Process Engineer - General Assembly (Automotive)

Location: Warsaw Manufacturing Site, United States of America. Onsite manufacturing plant environment; shift work may include days, nights, and weekends. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis.

Company

Slate is a startup building safe, reliable, customizable vehicles in the USA as part of its reindustrialization effort.

What you will do

• Develop and improve manufacturing processes for efficiency, quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness.
• Conduct time studies, work measurement, line balancing, capacity analysis, and resource planning for labor, machines, and tooling.
• Design plant layouts, ergonomic workstations, material flow, kanban systems, and in-plant logistics.
• Drive continuous improvement projects using lean manufacturing principles, including Kaizen, 5S, and SMED.
• Monitor cycle time, OEE, scrap rates, process costs, quality, and safety performance; support root cause analysis for process-related defects.
• Support new vehicle programs through DFM/A reviews, launch readiness, process capability validation, Process FMEA, work instructions, and standard operating procedures.

Requirements

• 12+ years of related automotive manufacturing experience with a Bachelor's degree, 8 years with a Master's degree, or 5 years with a PhD or equivalent experience.
• Experience with lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, ERP systems, and Just-In-Time manufacturing.
• Proven leadership skills and ability to manage cross-functional teams.
• Strong knowledge of trim line processes and automotive interior components.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and production planning software.
• Permanent authorization to work in the United States.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing plant with moving machinery and industrial noise, including possible day, night, and weekend shifts.

Nice to have

• Automotive OEM experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Culture focused on excellence, innovation, mutual respect, and resourcefulness.
• Operating principles include Safety First, Delight Customers, One Team, Relentless Improvement, and Respectful Collaboration.
• Commitment to equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.