IS Forming Machine Engineer

This position is responsible and accountable for performing engineering and technical support functions involving IS machines related processes and systems in the NA America Forming Area, focused on providing solutions/improvement developments to the company that shall result in lower operating cost, efficient capital investment and greater speed to market.

This role is responsible for providing technical support, cost control, engineering solutions and technical specifications for capital equipment investment, related to the IS Machine systems discipline required for project management processes or plant performance improvement initiatives, focusing on best total cost solutions.

Responsibilities: 

• Perform Project Control activities, such as:

• Scope and Change management
  • Lead engineering work related to new equipment installations, major repairs and/or upgrades.
• Cost estimating and controlling.
  • Supports the definition of the project scope, cost estimates, and other resource estimations.
• Assessing Project requirements.
  • Provides an engineering design through drawings, specifications, or other deliverables during engineering design phase, or supervise third parties that perform those tasks.
  • Develops questionnaires, bills of materials and requests for quotations, and oversees the procurement process of the project to assure all required equipment and services are in place on-time for execution.
  • Agreeing technical specifications with internal and external customers.
• Planning and scheduling
  • Manages the installation, commissioning, start-up, and troubleshooting of the various systems noted above, and/or supervises third-parties that perform these tasks. Ensures that these systems perform in accordance with the standards of the corporation and the expectations of the operational leaders, and that all systems are operationally ready on-time.
  • Liaising with suppliers
• Properly identifies risks in all phases of the project and properly deal with those and communicate them in order to protect the time, budget, and scope of the projects.
• Communicates with other disciplines, consultants, contractors, plant personnel, or other stakeholders on project issues.
• Providing technical advice/solutions as well as assistance/support on-site activities, identifying improvement opportunities and reporting on project status and issues.
• Coordinate activities between plants OI engineering and/or third party suppliers.
• Lead improvement projects.
• Attending project meetings
• Other duties may be assigned.

Travel: 

30% travel (75% will be domestic / 25% international)