Wind Noise Sub System Team Leader - 23612 - £27.61 Ltd Co - Solihull - £27.60 - 27.60 per hour (890575)

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Wind Noise Sub System Team Leader - 23612 - £27.61 Ltd Co
Solihull, West Midlands, England
£27.60 - 27.60 per hour

A Wind Noise Sub System Leader with is required to work within Vehicle Engineering on contract for our Client, an OEM specialising in luxury and SUV/Off road vehicles.

Position Description:
Wind Noise (WN) Sub System Team (SST) Leader covering: Plant based WN Team Leader - Solihull based.

• Generation of all WN metrics and documents.
• Present the WN and Equivalent Body Hole Size (EBHS) status to the Plant Vehicle Team and to the Launch Team at the relevant NML Review.
• Attend PCPA and DQR meetings, root cause issues and respond.
• Assess with PCPA and dynamic audit as required, leading root cause investigation of issues.
• Prepare Evaluation Vehicles. Participate in R202 drives and VET assessment as required. Coordinate update of FEU fleet and respond to FMS issues.
• Work with CoC to monitor build identifying potential WN and EBHS issues and recommending solutions.
• Support solution development with engineering and manufacturing.
• Support online product coaches with information on WN and EBHS build concerns.
• Raise AIMs from build. Raise AIMs from PCPA and Dynamic Audit.
• Maintain the WN and EBHS internal and external data.
• Ensure all lessons learnt are captured and communicated to the core team.
• Support full vehicle post build WN and EBHS testing from plant at Gaydon test track and Acoustic Wind Tunnel as required.
• Alignment of PCPA and dynamic audit to WN ratings.
• Containment plans in place all issues using appropriate documents (RIS, 8D, safe VIN etc).

Skills Required:

• Good team player, able to lead a cross functional team of design, development, and manufacturing associates to identify and resolve WN and EBHS design and manufacturing issues.
• Good background in general engineering methods and standards.
• Experience of problem solving tools e.g. Six Sigma, etc. and quality engineering processes e.g. FMEA, Form 4 mapping, DOE, etc.
• Good communication and presentation skills to all levels.
• The ability to achieve results in an efficient manner, making effective use of all resources available within the company and outside.
• Creativity and innovation, and an ablility and willingness to cooperate in cross-functional teams. Good data analysis and PC skills.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Prepared to travel abroad to support wind noise testing.
• Experienced vehicle assessor including right and left hand drive and manual and automatic vehicles. Able to pass company medical for driver training.

Able to work under pressure in the manufacturing environment against tight deadlines and targets.

Skills Preferred:
Experience of acoustics, preferably vehicle based wind noise assessment and issue investigation.

Experience Required:

• Experience of WN testing and root cause on test tracks is desirable.
• Experience of working in the manufacturing environment preferably with the motor industry. Ideally experienced in AIMS and Product Change Management.

Experience Preferred:
Previous vehicle launch experience. Experience of working with an OEM automotive company within a Wind Noise quality improvement team. Six sigma training and experience.

Education Required:
HND/Degree in Engineering or comparable qualification or relevant experience.

Applicants MUST have proof of immediate and valid eligibility to work full time in the UK.

Please contact Jacquie Astall at Jonathan Lee Recruitment on 01268 889265 to discuss further.

 

 

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