Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC - Line Keeper - Body Shop

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Line Keeper - Body Shop

Shape the future today.  

The world is changing. The question is, what will be our contribution to the outcome? We have set the pace in the field of mobility from the very beginning, and we will continue to do so. At Mercedes Benz Vans, interdisciplinary teams are developing the mobility of tomorrow. Our goal is to make mobility safer, simpler, and more sustainable for people across the globe. Put your pioneering spirit to good use: This is your opportunity to make a contribution that extends far beyond your job title.

At Mercedes Benz Vans, we offer you the perfect environment for your professional and personal growth. Cutting-edge training and promising career opportunities will help you to foster and expand your professional skill set as well as your individual strengths. Think, try, and thrive with us in collaborative work environments that spark game-changing concepts.

The Body in White (BIW) department currently hiring for two positions:

Job Overview: The Line Keeper has the knowledge about all equipment and processes in their area to ensure the daily production requirements at MBV are met. You will be responsible for the output in amount and quality in that area. You will also make improvements and partner with engineering to maintain processes and equipment.

Essential Job Functions may include:

• Set up and feed machines, operate automated and robotic welding machines

• Monitor and set up machinery for optimal performance

• Sanding, grinding and deburring of metals

• Work with hand, power, and pneumatic tools

• Perform quality and visual inspection of final welds

• Assemble and fabricate metal structure according to work specifications

• Read and interpret diagrams and blueprints of the process

• Efficiently and safely load machines with required parts and identify any issues that arise 

• Participate in the Continuous Improvement Program

Job Responsibilities:

• Perform setup operations for special cases (establish tooling and process for non-standard manufacturing cases)

  • Perform plant and machinery upgrades for non-standard cases, test parts, new parts and prototypes without plans in some cases

  • If necessary, create complex upgrade plans for non-standard processes.

• Release processes for standardization Identify, analyze, and suggest countermeasures, partner with connected areas of expertise to correct issues

• Perform failure analysis on manufacturing processes and on the product

• Must be self-managed and show exemplarily leadership skills while solving complex problems

• Perform welds, weld testing, and analyze weld parameters to solve weld issues

• Control the machines used in production and be able to identify problems and solve these problems Identifying and analyzing errors and malfunctions and involve maintenance for repair / optimization

• Perform daily equipment checks, monitoring equipment performance

• Be involved with optimizing resources and installations (idea generation and planning)

  • Changing processes

  • Changing hardware

  • Perform cycle time analysis and optimize as needed Interact with maintenance and planning

• Overtime may be required 

Qualifications:

• Basic Knowledge of industrial AC/DC electricity [24V – 480V], mechanical, hydraulics, and/or pneumatics required

• Basic computer skills required (i.e. Microsoft Office, email)

• Basic PLC / BUS system (Siemens) education and/or experience strongly preferred

• Robotics (KUKA,) experience strongly preferred

• Knowledge of  welding, gluing processes

• Strong knowledge of robotics (Kuka), PLC, welding, gluing, metal finish, ultrasonic weld inspection, weld destruct, hydraulic, pneumatic, metal processing or data processing

• Willing to complete a drug screen, background check, and pre-placement medical exam

• Required: 4+ years relevant experience; OR Relevant certificate + 3 years relevant experience; OR Relevant associates degree + 1 year relevant experience

• Preferred: 5+ years relevant experience; OR Relevant certificate + 4 years relevant experience; OR Relevant assoc. degree + 2 years relevant experience

• History of strong problem solving and leadership skills

We offer Competitive Compensation & Benefits!

• Medical, dental, life, and vision insurance
• Paid holidays, vacation
• Long and short-term disability
• 401(K) plus matching
• Career development
• Employee Vehicle Program  

We are all in for change. Are you too? Apply now  

Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC (“MBV”) is a plant in Ladson, South Carolina that produces Sprinter vans for the U.S. and Canadian market under the brands Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner. The midsize Mercedes-Benz Metris vans are also reassembled at this location.

Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC invested 500 million U.S. dollars in the construction of a new Sprinter production plant in addition to an expansion of the previous assembly operations. In September 2018, MBV officially opened its new plant, located next to existing operations in the North Charleston area. The MBV facility will provide up to 1,300 jobs by the end of the decade and is expected to create at least 600 additional jobs in the region through its suppliers.

More than 120,000 Sprinters have been assembled in North Charleston and delivered to destinations in the U.S. since 2006. The U.S. is now the second largest market for Sprinter vans, after Germany.  

Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that appreciates and leverages the diversity of our team. We provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), age, national origin, religion, marital status, veteran status, physical or other disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER NOTICE The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and are not exhaustive of the tasks that an employee may be required to perform. The Company reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business, competitive considerations, or the work environment change.   

An Equal Opportunity Employer