Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Tenneco is one of the world’s leading designer, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 78.000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.

Support the immediate needs of our manufacturing plants for reliable and capable manufacturing technology. Work with Operations, Quality, Product Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering of all business groups and other business functions to understand current and future demands for our sites. Develop strategies to address emerging needs in the field of advanced Manufacturing. Promote standardization and harmonization for different focus technologies and assure modern and flexible concepts for Powertrain with the main scope in Americas. Bring simplification approaches to the sites to enable fast savings and smooth the path for further automation projects.

Support projects where needed at all plants to accelerate implementation and success of transformation. Assure the right financial focused engineering process, simplify specifications, support supplier selections and direct implementation strategies. Assist our transformation with a control function with a target focus and initialize proper actions to meet the challenge. Regional focus will be Americas, but the position is a global role in our manufacturing engineering organization.

This role will be in-person and primarily based in Plymouth, Michigan.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support Operations in implementing new or improve existing manufacturing technologies, provide support and guidance to manufacturing locations in identifying new and validating existing solutions.
• Manage multiple Advanced Manufacturing related engineering projects with strong business case focus for different site across the Americas region.
• Promote knowledge sharing across plants and involved business groups, especially other manufacturing engineering groups to achieve high manufacturing technology carry over and maintain a knowledge standard across the plants.
• Promote standardization and harmonization of technologies where technically appropriate.
• Develop strategies for addressing future manufacturing technology needs.
• Work with Operations, Quality and Product Engineering to understand current problems, goals, and customer requirements to assure proper transformation actions.
• Identify simplification and automation potential with the plants and proof project business cases for project kick-offs.
• Conceive solutions in a timely manner using appropriate structures, constructing “proof-of-concept” demonstrations to show how these could be implemented.
• Seek out innovative ways in which advanced manufacturing technologies may be used to reduce scrap, improve quality and cut costs in operations.

• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

• Perform administrative duties as required.

Qualifications:

At Tenneco, it’s not just about experience; it’s about mindset, and we’re looking for someone with:

Education:

• B.S. in Industrial, Manufacturing or Electrical Engineering, Business Analytics or Business
• M.S. in Engineering Management, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Business Analytics or equal

Experience:

• Five years in project engineering.
• Five years in manufacturing industry, preferably in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or operations-related role.
• Industrial automation, operational experience, management of complex portfolio of projects.

Skills:

• Business case driven engineering
• Financial basics
• Operational KPI’s
• Manufacturing technologies
• Knowledge sharing / carry over approaches
• Intercultural communication skills
• Strategic thinking
• Project management of multiple projects

We are committed to the safety and health of our employees. We adhere to social distancing recommendations and other protocols, ensuring a safe work environment for all.