AfterSales Project Engineer

Blue Bird Corporation is a billion-dollar school bus manufacturer headquartered in Macon, GA with our manufacturing facilities located in Fort Valley, GA. Since 1927, our mission has been to design and build the world's safest buses to get our children to and from school. The health and wellbeing of America's schoolchildren is our top priority, and the electrification of our buses is an extension of that goal. By putting zero emissions buses on the road, we are able to improve the air quality our children breathe and turn our yellow buses "green."

JOB SUMMARY:

The After Sales Project Engineer reports to the Manager, Service Engineering. This position works closely with business operations, engineering and manufacturing by overseeing the management of projects/programs that support Blue-Bird's Service, Parts and Warranty initiatives. The After Sales Project Engineer ensures communication of changes for timely procurement and evaluation of technical source material necessary for production of service, training and parts publications.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Provides PLM project management and/or guidance for the Service Engineering team
• Supports the technical communications gates in PLM business process reviews
• Identifies service publications effected by new product launches and product design changes that drive service publication creation and/or revisions
• Provides engineering level technical direction and support of timely information to publication team members.
• Collaborates with project managers and/or design engineers to identify saleable OE parts required for the life of the product
• Verifies service parts are identified/flagged for appropriate catalogs and structured to their production parent items in PLM
• Reviews new and replacement parts with engineering when needed for legacy items
• Collaborates with Service Engineers to identify and structure service only parts / parts kits
• Evaluates new part set-up requests from CSR cases
• Supports cross functional departments as needed / required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Engineering level chassis, body, electrical and/or powertrain technical knowledge
• Extensive knowledge of engineering practices and Blue Bird systems including PLM, ERP and CAE programs
• Experience reflecting high level of discernment regarding selection of service parts and downstream ramifications of parts offerings set-up
• Rational decision making and problem-solving ability
• Detail oriented with a high degree of accuracy
• Able to work independently, following-through and solving problems quickly
• Desire to work together as a team working collaboratively to solve problems

EDUCATION AND/OR TRAINING:

• Post-secondary education in an Engineering
• 2+ years of automotive manufacturer (OEM) engineering level activity / support
• Project Management experience preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
• Technical illustration experience / skills preferred

*The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria necessary to successfully perform the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Blue Bird's winning culture is fueled by our ability to respect, encourage, celebrate and embrace the unique perspectives of all of our employees. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer who is committed to providing all of our employees with a work environment free of discrimination or harassment. We base our employment decisions on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, national, social or ethnic origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, past or present military service, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States and will be required to provide proof of employment eligibility at the time of hire.