Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

Operational Excellence Engineer

Zf Friedrichshafen Ag$85K — $115K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment
  • 3+ years of experience with process improvements (lean, statistical tools, quality)
  • Strong focus and adaptability under pressure
  • High maturity, assertiveness, and resilience
  • Willingness to travel globally (10-20%)
  • Experience working in matrix structures with effective coordination skills.

Responsibilities

  • Support plants in Operation Excellence initiatives
  • Collaborate with leads on Safety, Sustainability, and Quality projects
  • Facilitate global Continuous Improvement programs using PDCA approach
  • Provide operational analysis for benchmarking and best practices
  • Assist in developing global operation strategy and capital investment plans
  • Drive transformation plans to maintain competitive structures
  • Prepare analytics and presentations for Operational Head.

Benefits

  • Supportive team environment
  • Annual Incentive Plan
  • Paid Vacation
  • 401k Plan
  • Health Care Benefits
  • Hybrid Work Schedule (2 days remote/3 days onsite)
  • Paid Holidays
  • Strong diversity culture
  • Employee support groups and community outreach activities.
Full Job Description
Req ID 85982 | Farmington Hills/Marshall, United States ZF Active Safety and Electronics US LLC

Process Engineer - AME Guidelines and Tools

About the Team:
The position will help support the coordination of Operation Excellence activities within internal plants. The position will ensure global alignment and drive operational guidelines and tools such as production system, continuous improvement, digitization, safety and sustainability. The position will report to the Operational Head and support the development and help drive the operation strategy, transformation an tracking of the implementation roadmap. The position will either sit in Marshall, IL or Farmington Hills, MI on a hybrid schedule.

What you can look forward to as a Process Engineer:
  • Provide support and oversight to plants for Operation excellence topics.
  • Coordinate with functional leads for Safety, Sustainability, Production System, Digitization, Quality, Supply Chain Operation excellence projects in order to drive Profit & Cash savings
  • Support global Continuous Improvement programs by working with the internal plants to initiate, execute, control, monitor and close projects (PDCA systemic approach).
  • Prepare and provide analysis for Operational heads for benchmarking, best practice sharing etc.
  • Support and drive the appropriate sections of the Operation Strategy as it relates to global capital investments, supply chain footprint and operational performance.
  • Support transformation plans for plants to safeguard competitive structures.
  • Responsible for preparation of data analytics, presentations, communication slides and documents for Operational Head.


Your profile as Process Engineer:
  • 3+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing environment.
  • 3+ years' experience with process improvements (lean, stats tools, quality or similar).
  • Demonstrated ability to remain focused, constructive and flexible while under pressure.
  • High level of maturity and assertiveness, persistence resilience.
  • Ability to travel globally between 10-20%
  • Ability to work in matrix environment and global network with good coordination/cooperation skills.


The expected base compensation for this role is $85,000 - $115,000 annually. Actual base compensation within the identified range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

What We Offer:
  • A supportive collaborative team environment
  • Annual Incentive Plan
  • Paid Vacation
  • 401k Plan
  • Health Care Benefits
  • A Hybrid Work Schedule (2 days remote/3 days onsite)
  • Paid Holidays
  • A strong diversity culture
  • Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities


ZF does not offer visa sponsorship for this role (e.g., H-1B, TN), and candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship by ZF now or in the future. This role also does not include any immigration-related support, including-but not limited to-being listed on government forms, providing documentation for work authorization, coordinating with universities, or participating in training plans or other procedures related to visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, F-1 OPT/CPT, J-1, O-1, L-1, E-3, and any other status requiring employer sponsorship or immigration-related support). IF YOU REQUIRE ANY FORM OF VISA SPONSORSHIP OR ANY IMMIGRATION SUPPORT NOW OR IN THE FUTURE, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY.

ZF Divisional Information

This position is part of ZF's ADAS & HPC business, which is entering an exciting new phase of growth and transformation within the advanced automotive technology space. The business unit is planned for divestiture, creating a unique opportunity to help shape the future of next-generation driver assistance and high-performance computing technologies.

Be part of our ZF team as Operational Excellence Engineer and apply now!

Contact

Bethany Vijayakumar

About Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

ZF Friedrichshafen AG is a German car parts maker headquartered in Friedrichshafen, in the south-west German region of Baden-Württemberg. Specialising in driveline and chassis technology as well as active and passive safety technology, the company has a global workforce of around 160,000 with approximately 260 locations in 41 countries. In 2019, ZF achieved sales of ?36.5 billion. ZF is one of the world's largest automotive suppliers and a leading technology company for mobility.
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