Director Engineering

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Requisition ID : 23523

Ferrara / KME are premiere manufacturers of fire trucks and emergency response vehicles offering a full line of pumpers, aerials, industrial, wildland, and rescue apparatus. Working hands-on with both municipal and industrial fire departments, the Ferrara / KME team thrives on diagnosing departments' current apparatus limitations and response needs to custom design the perfect fire apparatus solution that will stand the test of time.

Ferrara / KME is part of the larger REV Group (NYSE : REVG), a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles for the fire & emergency and recreation markets. REV Group's extensive vehicle line-up includes models such as ambulances, fire trucks, terminal trucks, RV's and much more. Our 6,500 employees continuously demonstrate their commitment to building innovative and reliable vehicles that our customers can depend on whether for a family trip across the U.S. or when responding to an emergency. Rev Group is a veteran friendly employer and hires over 200 veterans and or those transferring out of the military each year.

Direct and have immediate responsibility for the divisional product development, design, and documentation. Work with BU as a liaison to manage the build order process, communicate customer specifications and product development and design. Works closely with Sales, Service, and Operations to meet company goals. Reports to Division Director of Engineering and local GM.

Responsibilities :

• Provide innovative thought leadership on strategies to grow market share, increase profitability, and meet long-term business goals to the engineering team.
• Manage various engineering teams from design, technical sales and aftersales support, project management and production to ensure that any problems are immediately addressed.
• Implement approved corporate policies and ensure managers and staff perform their duties and responsibilities.
• Plan and develop the department's operating and capital budgets and manage expenses to conform with budget
• Implement and required compliance with best of breed engineering practices and methods as approved.
• Schedule divisional engineering projects and ensure efficient personnel utilization.
• Work with BU engineering leads to develop long and short-range plans.
• Work closely with the divisional BUs to manage the VA / VE projects.
• Actively participates in continuous improvement of products and processes to better serve customers and improve the overall profitability of the company. Make suggestions for improving product quality, processes, safety, and company profitability.
• Work with BU engineering leads to ensure the proper number and talent composition of the ambulance engineering staff.
• Maintain design adherence taking into consideration the cost, operation, reliability, manufacturability, adjustment, assembly, weight, installation, clearances, serviceability, standardization and adherence to industry standards and parameters to assure acceptable feasibility and integrity of product.
• Interpret and set design objectives, correlating, and assisting in the development of design and drawings to assure adherence to complete model concept to assure maximum efficiency of complete company product or unit thereof and help in the flow of information from group to group.
• Maintain design liaison with new or revised parts through the various stages of manufacture and / or experimental fabrication or test, interpreting design requirements and practicality of developed design and making modifications necessary to assure engineering soundness.
• Maintain a complete uniform and up-to-date record of all projects and drawings which have been completed.

Requirements (education, experience, travel, physical, work environment) :

REV Group is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by law. REV Group also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunities for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.

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