Manager, Test and Validation

Henny Penny

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Do you want to work for a global company that creates remarkable experiences through people, products, and food? If you want to be part of a rewarding People First culture that values relationships, trust, and taking the long view, then this is the place for you. Henny Penny was named the 2021 Dayton Business of the Year for many good reasons. Read on to learn more! The Test and Validation Manager provides leadership, oversight, and direction for all testing, reliability, and product approval activities. Oversees Reliability, Test System, and Product Approval Engineers, Test Technicians, and Software Testers to ensure they meet objectives with the high-quality outputs through efficient operating processes.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or Physics.
• Minimum 10+ years of combined engineering experience; ideally starting as an individual contributor, then transitioning to management roles.
• Minimum 3 years of supervisory experience and technical leadership.
• Proven success growing and scaling high performing engineering teams with a collaborative culture.
• Ability to effectively utilize & partner with outside resources to achieve the budget and project objectives.
• Ability to work with highly technical products at a global level of support.
• Proven success leading and organizing cross-functional meetings and teams in a professional manner.
• Excellent verbal and written (including presentation) communication skills.
• Good listening skills and receptive to the ideas of others.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Engineering or MBA a plus.
• Experience in the capital goods or foodservice equipment industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate department team members to ensure that Test and Validation projects and processes meet defined objectives.
• Responsible for hiring and staff development
• Monitor the quality of engineering solutions generated by the teams with a focus on continuously improving their effectiveness and efficiency.
• Ensure tests are performed to schedule to support project schedules
• Ensure that all testing related procedures and work instructions are up-to-date and followed
• Implement and own the testing strategy/planning (functional, integration, performance).
• Be a process lead, including responsibility for mentoring your team, ensuring best practices, & inspire a quality mindset.
• Collaborate with other leaders to collectively make decisions that are best for the business and ensure the successful delivery of the product.
• Establish and manage expense and capital budgets for Test and Validation.
• Maintain a long-term capital plan to provide future visibility of major capital needs.
• Develop an annual plan that projects major Test and Validation projects, staffing needs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Create and maintain an environment of ownership and accountability of projects and timelines for all team members.
• Consistently models company values and expected behaviors.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• An opportunity to work for a company that is 100% employee-owned.
• As an employee-owner, you will be enrolled in our employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) program following one year of service.
• Annual company performance bonus in addition to base salary
• Flexibility to work from home 2 days per week
• Defined career paths so you’ll always know what’s next and what steps can get where you want to go
• Professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement and unlimited free access to LinkedIn Learning courses
• A competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, PTO, and paid holidays
• Onsite wellness clinic offering preventive care services such as wellness screenings, annual physicals, and related lab work at no cost to employee-owners
• Activities including department outings, holiday parties, and our annual company-wide Thanksgiving Dinner

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees