Engineering Manager-Manufacturing

Job Functions:

• Ensure consistent management and adherence to all Corporate policies and standards.
• Lead, coach and mentor a team of experienced engineering professionals to monitor and improve manufacturing processes, increase safety, ensure high quality, increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve yields on all products
• Oversee technical project execution by managing scope, detailed tasks, schedules and cost projections for all operations projects
• Support training, career development, employee engagement and resource/succession planning for team members
• Support operations staff in day to day build activity and problem-solving activities
• Provide guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques through the application of Design for Manufacturing (DFM) concepts
• Seeks out advance technology, robotics, etc. as they apply to manufacturing systems and methods and lead the facility in their implementation.
• Collaborates with Finance to set annual and strategic capital budgets and assures execution of capital spending in accordance with those budgets.
• Approves engineering purchase orders to assure spending is aligned with approved budget guidelines.
• Collaborates with other functional managers and leadership to set and assess priorities across the team
• Develops and implements manufacturing engineering policies, standards and procedures
• Reviews, evaluates and implements all applicable manufacturing engineering changes to the process, equipment and standards
• Supports permanent corrective action plans to resolve outstanding internal and external customer issues related to quality, production, equipment, tooling and material selection
• Has previous experience in preparing complex test and diagnostic programs, software engineering, as well as knowledge designing test fixtures and equipment.
• International and domestic travel (less than 10%) to solve production related issues and/or customer visits.
• Other duties as assigned

Education:

• Degree in engineering with a minimum of eight years of experience in a manufacturing facility
• A minimum of 5 years department level supervisory experience and 15 years of manufacturing experience preferred
• Budget planning experience, organizational and planning skills, communication skills and ability to adapt to work environment and customer needs
• Previous experience with any of the following: machine parts, machining, injection molded parts, die casting, welding, powder coat painting, or progressive assembly processes
• Willing to “roll up sleeves and do what needs to get done” to consistently deliver results.
• Ability to navigate ambiguous situations, influence peers and drive execution.
• Lean Certification preferred

Technical Requirements:

• Proficient in CAD, Autodesk Inventor preferred.
• Strong Excel, Microsoft Word
• SYTELINE a plus

Experience:

• Knowledge of statistical methods for process control
• Understanding of assembly methods, tooling, manufacturing methods that include welding, metal forming, machining and molding.