Joyson Safety Systems is one of the leading global developers and manufacturers of automobile occupant protection systems with a turnover of ca. 4,8 billion euros and more than 50,000 employees worldwide. We represent innovation and progress. As a reliable and skilled partner of the automobile industry, we design, develop and produce occupant protection systems and components. Our portfolio includes steering wheels, airbags and generators, safety belts, technical plastic components, electronics and sensor technology which we supply to nearly all renown vehicle manufacturers worldwide.
Our team in Aschaffenburg needs support and we are seeking:
Expert (all genders) Advanced Technologies Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
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Position Summary & Scope:
The position holder is part of the JSS Global Advanced Manufacturing Engineering team, which reports to the VP of Global Manufacturing Engineering. The position holder is an Expert for advanced technologies and particularly for programmable logic controller (PLC). He/she acts as a point of contact, advising internal customers (both in regions as well as global team) at the conceptual level regarding PLC of all types of machines and support in the process of their practical implementation.
Additional Position Details:
- The role can be based at any JSS site
- Global business travel frequently required
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- Relocation eligible
What you can change — your duties
Responsibilities:
Define, drive and support the digitization of manufacturing of JSS and its business units and processes globally.
Align global agendas, both think out of the box and implement actual Industry 4.0 projects.
Contribute your motivation and creativity to build up the new department “Global Advanced Manufacturing Engineering”.
Frequent activities:
- Analyze and define use and implementation on PLCs
- Analyze and drive standardization of different PLC globally
- Set standards for PLC globally in close collaboration with both operational units and regions as well as global ME teams
- Foster innovation and identify (future) manufacturing process innovations and resulting potentials
- Continuously observe new features and changes with regard to (customer and) supplier behaviour/ systems/ procedures/ processes to recognize changes in time and allow timely response
- Analyze and propose innovations in the field of PLC
- Analyze potential future approach on PLC (considering line concepts, assy concepts, robots, AI, IIoT, software systems)
- Guide and support operational units in the field of PLC
- Recommend and develop process and technology roadmaps together with operational units, with particular focus on PLC
- Prepare and recommend implementation plans considering given resource constraints
- Align and exchange with and give input to Core Manufacturing team regarding general standards in PLC, especially under consideration of future manufacturing technologies and trends
- Foster and enable global information exchange and benchmarking regarding advanced manufacturing
- Optimize operations within the field, unite diverse agendas to common goal, and harness strategic and operational drivers to deliver results
- Evaluate and prioritize Advanced Manufacturing projects according to the defined Industry 4.0 roadmap
- Take the lead and implement Industry 4.0 projects, together with our Business Units and regions
- Coordinate and manage global and locally dispersed Industry 4.0 projects
- Prepare global benchmarking on PLC, incl. market and supplier benchmarking on a global scale
- Act as a point of contact, advising internal customers at the conceptual level regarding to innovative digital applications and support in the process of practical implementation
- Support digitization projects and drive them forward while ensuring the further development and evolution of processes, methods and tools as well as the growth and development of your colleagues within this specific subject
- Manage special projects in the area of Advanced Manufacturing (incl. analysis and benchmarking on material flow, automation, robotics, systems)
- Prepare cost and resource estimates, project schedules, reports and presentations
- Do not limit your thinking, ideas, input and activities to the explicitly stated items of this job description - instead, always stay open minded, ready to contribute and take over tasks that need to be completed
Impress us – your qualifications
- Demonstrated experience in (advanced) manufacturing technologies, robotics, programming
- Deep know-how on different types of PLC, incl. implementation know-how of PLC
- Specific experience in defining and implementing highly automated manufacturing lines
- College/university degree in (electrical) engineering, robotics, computer science, physics or equivalent
- Multi-cultural and/or global experience
- Deemed as transformational and/or a change agent
- Strong persuasion skills
- Comfortable with functioning in a global matrix operating environment
- Business fluent in English, any other language is a plus (especially Chinese, Spanish, Japanses, German, Romanian, Portuguese)
- Demonstration of JSS core values: team spirit, customer focus, creativity, quality orientation and cost awareness
What we offer — your benefits
- First aid station & Health Care Centre
- Discounts at well-known gyms
- Company sport
- Company canteen
- Further training as well as in-house training
- Free parking
- Flexible working time
- Employee events (Christmas party etc.)