Pc&L Staff (Project)

Location:

Tallapoosa, GA, United States

Job ID:

R0043305

Date Posted:

2024-02-02

Company Name:

HITACHI ASTEMO AMERICAS, INC.

Profession (Job Category):

Customer Service & Contact Center Operations

Job Schedule:

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

Position Summary:

This position will be part of the xEV Drive Unit team for Electric Vehicle products. The role of the Project Staff position is to support the implementation of an ERP system for the Drive Unit manufacturing site. Primarily the position will support the PC&L (Production Control and Logstics) activities as they relate to the project implmentation. This position will assist in confirming the ERP system through internal development requirements and through Mass Production launch. This position offers opportunities to work with a wide variety of departments and levels of management within the company both domestic and international.

Essential functions of this job include:

• Implementing ERP system for buying activity for procurement of mass production and non-production items as required per production plan.

• Implementation of ERP system for production planning activity to ensure that production plans meet customer order requirements in alignment with inventory levels (FG and supplied components).

• Implementation of Inventory Control ERP systems to ensure all mass production and non-mass production components meet set inventory standards

Minimum Qualifications (Education, Experience, and Skills):

• 2-Year College Degree or commensurate experience in Operations, Distribution, Supply-Chain, or Purchasing disciplines

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in an automotive manufacturing environment

• Experience establishing/maintaining production logistics flows from supply base through customer delivery

• Intermediate experience required in Windows, MSWord, Excel, PowerPoint, and ERP system

• Excellent communication skills

• Flexible in working shifts as required to meet production schedules

• Familiarity with manufacturing processes

Preferred Qualifications (Education, Experience, and Skills):

• 4-year College Degree concentrating in Supply Chain or Business fields of study

• Advanced experience with ERP preferred

Essential to Job Functions

• Physical and/or Mental Restrictions:

• Ability to work flexible schedule including all shifts and days as needed

• Ability to work for long periods of time while sitting

• Standing, walking, and bending for the duration of the workday

• Ability to lift 35lbs from floor to a height of 4ft

• Ability to push or pull pallet jack up to 450lbs

• Visual ability to work accurately with detailed information and a computer screen

• Ability to travel for business (Domestic and Overseas)

Software:

• Intermediate experience required in Windows, MSWord, PowerPoint, Excel & Teams

• ERP systems (SAP, Glovia, etc.…)

Production and Location Start-up Duties:

• Work within small team to develop a new manufacturing location and new processes to support smooth mass production start-up of EV products

• Support development of logistics systems, including incoming goods, component storage, component flow, and outgoing activities

• Facilitate installation of Astemo ERP system into facility

• Typical NPI duties as detailed by internal Astemo and customer requirements for start-up of new product/location

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail

• Exercise good judgment and maintain high level of motivation for PC&L team members

• Maintain effectiveness in high visibility situations, handle multiple functions efficiently and ensure department deadlines are met

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to interact with all levels of organization

• Promote and carry out the Hitachi Core Values

• Ability to understand and follow complex oral and written instructions and technical terminology

• Confers with and prepares reports for upper management and possibly other organizations

• Maintains clean and orderly work environment according to 6S

• Interacts with various levels of associates

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Will not supervise

Work Environment

• Travel, Noise, Smells, Quiet, Indoors or Outdoors, etc.

• Requires approximately 20% travel

• Domestic and International (may include short term assignment in a foreign country)

• Open-Office Setting

• Factory Setting with Noise

Equipment Used

• Computer

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Hitachi, please send the nature of request and contact information to jobs@hitachi-automotive.us. Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.