Job Title: Resistance Spot Welding Specialist
Job Location: Belvidere IL
Job Duration: 3 Months Contract to Hire
Job Summary:
- The Resistance Spot Welding Specialist will support our clients vehicle assembly process engineering organization.
- You will provide launch sustainment and Innovation support to all assembly plants in the North America region.
Job Responsibilities:
- Ensure that line integrators and resistance spot welding equipment suppliers are delivering a product that meets the companys 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
Desired skills:
- 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.