Planning Engineer (New Product Integration)
CurrentDuties include designing for manufacturability of new products, which includes close co-operation with all design groups and project management of new products being introduced to Kostal. To drive and lead a New Product Integration (NPI) team consisting of members from each function group within the organisation. Ensuring on-time and within budget delivery of all jigs/fixtures required for production of a new product. Generating investment plans for new projects and then monitoring the plan against actual on investment planning control. To provide the core link between the NPI team and the design engineering group. Identifying, evaluating and writing specifications for new equipment within the manufacturing process. Project management of new equipment requirements, procurement and production line installation/reconfiguration. Designing, releasing and procuring product packaging solutions. Controlling the product technical change process for pre-series and series production products. Providing engineering process support to Production, post new product introduction. Providing global support for CCE in relation to capacity / line balancing planning / layout planning. Project management of rationalisation automation projects. Supporting request for quotation (RFQ) engineering activities - product design, process design & flow, capital costs and product specific cost generation.