What are the responsibilities and job description for the SR. ENGINEERING MANAGER position at Howmet Fastening Systems Aichach GmbH?
Responsibilities
Job Responsibilities:
Job Responsibilities:
- The position is dedicated to the technical leadership of the Process/Product Engineering & Technical Tooling Team. The position is additionally responsible for the technical support of manufacturing focused on providing a consistent product that meets customer specifications with additional responsibilities including, but not limited to:
- Lead initiatives to achieve product yield improvements, variation reduction, and achieve cost reduction goals related to the manufacture of ceramic cores/parts.
- Direct and manage the activities regarding product tool/part designs and standards
- Manage the facility’s engineering budgets.
- Manage and direct the New Product Introduction (NPI) initiative ensuring product development in accordance with overall project timelines, budget, and quoted standards
- Develop the overall plant scrap reduction plan and manage the initiatives and actions to meet the scrap targets.
- Work in conjunction with the Process Engineering Manager to achieve all plant financial and scrap reduction metrics.
- Report status of scrap reduction initiatives to Plant Manager and other high-level managers as required.
- Direct and participate in the conception, evaluation and implementation of cost improvement, product improvement and production problem solving activities.
- Coordinate scrap reduction initiatives with the HRC and Corporate Engineering technical staff
- Establish professional working relationship with Engineering Managers and Engineering Team at each casting facility and promote engineering team communication regarding product status and issues.
- Work directly with engine manufacturer’s engineering team in conjunction with the casting facility’s engineering team to optimize core design and producibility as required.
- Responsible for developing the future strategic engineering organizational structure with the Process Engineering Manager, the Plant Manager, and the HR manager.
- Responsible for creating an environment of engagement and fostering development of Engineering Staff
- Manage training development strategies for the Engineering Staff.
