Lead Engineer, Standardization & Methods

Role Summary: The Lead Engineer for Standardization & Methods is the "industrial translator" of the department. While the Lead Champion sets the global strategy, this role is responsible for the granular creation, documentation, and field-validation of the technical standards. They ensure that the "Standard Way of Working" is physically possible and technically sound at the station level. Roles and Responsibilities: • Author and maintain the "Global Standard OEx Polices" to be applied in all procedures used in all operation process, ensuring they are synchronized with the RFQ-to-RFS value stream. • Perform rigorous Time & Motion studies and Line Balancing to define the "Takt Time" and "Standard Work" sequences for high-complexity production lines. • Translate high-level Lean/Six Sigma principles into specific, actionable instructions for the shop-floor workforce. • Act as the primary technical analyst for the "Lean Gate" process, auditing new equipment designs for ergonomics, flow, and "Poka-Yoke" (error-proofing) compliance before they are commissioned. • Define the global technical specifications for jigs, fixtures, and workstations to ensure consistency in quality and cycle times across different plants. • Collaborate with R&D and Industrialization teams to ensure new product concepts are manufacturable within existing global standards. • Conduct regular "Standard Work Audits" at the plant level to identify deviations between the "Global Technical Law" and actual shop-floor execution. • Lead the technical resolution of non-conformances found during audits, working directly with local plant engineers to realign their methods with global standards. • Ensure that the "Methods of Operation" in the ERP/SAP system (routings, labor times, and material consumption) perfectly match the physical reality of the production floor. • Lead mid-to-high complexity Lean projects (Kaizen events) focused on reducing cycle times, scrap, and rework in bottleneck areas. • Identify local "technical wins" or process innovations at specific plants and document them for the "Global Best Practice Library." • Serve as the lead trainer for plant-level Methods Engineers and Team Leaders, elevating their technical competency in work measurement, process stabilization and process standardization. • OEE Improvement in availability and performance through optimized methods. • Reduction in the gap between "Theoretical Takt Time" and "Actual Cycle Time." • Execute the Audit Compliance for the plants with fo.cus in process that have "Methods & Standards" defined and aligned with the OEx police. Qualification and Education: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanic engineer, industrial engineer or a related field and MBA or related in Lean Manufacturing methodology and Lean 6 Sigma Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in project control, lean manufacturing or process standardization. Skills: • Project Management • Risk assessment • Data analysis • Fundamental RCA know how • Fundamental Lean methodology know how • Good CI tools and methodology know how • MS Office and ERP • Audit Process