PLANT ENGINEER - VIE

Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution!

Plastic Omnium is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation-driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €9.5 billion economic revenue in 2022, a global network of 150 plants and 43 R&D centers, Plastic Omnium relies on its 40,500 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.

By adding intelligent functions, lighting & sensors etc and by extending the scope of what is possible in terms of design, Plastic Omnium is making cars safer, smarter and more stylish. Body panels are now packed with technologies that improve the driver experience, safety and vehicle appearance. The result? An elegant car that will, in time, be made largely from bio-sourced or recycled materials.

Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.

PLANT ENGINEER – Anderson, SC, USA

Job description

As a Plant Engineer you will be working in our Plant Greer, SC, USA within an international environment.

Your main tasks will be:

• Proposing, testing, and validating technical solutions to improve manufacturing performance (productivity, quality, safety, availability
• Participating in action plans to restore regular process and follow daily follow up
• Giving the production team assistance and training
• Analyzing process failures root using plastic omnium manufacturing system

The Plant Engineer needs to have an effective leadership, be self-determine in approach to tasks, systematic and discipline approach to activities, also sharing all experience with structured feedback to métier and project team members. During supports manufacturing for process failures analysis, organizing and coordinating new materials and processes tests in the plant.

Profile

You are a highly motivated young graduate from graduate from an engineering school or university with a strong interest for a technical environment, especially in quality. As part of your studies, you have already undertaken an international curriculum (e.g., one semester or year outside your home country) that will help you being the cross-departmental contact point for the plant.

You are innovative with a strong client orientation point of view. You are able to make good decision in a fast-moving environment as well as achieving planned results. You demonstrate strong leadership competences and good communication skills that will enable you to cooperate easily with all stakeholders. You are committed to quality and continuous improvement.

You are open minded and with a serious desire to learn and work in a team, as well as a clear willingness to embark on an international career. A first experience or internship in the automotive sector can be a plus.

Your English and another language is a plus

Duration

12 months, beginning 1st of February.

Location

Anderson, SC, USA

Contract

VIE – as part of the reinforcement program of youth employability, Business France created the VIE Contract for young European. To be eligible to the program, one must be between the age of 18 to 28 years old, have a European citizenship and have never worked in the country where they apply to. You can find more information on the website of Business France:

https://mon-vie-via.businessfrance.fr/

As a responsible company, Plastic Omnium pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.