What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Engineering Manager position at Knowles Corporation?
Description
The Manufacturing Engineering Manager is key member of the Knowles Valencia leadership team and is responsible for management of manufacturing engineering team. This is a position offering excellent professional and management career development in Knowles Precision Device Division. In this critical role, the Manufacturing Manager will be working side-by-side with Production, Product Management, Planning, Supply chain, QA and R&D teams at Knowles Valencia will be responsible for process development, optimization, introducing new assembly technology and equipment to ensure process that are stable, high yielding and cost effective.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and manage a strong engineering team of 10 process engineers, technicians and industrial engineers to improve process effectiveness, introduce new assembly technology / automation equipment, optimize process capability.
- Participate in cross-functional design reviews to ensure process capability and design for manufacturability are effectively considered during new process development or new product introduction.
- Create visibility to key metrics including project status, project funnel, process capability measures, SPC, etc.
- Lead team to achieve the financial objectives including yield target and scrap target which are assigned by plant manager.
- Evaluate, prioritize and justify capital expenditures to support process improvement projects.
- Develop and manage production qualification plans for new equipment and processes.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Benefits
What’s in it for you on Day 1 :
Exciting Onsite Perks :
Knowles is committed to providing a competitive and fair total compensation package for all employees.
One element in our total compensation package is base pay. The starting base pay for this role is targeted to be between $140,000 to $160,000 per year.
Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to previous experience and skills acquired prior to joining Knowles, cost of living in the assigned work location, assigned schedule, and salaries of similarly situated peers at the company. It is to be expected that candidates will come to us with different sets of skills and experiences and therefore will be paid at different points in the stated range. We recognize that the person(s) we select for hire may be less experienced or more experienced than the role as posted; if this is the case, any updates to available salary ranges will be communicated with candidates during the recruitment process.
Equal Opportunity Statement : Knowles Precision Devices prohibits pay discrimination and discrimination of any kind based on race, color, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or other legally protected status.
Notice to Staffing Agencies, Search Firms and Recruitment Agencies : The recruitment process at Knowles is managed through the Human Resources department. Knowles does not accept resumes submitted from 3rd party agencies outside of our system. To submit resumes, 3rd party agencies will need to be a pre-approved vendor with a valid contract in place, be actively engaged by Knowles to recruit for a specific position and have agency log in credentials to submit candidates to our careers portal. Please do not submit resumes via e-mail, through our external website or directly to our employees. Any resumes submitted in this way become the property of Knowles and will not be eligible for any placement fee.
Knowles is a market leader and global provider of high-performance capacitors and radio frequency ("RF") filtering products, and advanced micro-acoustic microphones and balanced armature speakers, serving the medtech, defense, electric vehicle, and industrial markets. Knowles' focus on the customer, combined with unique technology, proprietary manufacturing techniques, and global operational expertise, enables us to deliver innovative solutions across multiple applications. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, Knowles is a global organization with employees in 11 countries.
Salary : $140,000 - $160,000
