Engineering Manager

Job Description

Job Description

General Description:

Traits:

• Self-motivated with the ability to multitask and thrive in a time-line driven environment
• Customer focused
• Detail oriented and organized
• Provide motivation and maintains morale for the Engineering group
• Team oriented
• Lead with ethics, integrity, and equality
• Able to make consistent, ration decision driven by Data

Experience:

• Lean methods
• Leadership skills necessary to manage and support and Engineering team
• Problem solving techniques and skills
• Organizational competencies to keep projects, process, and the entire Engineering team on track
• Project implementation skills
• Demonstrates leadership qualities in a high volume automotive Engineering department

Responsibilities:

• Communicate and Supervise all Engineering activity and personnel
  • Working with Engineering techs and Lead Manufacturing Engineers
• Lead and assist on continual improvement projects
• Organize all daily Engineering priorities and responsibilities for Eng. Techs and Lead Mfg. Engineers
• Process efficiency development and cross training
• First point of contact for Engineering concerns from Vickers manufacturing floor
• Organize and manage all Engineering new launch activity
• Manage labor utilization percentages
• Communicate and collaborate with other managers, suppliers, and contractors
• Create detailed Engineering plans, processes, and procedures for Engineering staff

Physical Requirements:

• Bending, stopping, reaching, twisting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and moving items
• Responding to public address system announcements
• Walking and standing
• Lifting fifty (50) pounds or more
• Must wear required Personal Protective Equipment

Environmental Job Requirements:

• Due to forklifts and other heavy equipment traveling through the shop, temporary cracks may appear in the floor, causing an uneven walking surface
• The shop environment can be dusty and noisy
• Doors are frequently open, causing drafts and interior temperature changes
• Floors around work area may become slippery during wet weather conditions, or liquids such as coolants and oils from machinery
• May have to handle parts with sharp edges
• Passing forklifts emit gas fumes
• Tools, supplies, and related materials may contain hazardous materials
• May have to occasionally work outdoors where temperatures and climate can fluctuate