Jobs at Dauch

Leads manufacturing, capital investment, and continuous improvement projects while coordinating cross-functional teams and external partners. Manages resources, capacity, workforce planning, production process optimization, CAPEX planning, KPIs, and project reporting. The role also leads and develops employees and ensures compliance with quality, environmental, and occupational health and safety requirements.

Designs and maintains enterprise integrations, REST and GraphQL APIs, streaming pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and cloud data platforms. Builds Kafka or Kinesis pipelines, optimizes databases and SQL, manages API security and gateways, and supports data quality, orchestration, documentation, incident response, and Agile delivery. Collaborates with software engineers, data engineers, architects, business users, and third-party platforms to deliver reliable real-time and batch data flows.

Supports HR strategy and operations for functional groups and manufacturing plants. Responsibilities include employee relations, coaching, workforce planning, onboarding and offboarding, HR compliance, HRIS maintenance, organizational change, policy implementation, and collaboration with compensation, benefits, and talent management teams. The role also analyzes HR metrics, drives standardization, supports continuous improvement, and advises leaders and associates across locations.

The Human Resources Generalist manages plant HR activities, including recruiting, employee relations, payroll processing, benefits support, HRIS and personnel records, onboarding, evaluations, reporting, uniforms, PPE, reimbursements, and employee events. The role partners with managers and employees across shifts, ensures accurate documentation and SOX compliance, and supports benefits administration and workplace policy questions.

Leads global HR operations by standardizing policies, governance, employee lifecycle processes, onboarding, recognition, and other employee experience programs. Partners with HR leaders, Centers of Excellence, HRIS, transformation, and shared services teams to improve processes, automation, data quality, and service delivery. Manages vendors, budgets, projects, metrics, organizational integrations, and executive communications while coaching geographically dispersed HR teams.

Analyzes product and process cost changes, engineering bills of materials, tooling investments, supplier quotes, and manufacturing market trends. Supports Purchasing with competitive sourcing analysis, maintains cost models, identifies cost-reduction opportunities, and coordinates with Engineering, Purchasing, suppliers, and global associates. The role also prepares financial forecasts, reconciliations, and business analyses, presents findings to management, trains associates, and travels approximately 15% to plant and supplier sites.

Responsible for general ledger accounting, fixed assets, monthly and annual financial statements, tax filings, cash-pool forecasts, variance analysis, and compliance reporting under HGB and US GAAP. The role works with auditors, tax advisors, and internal stakeholders while supporting finance transformation, audits, process improvements, and system implementation projects.

Develops and improves manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and automation to maximize production throughput and reliability. Evaluates equipment and vendors, prepares investment proposals, oversees installations and modifications, maintains process documentation, and trains operators. Supports CNC, forging, powdered metal, quality, safety, control planning, PFMEA, GD&T, and manufacturing readiness activities.

Manufacturing Engineer responsible for supporting and improving machining and production processes. Duties include resolving quality and production issues, creating CNC programs, managing tooling and process improvements, supporting PPAP and maintenance activities, reducing scrap and cycle times, implementing automation and robotics, maintaining engineering documentation, coordinating vendors, and training technicians and shop-floor personnel.

Leads corporate development and M&A activities, including strategic opportunity assessment, market research, financial modeling, valuation, due diligence coordination, transaction execution, and post-merger integration planning. Partners with business units, finance, legal, operations, external advisors, and cross-functional teams to identify growth opportunities, manage transaction timelines, assess risks, track synergies, and support portfolio optimization.

Maintains and troubleshoots plant IT infrastructure, including servers, devices, networks, storage, user access, and production systems such as Plex and Ignition. Provides first- and second-level support, manages incidents, deploys hardware and software, coordinates with service providers and corporate IT, supports manufacturing operations, and ensures compliance with company IT and security standards.

Develops and improves gear manufacturing processes, tooling, equipment, and automation for machining and finishing operations. Leads process development, equipment selection, cost reduction, throughput improvements, root-cause investigations, quality documentation, engineering changes, PPAP, and new product launches. Collaborates with design, production, suppliers, customers, and global manufacturing facilities to resolve issues and ensure manufacturing readiness.

Leads business analysis for CRM and marketing automation initiatives, including requirements gathering, process design, stakeholder workshops, platform evaluations, KPI development, data analysis, integrations, testing, deployment planning, and digital transformation across sales, marketing, and customer functions.

Designs, tests, installs, maintains, and troubleshoots manufacturing control systems and equipment. Evaluates control technologies, prepares electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic drawings, ensures safety compliance, supports data collection and process improvements, maintains project documentation, coordinates suppliers, and assists manufacturing and IT teams.

Leads global category strategy and strategic sourcing for automotive manufacturing. Responsibilities include supplier selection, RFQs, bid evaluation, cost analysis, negotiations, contracting, supplier performance management, cost reduction, VAVE, procurement budgeting, risk mitigation, and cross-functional sourcing reviews. The role owns category strategy, develops long-term supplier agreements, and ensures quality, capacity, delivery, and cost objectives across worldwide manufacturing operations.

Provides technical engineering support in a CNC manufacturing environment. Maintains CNC and robot programs, adjusts teach points, supports automated lathes, troubleshoots assembly processes, maintains cycle times, assists with repairs and preventive maintenance, trains operations personnel, supports new job start-ups, produces trial parts, and implements process improvements.

Manages plant financial controls, budgeting, forecasting, accounting records, cost analysis, inventory accounting, tax and treasury activities, audit relationships, statutory reporting, and internal controls. Oversees local accounting personnel and provides financial reporting and recommendations to plant leadership and corporate controllers. Supports manufacturing cost accuracy, profit improvement, capital planning, and compliance with GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.

Develops and implements manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and automation to improve throughput and efficiency. Evaluates equipment and vendors, prepares cost projections, oversees installations, designs equipment modifications, maintains process integrity, trains operators, and resolves manufacturability and production-readiness issues. The role also supports lean manufacturing, control charting, process capability analysis, and adoption of robotics and new production technologies.

Supports procurement finance through budgeting, forecasting, supplier financial risk analysis, sourcing evaluations, direct-material performance reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley testing, price updates, tariff reporting, and process automation. The role partners with manufacturing and procurement teams to improve financial controls, assess sourcing options, monitor supplier conditions, and identify opportunities to automate manual processes.

Audits supplier tooling quotes, cost breakdowns, purchase orders, and documentation for procurement and customer compliance. Manages tooling data collection, validation, asset tracking, billing support, funding recovery, and audit readiness. Coordinates customer tooling audits and supplier site visits, supports business cases, and trains buyers and suppliers on tooling processes. Requires collaboration with suppliers, customers, sales, procurement, finance, and manufacturing teams.