistance spot weld technologies and applications

- Demonstrated knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems used in Resistance spot weld systems

- Knowledge of adhesive and sealer procedures, weld/resistance spot weld documentation and build shop support

- Knowledge of Tooling and Equipment Troubleshooting

- knowledge of safe operating procedures within a manufacturing environment

- Exceptional cross-functional communication skills of complex issues

- Strong problem solving skills

- Strong organization and project management skills

- Intermediate skills in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

- Ability to manage a multitude of assignments with high levels of composure and effective implementation.

Preferred Qualifications:

- 2+ years in Automotive industry, supporting launch activities in body shop and plants

- thorough understanding of automotive body shop processes

- Ability to create & execute a well-organized validation project where standardized work is not available.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.