Change Management Specialist Engineering

About the Role You will :

• Review and assign Enterprise Change Requests (ECRs) for action.
• Review and implement Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), Deviations, and Reworks.
• Manage and maintain production Bills of Material.
• Advise and establish best practices for documenting changes for new and existing products.
• Facilitate reviews in Change Review Board and Change Configuration Board.
• Identify Process gaps and provide suggestions for continuously improving the change and configuration management process and advocating best practices.
• Analyzes engineering change proposals to determine the effect on the enterprise.
• Ensures configuration identification by reviewing design release documents for completeness, proper authorizations, and system updates.
• Develops configuration management documentation based on enterprise and project requirements.
• Provide configuration management planning. Describe provisions for configuration identification, change control, configuration status accounting, and configuration audits.

Regulate the change process so that only approved and validated changes are incorporated into product documents and related software.

• Create and track actions for cross-functional groups downstream of the change to ensure its successful implementation.
• Define, manage, and maintain product structure / architecture and logic for configurable products (Configurator features and options).
• Provide Change Management related training to users and stakeholders of the Change Management process.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

About Our Group :

• As strategic partners, the Engineering team strives to ensure that our values, culture, and engagement always allow us do great things for our company.
• We strive to provide the highest-level service and support to our clients each and every day.
• We work collaboratively to build strong relationships with our clients, partners, and own team.
• We treat each other with respect and always try to have a little fun every day!
• This position will be part of the Engineering team that supports Proterra’s Manufacturing and Engineering operations.
• You will report to the Director Operations Excellence Managerand collaborate with other Engineering team members who are both local and remote.

About You :

• The candidate must be well-rounded and have technical knowledge of how product lifecycle management tools work at the tactical execution level with a view at the strategic level with a view at the strategic level.
• The candidate should be interested in the enterprise system tools and components (PLM / PDM, ERP, rapid planning, work orders, production orders, etc.

that work together and function.

• Self-starter with the ability to adapt interpersonal styles and techniques to influence at all levels of the organization and external customers.
• Customer-focused attitude, with a high-level of professionalism and discretion.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality, establish trust and credibility, and act with complete integrity.
• Detail-oriented, resourceful, and diligent
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Sound judgment and problem-solving skills
• Excellent English communication skills and the ability to work with a high workload with interruptions and deadlines in an open environment.

Your Experience Includes :

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree in a relevant field or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment with complex, integrated assemblies or equivalent relevant experience.
• 3+ years of experience in working directly with engineering change and / or configuration management processes or developing and managing product structure.
• Experience working with both R&D and production rate environments with short time-to-market for new products.
• Hands-on PLM / MRP / ERP systems experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of product release life cycle as it relates to the creation and change management of product structure, requirements, parts, and BOM structures.
• Experience working with stakeholders to develop and refine processes that support the enterprise change and configuration process.
• Transportation or Automotive experience is a plus

Location : Greer, SC

Travel : 0 - 10%

Proterra is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, providing equal employment opportunities to all Employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law or ordinance.

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