Project Launch Engineer

Rapro Kimya Turizm Bilişim San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

Gates is the one of the leading company in Automotive Industry all over the world. At Gates, we welcome challenges, celebrate hard work, and continually seek new talent to join our global company. 

Our Izmir, Kemalpaşa Plant is looking for PROJECT LAUNCH ENGINEER. Please review below to see if this might be the right opportunity for you.

• University graduation from Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent 
• Minimum 4 year experience in automotive industry. 
• Requires good oral and written communication skills in Turkish and English. 
• Must think logically, with problem-solving abilities.
• Requires product documentation development, execution skills and complete understanding of purchasing systems.
• Proficiency in project management, including the use of standard project management tools and techniques. 
• Requires knowledge of technology development as it relates to new products and/or product enhancements.
• Must have the ability to work effectively with cross-divisional teams.  
• Ability to organize and facilitate cross-functional and intra-team meetings. 
• Strong Knowledge of automotive system TS16949 and ISO Standards. 
• Requires knowledge of manufacturing processes in various areas with technical attitude. 
• Strong PC competency demonstrated (Word, Excel, PPT, Microsoft Project etc.). 

• Responsibility for managing project and sub-project within a plant 
• Achieving plant project KPIs for product and process performance, budget, schedule and quality 
• Timely and accurate communication of project data and project status 
• Provide guidance to other team members in alignment of process changes to achieve project timing 
• Customer and supplier relationship management for approved projects 
• Coordinating internal, supplier and customer project change activities 
• Project Launch Engineer must have ability to work effectively with cross-divisional teams. 
• Project data and documentation management 
• Project compliance with internal and external standards and requirements 
• Coordinating on going change activities 
• Coordinates plant purchasing activities (releasing the PO’s, tool orders, collecting quotes, contacting suppliers in case of volume changes, supplier PPAP tracking etc..) 
• Ensuring timely response to eCT and eCT cost analysis done correctly. (VMC/Duties/piece prices) 
• Close working relation to Global Commodity Leads to coordinate the best sourcing strategies 
• Close working relation to OEM Sales and AR Sales teams