What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Engineering ManagerNorth America position at Sensus?
Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology company committed to developing innovative technology solutions to the world’s water challenges. The Company’s products and services move, treat, analyze, monitor and return water to the environment in public utility, industrial, residential and commercial building services settings. Xylem also provides a leading portfolio of smart metering, network technologies and advanced infrastructure analytics solutions for water, electric and gas utilities. The Company’s more than 16,500 employees bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on identifying comprehensive, sustainable solutions. Headquartered in Rye Brook, New York with 2017 revenue of $4.7 billion, Xylem does business in more than 150 countries through a number of market-leading product brands.
The name Xylem is derived from classical Greek and is the tissue that transports water in plants, highlighting the engineering efficiency of our water-centric business by linking it with the best water transportation of all – that which occurs in nature. For more information, please visit us at www.xylem.com.
THE ROLE : Coordinates the activities related to the manufacturing engineering process across the NA sites, working closely with production, R&D and procurement department, defining appropriated manufacturing strategies and the most innovative technologies (including Industry 4.0) to be used to meet the GC strategy in terms cost effectiveness and safety. Contributes to Define and Control the GPA’s assigned to each site and evaluates the potential synergies between the different sites across the regions.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
- Coordinate all the ME managers across NA sites, by dotted line responsibility, to implement all the strategic activities, technologies & processes according to the AWS strategy. In doing this He / She should collaborate and supported by the Site leaders.
- Propose and coordinate the overall investment strategy across the NA sites.
- Works with R&D for the strategic Investments definition trough XPD Process.
- Provides guidance to XPD Engineers regarding design concepts for a best utilize of existing equipment and manufacturing technology.
- Ensure the technology alignments with the technologic status of the art including the industry 4.0 philosophy.
- Explore the market searching for innovative solutions in all the technology area where we are acting (es. machining, welding and brazing, assembly, materials handling , automation , robotics ,etc)
- Work with product manager, R&D and Procurement Dpt and site leaders to define the best options and determinate make or buy strategies.
- Coordinate the site plans across the NA facilities to ensure most efficient and productive behaviors.
- Cooperate with the ME site managers to define inspection and test requirements into the production plan and exchange best practice across AWS and widely across Xylem.
- Support the ME site managers in improving of machinery & equipment performances, and He / She collaborate in investigating and initiating corrective actions to solve problems to assure costs effectiveness , product quality and safety behavior .
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