Engineering Manager

LISI•Big Lake, MN

10d•$120,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for providing engineering leadership to the Big Lake business division, overseeing the management of all employees in the department. Will serve as a critical technical leader and change agent that is responsible directly for the engineering team while championing a culture of continuous improvement. This dual impact role balances daily engineering project execution, personnel management, and system architecture with the strategic deployment of operational excellence processes. The engineering manager will oversee manufacturing engineering, automation team, tool room, and lead the Operational excellence for Big Lake. Provide technical leadership to achieve the business division’s goals and objectives. Driving cost reduction and continuous improvement initiatives, monitoring and confirming organizational adherence to policies, procedures, regulations and standard work and managing the department budget.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in Manufacturing Engineering or related engineering field (experience in lieu of a degree will be considered)
Minimum five years’ relevant, progressive experience including mentoring other Engineering staff and participating in customer interactions and decision making.
Broad knowledge base of medical device machining processes, applications and technologies.
Strong business knowledge. Experience leading significant business change and LEAN initiatives.
Demonstrated effective leadership skills, including the interpersonal and communication skills necessary to lead people and get results through others.
Proficient PC skills in a Windows environment.
Basic understanding of CAD/CAM systems utilizing solid modeling.
Experience working within an ISO environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a precision machine shop environment.
LEAN / Six Sigma training and demonstrated application.
MBA

Responsibilities

Provide engineering leadership to the business division, including developing and implementing new engineering methodologies and processes for improved performance, quality and/or cost reduction. Work closely with other departments to ensure proper implementation of these initiatives.
Implement & grow Operational excellence through all levels
Design and govern standard work, visual KPI’s tracking framework
Directly supervise staff and oversee the management of key employees in the Engineering Department by participating in and overseeing the hiring, work planning and direction, training and performance management processes.
Lead cross functional kaizen events, value stream mapping, and root-cause analysis
Develop foundational practices to support business growth and drive out costs through continuous improvement initiatives.
Drive digital transformation by utilizing automation, data analytics, and observational tools
Lead technical discussions with quality and operations driving knowledge throughout the business.
Represent our business in customer-facing interactions such as DFM or technology advancements.
Partner with NPI engineering team to utilize SME in assisting NPI programs.
Develop automation strategies to help drive operational efficiencies and repeatability.
Support business expansion through capital expenditure (equipment) and space management.
Assist with developing and managing the Engineering Department budget for the business division.
Monitor and confirm organizational adherence to policies, procedures, regulations and standard work.
Other duties as assigned.