Controls & Robotics Engineer
Company: General Motors LLC
Location: Roanoke
Posted on: October 11, 2021
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Job Description:
Job Description
In this role, your responsibilities will be of a technical nature
with decisions made within the limits of general practices,
policies and standards. Your work will involve complex
manufacturing problems including the need to root cause and follow
issues to resolve. You will provide robotics programming and
engineering support to the vehicle assembly, body maintenance and
body production organization. You will be responsible for design,
development, testing, and control of major engineering projects
involving tools, equipment, and plant and manufacturing processes
in a centralized manufacturing engineering activity where a
considerable amount of creativity and initiative is exercised as
well as a high level of independent judgement. You will need to
exercise technical direction over other engineers or engineering
support personnel with specific engineering objectives. You will be
responsible for plant floor support in giving service and
assistance to production and maintenance as it pertains to robot
support or robot programming and engineering.
You will be responsible for equipment related to the manufacturing
process. You will be required to use your independent
discernment.
Your responsibility may involve training others and assigning work
to a small group of employees.
You will participate in functional area plant meetings and related
activities representing engineering and to assist in improving the
plant's performance goals.
You will provide technical support, direction, training and problem
solving to root cause analysis.
You will be required to develop robot training courses and conduct
courses in the training cell.
You will participate in the weekly weekend/holiday worklist
planning activities including updating the list of needed work,
scheduling work, and attending meetings.
You will be required to develop validation and testing procedures
for equipment errors and failures to reduce and/or eliminate
downtime.
You will develop cost estimates, investment forecast, business
cases, appropriation requests, and plans for minor project
activity.
You will be required to coordinate software updates.
You will develop and monitor planning timetables and project
schedules.
You will coordinate with area manufacturing engineers and GM
Vehicle Systems Engineering on new model process and equipment
planning, including model change, CQPI (Cost Quality & Productivity
Initiatives), throughput, sourcing, etc. You may work on advanced
programs outside of the assembly plant which will require limited
travel.
You will manage robot projects including new, replacement,
operations improvements, and periodic repair and replacement.
You will assist in the development of a project support plan
between the plant, GMNA, and contractor resources.
You will support the Fort Wayne Assembly enterprise (Body, Paint,
and General Assembly) with robot controls support.
You must maintain proficiency in your field. This may require
specialized training and travel.
You are required to be flexible in your work hours including
floating between shifts to support the maintenance teams. Your
schedule may be non-traditional in nature-supporting weekend
activity where required.
You will be required to complete all GMS (Global Manufacturing
System) audits and requirements.
You will be responsible to comply with the terms of GM/UAW local
and national agreements
You will maintain corporate and unit management control systems and
department records and manage issues reported by Fanuc regarding
robots.
You will need to utilize best practices and common systems to
support the overall competitive manufacturing initiatives.
You will coordinate and communicate the development of changes to
improve conditions for the assembly process.
You will provide input into the establishment of the plant budget
for the Body Shop.
You will ensure long term, cost effective maintenance of equipment
and facility.
You will coordinate input from internal/external customers to meet
customer needs and/or perceptions.
You must maintain a good working relationship with peers, hourly
employees, union, management, supplier community, and interfaces
with necessary support functions outside of the assembly plant.
Qualification required:
About GM
Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero
Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change
that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for
all.
Why Join Us
We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe
we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively
- to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our
culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation
of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where
they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent
on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their
background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they
belong to one General Motors team.
Benefits Overview
The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support
the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive
compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to
many others:
• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental
leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings
account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance
plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help
you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and
be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company
values;
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.
Diversity Information
General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only
free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion
and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates
an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better
products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety
through which people gain experiences whether through professional,
personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities.GM is proud to be
an equal opportunity employer.
We encourage interested candidates to review the key
responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions
that match your skills and capabilities.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statements
The policy of General Motors is to extend opportunities to
qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of
an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin,
disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or
veteran status. Additionally, General Motors is committed to being
an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers
opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with
disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with
your job search or application for employment, email us
atCareers.Accommodations@GM.com. In your email, please include a
description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as
well as the job title and requisition number of the position for
which you are applying.
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