Manager, Engineering and Maintenance - TN

US Tsubaki Automotive • Portland, TN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The TSUBAKI name is synonymous with excellence in quality, dependability and customer service. U.S. Tsubaki Automotive, LLC is an international tier-one supplier of high-speed chain drive systems to the automotive industry. The Engineering and Maintenance Manager manages assigned resources and provides directions to direct reports in a manner that ensures all safety, quality, delivery, and cost (efficiency and continuous improvements) objectives are achieved. Responsible for budget controls, tooling design and capital projects implementation, in a manner that supports and benefits production output.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Ten years of experience in precision manufacturing, preferably metal related.
• Knowledge of work standards, quality standards, and disciplines required for world class quality and productivity.
• Basic motion and time study background to evaluate shop methods and cycle times.
• ISO 9001/14,0000 experience.
• "Hands On" experience with formal Continuous Improvement efforts in team setting.
• Excellent communication, presentation and strong leadership skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Lean Manufacturing, Project Management, ISO and CAD.
• Experience with JIT production system and efficient material flow.
• Familiar with daily schedule and productivity disciplines.
• Understanding of standard costing and budgeting.
• Experience with formal cost reduction programs.
• Ability to plan and analyze manpower requirements to efficiently meet production schedules.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States.
• Tsubaki does not sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering preferred.
• Engineering Management in Manufacturing, Power Transmission products exposure

Responsibilities

• Manages all resources in a harmonious manner that promotes and cultivates an atmosphere that emphasizes teamwork, respect, accountability, and a desire to improve all People, Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost objectives.
• Ensures all Safety standards, process and procedures are followed, work directly with Safety Compliance Manager as needed to improve existing program/procedures to ensure all Safety objectives are regularly exceeded.
• Ensures all Quality standards, process and procedures are followed, works directly with Quality and Engineering Departments as needed to improve existing program/procedures to ensure all Quality objectives are regularly exceeded.
• Ensures on-time delivery to all internal and external customers.
• Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff in the department.
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
• Develops, fosters and leads/mentors team to achieve significant results and develop future leaders/managers.
• Handles personnel problems, leads, coaches, rewards and disciplines employees, hires and trains employees, and resolves employee complaints.
• Oversees the daily workflow of the department and collaborates with other managers and leadership to set and assess priorities across teams.
• Fully understands personal accountability and responsibility and holds own self to that standard.
• Managers will exhibit the characteristics of a leader who is determined, results-oriented, persuasive, and a strong communicator.
• Write equipment specifications for acquisitions of new equipment.
• Write qualification plans and procedures for final acceptance of equipment and adherence to equipment specifications using statistical methods and design of experiments methodology.
• Develop long range capital improvements plan.
• Overseeing daily/weekly/monthly project schedules and is responsible for ensuring timelines are achieved and communicated accordingly.
• Analyze and recommend plan work force utilization, space requirements, workflow, and designs layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.
• Ensures compliance and consistency with all factory rules, regulations, and collective bargaining agreement.
• Supports system of progressive discipline and develops consistency among supervisory ranks.
• Works to develop a progressive approach to union related issues.
• Utilizing systems to independently obtain all production related data regarding department loads, capacities, quantities, specifications, and delivery dates of all customer demand.
• Reviews, investigates, and analyzes production data and processes, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications, and operating or production problems.
• Develops and implements operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and improve product quality.
• Coordinates engineering activities with all other supporting departments, engineering, procurement, maintenance, and quality control activities to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines, and equipment.
• Assesses cost effectiveness and feasibility of manufacturing processes; makes and implements recommendations to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
• Meets and exceeds planned productivity improvements by increasing the “added value” per person.
• Monitors manpower and training plans to maintain area targets.
• Supports PM plans to minimize equipment downtime and improve cycle times.
• Risk Management Program Operations (RMPO) team member for all special processes.
• Review manufacturing risk and develop improvement plan through process and capital improvements.
• Meet expense budgets and reduce costs related to controllable and non-controllable expenses.
• Establishes environment of Continuous Improvement to eliminate problems and reduce costs.
• Training, teamwork, and communication are keys.
• Lead work teams to implement lean manufacturing concepts like Kanban, Kaizen, SMED and 5S for manufacturing improvements.
• Position has both responsibility and accountability for individually assigned projects, assignments, as well as ability to lead team projects and assignments, (working manager).
• Must be familiar with general safety regulations, general software applications, and Company unique software systems.
• Directs workers in electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic maintenance and repair of machinery, equipment and facility.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of facilities Preventive and Predictive Maintenance programs for the complex.
• Responsible for managing the following systems: Roofs, HVAC, Plant Exhaust and intake system, plumbing, Chillers and the plant air system.
• Understands, leads, influences, and positively contributes to the facilities culture (Tsubaki Spirit).
• Other tasks, projects and functions as assigned.

Benefits

• health benefits effective on date of hire
• dental and vision benefits effective on the first of the month following date of hire
• Paid Time Off ("PTO")
• 10 paid holidays
• generous 401(k) match and profit sharing
• annual bonus potential
• life insurance
• short and long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• commuter benefits
• education reimbursement
• home and auto insurance discounts
• pet insurance

What This Job Offers

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