Job Description

The mission of the Senior Industrialization Engineer - is to play a critical role in process and manufacturing operations, ensuring that new products, technologies, and engineering changes are industrialized in a scalable, stable, and cost-effective manner.
The role leads complex industrialization initiatives and ensures the successful transfer of products into stable serial production. This position demonstrates deep expertise in process related with rubber as raw material(products especially hoses it is a plus), critical process parameters, application requirements, process ranges, and product process interactions, applying modern manufacturing techniques and methodologies to ensure process capability, risk mitigation, and consistent product quality.
Key targets of the role include achieving launch readiness, process capability and stability, operational efficiency, cost competitiveness, and long-term manufacturing sustainability while supporting continuous improvement and general alignment.
Product Industrialization & Process Industrialization:
Deep expertise in the processes mainly related with rubber as raw material used (Extrusion, braiding, knitting, vulcanizing , crimping and others)
Manage the industrialization of new products from design through serial production (Rubber products , hydraulic hose or other kind of hose is a plus).
Act as the technical expert regarding process and product.
Contribute through manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and layouts to ensure capability, safety, quality, and cost targets are met.
Support design for manufacturability (DFM) and design-for-assembly (DFA) reviews in collaboration with other departments.
Product and Process Improvement:
Support engineering changes,



providing expert guidance to ensure robust industrialization and minimal disruption to production.
Provide expert input and technicaldirection to continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost in collaboration with other departments.
Support structured problem-solving activities using Lean, Six Sigma, and quality tools (A3, 8D, DMAIC, SPC, MSA).
Provide technical expertise to process optimization initiatives such as cycle time reduction, yield improvement, and cost optimization.
Promote best practices and technical standards to strengthen manufacturing robustness.
Monitoring and Reporting:
Provide technical overshight of process postlaunch.
Review performance indicators ensuring technical adequacy and long term process stability.
Identify, assess, and technically evaluate industrialization risks.
Provide expert technical support during audits.
Standardization:
Drive the implementation of standards for products and processes.
Ensure technical guidelines in collaboration with the Product and process industrialization team.
Act as a subject matter expert to train and coach engineers.
Support the implementation of new technologies and ensure proper standardization.
Qualifications

Bachelor's degree: in Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering, Chemistry, or a related
Advanced English
Leading Projects and specific teams (giving direction, feedback, motivation,



moderation)
Strong communication .
Experience:

5 or more years of extensive professional experience in process related using rubber (raw material)such as extrusion process , vulcanizing, knitting , braiding or similar knowledge of hydraulic hoses process or other kind of hose even no hydraulic it is a plus (10 years of experience preferred)
Comprehensive knowledge and experience in rubber and plastic production processes and ramp-up projects
Working with international teams on production topics and understanding of foreign cultures
Knowledge:

Manufacturing Engineering Processes
Knowledge in Rubber
Knowledge in process like extrusion, vulcanizing, knitting , braiding and other reletad with rubber
Knowledge in core manufacturing processes for hoses is a plus
Strong knowledge of Product and process industrialization ,technologies, systems, Infrastructures, standards and processes.
Process design, process parameters definition, and Machine set up.
Design Validation and product qualification test and processes
2. Methodologies

Strong analytical, Problem Solving and decision-Making Tools and Techniques
Process Change Management
Lean production/CBS principles, methods and tools ( production management system) Tools:
Project management
Quality Assurance and Quality Core Tools (PFMEA, APQP, MSA, R&R;, Flow chart, Process control sheet)
Additional Information

At Continental we are committed to building an inclusive and discrimination-free ecosystem in Mexico, these principles are rooted in our corporate philosophy and culture. Therefore, it is totally forbidden to request a pregnancy or HIV test as part of our selection processes.
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