Engineering Manager - Plant 3
About The Position
The Engineering Manager will lead initiatives to improve product yield, reduce variation, and achieve cost reduction goals in the manufacture of ceramic cores/parts. This role involves directing activities related to product tool/part designs and standards, spending significant time on the manufacturing floor, and managing the facility’s engineering budgets. The manager will oversee engineers focused on the plant's generic processes and direct the New Product Introduction (NPI) initiative to ensure product development aligns with project timelines, budgets, and quoted standards. Additionally, the role is responsible for developing and managing the plant's scrap reduction plan, optimizing part velocity through operations by eliminating constraints and waste, and overseeing engineers who establish and maintain robust metallurgical processes. The Engineering Manager will collaborate with the Process Engineering Manager to meet financial and scrap reduction metrics, report initiative status to management, and lead cost improvement, product improvement, and problem-solving activities. This position requires establishing professional working relationships with other Engineering Managers and teams, coordinating with HRC and Corporate Engineering, and working directly with engine manufacturer’s engineering teams to optimize core design and producibility. The manager will also be responsible for developing the future strategic engineering organizational structure and fostering an environment of engagement and development for the Engineering Staff, including managing training strategies.
Requirements
- BS in Material Science, Mechanical, Metallurgy, or Manufacturing Engineering
- 7+ years of experience in engineering
- 5+ years of supervisory experience
- Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Nice To Haves
- Good knowledge of financial data
- Experience in the casting industry
- Competent working knowledge of investment casting process, customer specifications, and quality systems
Responsibilities
- Lead initiatives to achieve product yield improvements, variation reduction, and achieve cost reduction goals related to the manufacture of ceramic cores/parts
- Direct and manage the activities regarding product tool/part designs and standards
- Significant time daily on manufacturing floor
- Manage the facility’s engineering budgets
- Oversight of the engineers focused on the plants generic processes
- Manage and direct the New Product Introduction (NPI) initiative ensuring product development in accordance with overall project timelines, budget, and quoted standards
- Develop the overall plant scrap reduction plan and manage the initiatives and actions to meet the scrap targets
- Part velocity through the plant operations and elimination of constraints and waste.
- Oversight of engineers establishing and maintaining robust metallurgical processes for production product.
- Work in conjunction with the Process Engineering Manager to achieve all plant financial and scrap reduction metrics
- Report status of scrap reduction initiatives to Plant Manager and other high-level managers as required
- Direct and participate in the conception, evaluation and implementation of cost improvement, product improvement and production problem solving activities
- Coordinate scrap reduction initiatives with the HRC and Corporate Engineering technical staff
- Establish professional working relationship with Engineering Managers and Engineering Team at each casting facility and promote engineering team communication regarding product status and issues
- Work directly with engine manufacturer’s engineering team in conjunction with the casting facility’s engineering team to optimize core design and producibility as required
- Responsible for developing the future strategic engineering organizational structure with the Process Engineering Manager, the Plant Manager, and the HR manager
- Responsible for creating an environment of engagement and fostering development of Engineering Staff
- Manage training development strategies for the Engineering Staff
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
