Engineering Manager

Description

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for leading, planning, directing and coordinating manufacturing processes and improvements within the plant that will meet and/or exceed internal and customer expectations while optimizing plant profitability and safety of the workforce. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Directs continuous improvement activities and communicates monthly to program specific and plant budgeted targets.
• Plans and formulates part specific industrial solutions and allocate engineering resources to achieve target productivity, scrap and uptime planned rates.
• Assigns project personnel to specific phases or aspects of project such as technical studies and process design.
• Reviews product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards and customer contract requirements and related specifications.
• Coordinates activities concerned with part development, scheduling and resolving engineering design and production problems.
• Evaluates engineering changes, specifications and drawings for risk, feasibility, investment, capacity and productivity.
• Manages expenditures within limitations of project budget.
• Works with internal and external suppliers to ensure smooth and cost-effective new product launch.
• Responsible for product launch and managing gate review metrics.
• Develop Prototype and Service part manufacturing solutions.
• Track the customer owned tooling on-site, replacement casting tooling, and timely invoicing of customer tooling.
• Ensures team members are trained to guarantee proper skill sets are developed and improved on daily. Completes performance evaluations and mentoring/coaching session in a timely and proactive manner with direct reports.
• Responsible for the safety, morale and development of direct reports. Facilitates team meetings; translates Company objectives in EHS, 5-S, quality and production into action plans. Communicates company policies to team members, enforces safety regulations and follows up on off shifts as needed.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Decisions Making Scope/Supervisory Responsibility:

• This position is responsible for hourly and salaried employees that includes, but is not limited to:  Casting Process Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Engineering Technicians, Process Technicians; CAD/CAM Technicians.

Requirements

Requirements

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university
• Five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills, Knowledge and Competencies:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills required (language skills, mechanical aptitude, problem-solving, etc.)
• Die casting experience is preferred.
• Permanent machining and assembly experience is preferred.
• Experience with continuous improvement initiatives and methods engineering.
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing, Kaizen, and TPM.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to implement win-win solutions.
• Experience in project management timing plan composition and optimization.
• Experience in manufacturing process cost estimating.
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office software.
• Strong leadership skills.

Certificates, Licenses, Registration:

• Certification in Lean Manufacturing Principles is preferred
• Certification in Six Sigma Belt certifications preferred

Aludyne is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or other legally protected status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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