Manager, Engineering

Whirlpool Corporation•Saint Joseph, MO

12d

About The Position

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading home appliance company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home. As the only major U.S.-based manufacturer of kitchen and laundry appliances, the company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool , KitchenAid , JennAir, Maytag , Amana, Brastemp , Consul , and InSinkErator . In 2024, the company reported approximately $17 billion in annual sales - close to 90% of which were in the Americas - 44,000 employees, and 40 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com . The team you will be a part of Currently, we are seeking qualified candidates for a Model Shop Lead/Manager opening to drive our Saint Joseph/Benton Harbor, Michigan Model Shop Organization. This role in summary This role will provide the successful applicant an opportunity to interact with the Technology, Engineering and Procurement functions in the co-ordination and execution of all Model Shop Prototype Requests. This person needs to be self-motivated, customer-oriented and capable of leading and working effectively in a dynamic team environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required. Major in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering preferred.
Minimum of 10 years of Mechanical Design, Process Engineering, Model, Manufacturing, or relevant experience required.
Excellent people management skills; proven success developing employees, developing and managing objectives, improving employee engagement, building teamwork, providing open, honest, and timely feedback, etc.
Strong understanding of Lean and/or Six Sigma methodology.
Experience in driving Lean and/or Six Sigma activities.
Strong leadership and team building skills with a focus on the customer.
A solid understanding of the Physical Prototyping process including appropriate material usage, low volume production processes, tooling and techniques.
Demonstrated project planning skills based on either successful manufacturing or product design related activities.
Solid understanding of the Product Design, Development and Delivery process.
Understanding of the roles of both Physical and Virtual Prototyping in the Product Design and Delivery Process.
A team player with the proven ability to work with diverse personalities and groups.
Well-organized, detail-oriented and able to balance multiple priorities.
Proven success in a results-oriented and deadline-oriented environment.
Strong PC skills

Responsibilities

People Leadership:
Provide day to day leadership to the NAR model shop team that enables all constituents to contribute to the best of their ability.
Deliver the Performance Management Process for the department and prepare/conduct the calibration process throughout the plan year.
Actively develop employees and drive for continuous learning.
Proactively drive improvement in employee engagement.
Project Planning Leadership (Internal and External)
Work with our customers to enhance the visibility of upcoming physical prototype work requests so that the appropriate lead times can be communicated into category project plans and resource planning can be accomplished.
Work with the Product categories to ensure that work undertaken supports the category project priorities.
Work with the Category Project Teams to understand Project Physical Prototyping needs and the best manner (internal and/or external) in which resources can be applied (build readiness reviews).
Work with and lead the Shop Supervisors and the Model Shop Sourcing Specialists to ensure efficient planning and execution of Model Shop Requests. Introduce new workflow methodologies and tools into daily operations
Work with the Requestors, Shop Supervisors and Project Co-coordinator to:
Balance the work requests so that SJTC/BHTC Shops productivity is maximized and customer requests are met based upon resource availability.
Make decisions on project priorities through the Model Shop and understand which projects need to be outsourced to support requested timelines.
Work with Procurement to ensure that the outside physical prototype supply base is qualified and delivers quality work on a consistent basis.
Ensure effective use of the Physical Prototyping resources at hand by ensuring that Model Shop Requests received are at the appropriate level of concept readiness and optimization. This includes all required model/data files and understanding of the intended purpose.
Global and Regional Model Shop Interaction
Understand the capabilities of the other Global Model Shops so that Prototype Work requests can be executed in the most effective manner. Be the central point of contact for the SJTC/BHTC Model Shops in working with the other Global Shops so that available capacity is utilized to support Regional and Trans Regional Prototype Requests, where appropriate.