Overview

Who we are

Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at Toyota. As one of the world’s most admired brands, Toyota is growing and leading the future of mobility through innovative, high-quality solutions designed to enhance lives and delight those we serve. We’re looking for talented team members who want to Dream. Do. Grow. with us.

Toyota Manufacturing is looking to develop new innovative solutions to support the future of mobility, and values being a member of a local and global community. We offer an inclusive team environment that values “respect for people” and we are a company with a rich history and an exciting future to pursue your professional dreams. Along with great pay, amazing benefits, and a stable work environment – Toyota Manufacturing has it all."

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Who we’re looking for

Toyota North Carolina (TBMNC) is looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated Engineering Services Manager.

The role of this position is to continue creating, implementing, and launching technical training, framework, and systems, which will be used in the engineering services department. This person will be a part of and lead a team of engineers to plan, manage, and provide engineering solutions to improve manufacturing KPI’s, as well as managing process changes. Primarily, this person will instill a culture of continuous improvement, creating a collaborative team in a manufacturing organization who takes pride in the technical department of engineering services.

Reporting to a Senior Manager of Engineering Services, the person in this role will support the Engineering Services department's objective and work in partnership with maintenance, production, and other departments.

The successful candidate must exhibit Toyota Way leadership values; (Respect for People and Continuous Improvement Activity). Desired characteristics include perseverance, curiosity for enrichment learning, self-motivation, effective communication skills, and humility. The candidate must be able to quickly navigate complex problem solving in a fast-paced environment at the local, regional, and global level. The successful candidate must be effective at identifying and removing barriers that hinder progress of the Engineering Services department. The ability to identifying gaps in training and standards will help the department to become stronger at meeting manufacturing KPI’s. In this role the candidate needs to decide, manage, and assign appropriate work priorities to direct reports. The candidate must also develop and execute schedule for said priorities and report their status to the senior management group.

What you’ll be doing

• Support the existing managers with the ongoing establishment of the engineering services department by recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding new members.

• Guide engineers to achieve Safety, Quality, Productivity, Cost and People Development KPIs.

• Train, promote, teach, and further develop Toyota systems in a startup environment.

• Become knowledgeable and learn quickly about the people, process, and product to provide technical expertise and direction to the team when needed.

• Spend a considerable amount of time on the production floor with equipment and people. This will result in a direct result of developing and coaching each team member’s technical capability and problem-solving methodology.

• Interact within the manufacturing department and other related groups to confirm that performance and expectations are being met.

• Expected to have strong focus on people development – providing leadership teaching, coaching and mentorship to all team members.

• Meet engineering services and related production and company KPIs by driving action through pro-active problem solving, visualizing department status, and providing tangible, continual improvements.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering or similar with 5 years of experience in an engineering and manufacturing environment, or 10 years of equivalent professional experience in manufacturing and engineering.

• Engineering experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Experience in a management role with responsibility for direct reports, or similar experience as a people leader with formal or informal leadership responsibilities.

• Experience troubleshooting and problem-solving technical issues within a manufacturing environment, (in areas such as safety, quality, equipment, process, productivity, and cost).

• Project management experience, such as managing a capital project larger than $1M, pre-production project work, or related experience.

• Working knowledge of mean time to repair (MTTR) and mean time between failure (MTBF).

• Ability to support a 24/7/365 manufacturing operation, including morning/evening overtime, weekend work, and off shift technical support with other managers, including overtime up to 25% or higher during peak times.

• Ability to work Summer and Winter shutdown and holidays as needed, including business travel, both domestic and international, up to 20%.

Added bonus if you have

• Experience with new equipment technology related to start-up, major model change and product launches in a fast pace highly automated manufacturing environment.

• Completion of A3, Toyota Business Practice, or other equivalent documented problem-solving activity.

• Knowledge of battery manufacturing (cell and/or module).

• Skills related to industrial process engineering (Controls, IoT, Process Monitoring, Andon utilization, data collection and storage, analytics).

What we’ll bring

During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-leading benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include:

• A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect.

• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement.

• Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount.

• Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program (if applicable).

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family.

• Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute.

• Paid holidays and paid time off.

• Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools, and more.

• Tax Advantaged Accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA).

• Relocation assistance (if applicable).

Belonging at Toyota

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace all perspectives and value unique human experiences. Respect for all is our North Star. Toyota is proud to have 10 different Business Partnering Groups across 100 different North American chapter locations that support team members’ efforts to dream, do and grow without questioning that they belong.

Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Have a question, need assistance with your application or do you require any special accommodations? Please send an email to talent.acquisition@toyota.com.