Engineering Manager

The Engineering Manager independently provides technical leadership, direction and support to Manufacturing and Design in the areas of product development, industry standards, methods, tooling, equipment, plant layout, process improvements and automation.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Functional

• Establish and maintain optimum production methods, standards, tooling and equipment for all products under assigned area.
• Responsible for all aspects of assigned manufacturing processes to demonstrate complete “Process Ownership” which includes:
• Documentation and Technical floor support to meet quality and productivity standards.
• Equipment set-up and operation.
• Hardware operation and maintenance.
• Maintain and Analyze process data to ensure process control.
• Identify and implement methods, process and equipment improvements.
• Coordinate the design and introduction of new products and engineering changes.
• Coordinate special projects as assigned.
• Project Management: Managing projects proficiently, efficiently, and with full accountability for project results. Ensuring that all constituent partners and associates for successful project implementation are managed and coordinated to completion of project goals.
• Process Improvement: Identifying core value-adding processes and maximizing their performance and productivity. Integrating and streamlining processes throughout the supply chain and ensuring adoption of the best maximum efficiency.
• Works when expected and contributes best efforts towards the timely completion of work assignments.
• Design mechanical components/tooling/fixturing as required.

Leadership

• Accountable for Results.
• Realizing a sense of urgency around business imperatives and convincing others of that urgency.
• Setting aggressive, well-defined goals to meet business challenges and ensuring performance against those goals.
• Overcoming obstacles to drive initiatives and actions to closure.

Interpersonal

• Collaboration and Teamwork
• Building strong relationships and partnerships across the company to leverage ideas, capabilities, and processes.
• Unifying internal constituents around a common vision and goals, and teaming with others for enhanced outcomes.
• Works positively with team members in order to continuously improve the business.

Business

• Business and Financial Knowledge: Identifying and understanding key financial indicators of the business. Effectively using financial or business knowledge to create or evaluate strategic options and opportunities and to define goals and initiatives. Managing financial performance within own role.
• Customer and Partner Focus: Comprehending the needs and requirements of customers or business partners in order to bring strategic value to them. Promoting customer needs as the key driver for business goals and initiatives.
• Appropriately applies policies and procedures in compliance with government laws. Policies and procedures include, but not limited to: ISO 9001 & 14001, government regulations (e.g. health, safety, quality and environmental), and functional policies.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: B. S. Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical Engineering or related technical field with knowledge in the application of basic engineering principles, theories, and techniques. Equivalent experience will be considered.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

5 to 10 years’ experience in Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering with increasing levels of responsibility preferably in an electrical assembly and test environment with knowledge of the latest motor and gearbox manufacturing processes and process improvement techniques. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as be proficient in Microsoft applications.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to lift and manipulate 65 pounds occasionally with assistance.