SME at The Ideal Group – Howell, Michigan

Job Summary

Increase customer’s profitability and competitiveness within Launch Schedule by:

• Utilizing customer information systems including but not limited to SAP, DCC, and Maximo to optimize customer’s investment in spare part/indirect material inventory for both new programs and plant retooling projects.
• Identifying process improvements that increase productivity, decrease downtime, and produce significant on-going cost savings
• Create and maintain effective relationships with OEM’s, suppliers and customer personnel including but not limited to Maintenance, Engineering, Indirect Materials, Plant Launch Team and Leadership) to meet and exceed customer responsiveness expectations. This generally involves investigating situations and/ or performing data analysis to generate information to problem solve and/or provide customer requested information
• Perform special projects and other work as needed or requested
• Lower Ideal Setech’s operating costs by improving internal processes and procedures
• Performs all Job Functions in accordance to Company Handbooks, Policies, Procedures, Work Instructions and Safety Protocol

Essential Job Functions

• Provide engineering support for electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic for GM Launch Plants
• Identifies and develops effective documentation to measure and analyze current inventory levels, lists of materials, purchased parts, equipment and miscellaneous items required to support spart stocking process.
• Perform stocking analysis using OEM bill of materials, SPS1b and/or other documents provided by machine builders to:

• Suggest inventory stocking levels based on component criticality, cost, lead time, repairability and number of machines used on within both the plant and entire corporation
• Identify items not likely to fail therefore not needed to be set up
• Identify component parts vs stocking complete assemblies
• Identify assets/sub-assemblies vs wearable parts
• Analyzes launch parts to stock parts at Share The Spare and/or Flint Distribution Center associated inventory levels
• Supports emergency breakdowns by interfacing with both Headquarters and plant engineers and maintenance personnel to determine repairs and parts needed
• Works directly with plants concerning technical issues and ensuring customer relations are maintained and objectives are established and accomplished.

Work Experience Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Must have previous Powertrain plant experience supporting machine maintenance and engineering
• Knowledge of GM processes are a plus. Knowledge of plants and OEM’s is also desired

Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as blue prints, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and safety rules
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to use Microsoft Office programs: Word, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to use Inventory Management Systems (SAP, Maximo, DCC)
• Ability to take direction
• Ability to successfully complete all standardized work and assignments with limited supervision
• Observe, receive, and otherwise obtain information from all relevant sources
• Communicate information effectively to internal and external customers
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or scheduled form

Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl. the employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

BENEFIT INFORMATION

• The position offers an attractive benefit package that includes medical insurance (Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, HMO and Health Savings plan options available), dental coverage, vision coverage, life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability plans on the first of the month following the date of hire. Paid time off and 401K plan offered upon reaching eligibility.

EEOC STATEMENT

• Ideal Setech, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of such factors as race, color, age, sex, national origin, religion, citizenship, handicap, height, weight and marital status. Under the State Persons with Disabilities Act and the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act, an employer has a legal obligation to accommodate an employee’s or job applicant’s disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the employer. A person with a disability may allege a violation against an employer regarding a failure to accommodate his or her condition under Michigan law only if the person notifies the employer in writing of the need for accommodation within 182 days after the date the person knew or reasonably should have known that an accommodation was needed.