Manager - Engineering-Acupac Engineering Salary Indirect

KDC One • Mahwah, NJ

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About The Position

The Engineering Manager organizes, deploys, and measures activities across the Engineering, Maintenance, and Facilities departments to achieve high levels of safety, quality, service, and productivity. The role manages engineering projects involving reliability, continuous improvement, equipment installation, validations, and new product development, while also contributing engineering work and providing floor-level technical support, knowledge, mentorship, and guidance.

The position oversees projects through their full lifecycle, from initiation to operation, ensuring they are delivered on time, meet business and technical requirements, and remain within agreed budgets. It drives Lean Manufacturing and other continuous improvement methods to improve safety, quality, overall equipment effectiveness, and cost performance, and deploys reliability maintenance strategies to maximize equipment performance and uptime in coordination with Operations.

The Engineering Manager maintains customer relationships and expectations by communicating site equipment capabilities and performance and supporting the new product introductions process. The role owns the site-specific capital expenditure strategy, including budgeting and departmental execution; leads Maintenance and Facilities teams; oversees spare-parts inventory and record-keeping; and leads and coaches teams responsible for preventive maintenance.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in Engineering/Maintenance.
• At least 5 years of experience in a management or leadership position.
• At least 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

• Manufacturing experience in cosmetics or pharmaceuticals, preferably with high-speed and agile filling and packaging systems.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Project Manager (CPM) credential.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects related to reliability, continuous improvement, equipment installation, validations, and new product development.
• Participate in engineering work and provide technical support, knowledge, mentorship, and guidance at the floor level.
• Manage project delivery through the complete lifecycle, ensuring projects are on time, meet business and technical requirements, and stay within the agreed budget.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing principles and other continuous improvement methods to improve safety, quality, OEE, and cost targets.
• Deploy reliability maintenance methods and strategies to optimize equipment performance, maximize uptime, and ensure integration with Operations.
• Maintain customer relationships and expectations by communicating site equipment capabilities and performance and executing the new product introductions process.
• Own the site-specific CapEx strategy, including budgeting and departmental execution.
• Lead, assign, and manage Maintenance and Facilities team activities to achieve safety, quality, productivity, and cost objectives.
• Oversee the spare parts room, including inventory management, replenishment, and record-keeping to support maintenance and minimize downtime.
• Develop, lead, and coach teams responsible for the preventative maintenance program to prevent equipment failures and extend machinery life.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Life insurance
• Paid vacation time
• Paid sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Performance-based annual bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager