Launch Engineer

Position Overview

Throughout the Gardner family’s ownership of Superior Trim, we have made, and continue to make, significant investments to ensure that Superior Trim has all of the appropriate technologies in-house and available to produce cost-competitive, high-quality interior and exterior trim products for medium/heavy duty trucks and other commercial vehicles that our customers expect.

Superior Trim Tennessee is looking to add a driven, self-directed Launch Engineer to our team.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist Superior Trim Tennessee to ensure new models launch in a timely, risk-free manner.
• Design and provide machine equipment jig, tooling, and packaging for new models.
• Act as an intermediary between customer and tool shop, including on-site visits.
• Assist in creating plant layout, line layout, process flow, and material flow for the launch.
• Verify and control process cycle time, output, reject rate, and process capabilities until mass production.
• Lead and follow up with the team to create a new model timing plan.
• Provide efficient manufacturing methods to achieve company targets and customer requirements.
• Support the plant with training, BOM setup, materials, and other launch items.
• Deliver sustainable manufacturing standards to the production line via work instructions and documentation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems; previous experience with Plex a plus.