Summit Polymers Benefits Overview

Develops, manufactures, assembles, installs, and commissions manual and automated assembly equipment for manufacturing facilities. Responsibilities include machining components, assembling fixtures, integrating pneumatic, electrical, mechanical, sensor, servo, motor-control, safety, and vision systems, modifying designs and BOMs, supporting engineering changes, participating in design reviews, and establishing machine standards. The role requires collaboration with designers, plant engineering, and internal teams, plus up to 10% travel.

Develop cost estimates and quotation packages for new automotive products, engineering changes, and customer RFQs. Analyze designs, BOMs, drawings, materials, manufacturing processes, tooling, labor, overhead, supplier quotes, and customer requirements. Collaborate with engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, sales, accounting, program managers, and customers. Support pricing strategy, cost variance analysis, cost reduction, value engineering, and compliance with financial and contractual requirements.

Provides hands-on manufacturing engineering support for automotive assembly machines and cells. Responsibilities include designing and launching assembly equipment, ensuring manufacturability, developing standardized work and layouts, monitoring machine construction, validating equipment, implementing engineering changes, troubleshooting production issues, improving efficiency and quality, conducting process audits, and supporting preventive maintenance. The role requires PLC programming, machine controls, robotics, welding and decorating process knowledge, print reading, and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.