Job Description
The Production Cost Engineer is responsible for analyzing, benchmarking, and improving manufacturing costs across multiple production lines. This role acts as a key interface between production, engineering, controlling, and global lead plants to ensure cost transparency, identify cost drivers, and execute cost-reduction initiatives. The position supports both day-to-day cost monitoring and long-term cost strategy, including localization and process improvement projects.
Cost Analysis, Benchmarking & Target Setting
- Review and analyze monthly group production cost reports; identify cost variances, root causes, and corrective actions.
- Perform benchmark analyses of assembly hours and fabrication costs against lead plants.
- Define cost and time deltas vs. lead plants and develop project-based action plans to close gaps.
- Define and maintain cost-per-hour targets for fabrication p...