What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Department Manager position at Watlow?
Working at Watlow
Watlow is a global technology and manufacturing leader who provides world class engineering expertise through innovative thermal products and systems, enabling our customers to thrive. We are making a positive impact every day as our solutions enrich the lives of people everywhere. We have been providing breakthrough thermal solutions for nearly a century. Our corporate values guide us uncompromisingly to always do the right thing, continually learn and improve, respect everyone, and lead with service and humility .
About the Role
As the Engineering Department Manager for Watlow's New Product Introduction (NPI), you will have Global responsibility for the processes, the tools, and the technologies that we use to design and develop the world-class manufacturing systems that produce and deliver our new products. You will be a critical member of our Global Operations Leadership Team, reporting directly to the Director of Engineering, Global Industrialization to deliver an unparalleled customer experience based on superior manufacturing system solutions, product quality, flexibility, and responsiveness. At the same time, you will help develop, lead, and serve on regional and enterprise-wide initiatives to create greater manufacturing capability and cost performance.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Functional Leadership. Lead and develop New Product Introduction (NPI) processes, tools, and methods across Watlow; collaborate with Product Engineering and Global Operations leadership to develop manufacturing system solutions that provide competitive cost, quality, and delivery advantages; provide guidance, coaching, and mentoring to our first-line technical and operations leaders to build their manufacturing engineering mastery and professional development. Implement and coach a disciplined culture of accountability to commitments.
- Continuous Improvement. Build a culture of continuous daily improvement in the teams that are developing and deploying our new manufacturing systems; NPI "core" team members are learning aggressively and are developing process and equipment standards, eliminating waste, and improving manufacturing processes as part of every project. NPI teams apply lean manufacturing principles to establish and sustain flow through our manufacturing systems and drive operational efficiency.
- Factory Automation. Work closely with Manufacturing Centers of Excellence (MCoEs) and Global Operations leaders to develop scalable automation solutions to transform our factories from labor-dependent, "craft" operations to scalable, automated production systems that effectively handle our high mix-low volume product variety. Use service-supplier partnerships to uncouple over-dependence on internal teams to develop and deploy automation solutions. Go faster!
- Quality Performance. Collaborate with regional and enterprise quality teams to embed and deploy effective strategies, manufacturing methods, and standards that ensure that each new product introduction delivers quality performance at or above industry standards and customer expectations.
- New Product Introduction. Lead collaboration with New Product Development teams to ensure that the right product features, the right manufacturing methods, and the right digital and automation technologies are deployed for "high volume" manufacturing of all new products introduced in our Global Operations. Leverage Business and Function support teams to ensure that no product is launched until all the requirements needed to support a profitable Delivery Value Stream are in place and are demonstrated to be capable.
- Supplier Development. Collaborate closely with the sourcing and supply chain organizations to develop and implement strategies to dramatically improve the quality, cost, reliability, and delivery of incoming materials and components. Lean supply chain : key suppliers should be delivering at takt.
- Health and Safety. Aggressively promote and champion a culture of safety in the manufacturing environment; ensure that all new manufacturing systems and manufacturing system components comply with all relevant governmental and Watlow safety policies, regulations and standards.
Required Qualifications
Desired Qualifications and Attributes
Benefits : The Watlow Total Compensation Plan
The health, well-being and financial stability of you and your family is a high priority to us. T he Watlow Total Rewards Plan includes competitive compensation and a full range of life and career enhancing benefits :
Diversity & Inclusion
We proactively embrace diversity in all its dimensions across our company and cultivate a culture of inclusion and forward thinking that respects and reflects each team member's individual strengths, views, and experiences. Watlow takes pride in being an inclusive equal opportunity employer and considers for employment qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Please let us know confidentially if you need or require any special accommodations to participate in our recruiting process by emailing us at accommodations@Watlow.com .
