Manager, Testing and Test Engineering

BorgWarner•Arden, NC

1d•$130,400 - $183,375•Onsite

About The Position

The BorgWarner Arden campus offers two world class technical centers and a cutting-edge manufacturing facility that designs and produces turbos, fan, and fan drive components for the automotive industry. The Arden campus offers a multitude of career opportunities and is in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina. To maintain effective, efficient management of the Testing and Test Engineering functions in both the Thermal and Turbomachinery Technical Centers, supporting performance, durability, and other qualification testing on fan drives, fans, turbochargers and turbocharger components as dictated by global customer validation plans and other requirements.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field is preferred
8 or more years of equivalent testing experience in an R&D test facility and/or leadership experience
Strong technical skills and knowledge of lean manufacturing processes/procedures required
Must be PC competent with SAP, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Mini Tab.
Professional verbal and written communication skills essential
Familiarity with proven safety programs or quality programs (i.e., Kaizen)
Knowledge of advanced aspects of products/processes that are managed
Experienced and capable in building, leading, and motivating teams
Understands human resource management and development skills
Extensive personal computer experience and software knowledge
Basic blueprint reading and GD&T knowledge required.
Knowledgeable in problem solving skills (i.e., Pareto, Fish Bone, etc.)
Travel as needed (5% – 10% max)
Attendance on the job is essential.
Must be able to work in a team environment.
Must be able to follow instructions, safety rules, and regulations.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of turbochargers, fan drives, and related components and engines preferred.
Knowledge of IATF 16949 and/or ISO 9000 is preferred.
Project management experience, including appropriate techniques and tools (GANTT & PERT charts etc.)
Thorough knowledge of Statistical Process Control and Design of Experiments principles
Preferred experience in the automotive industry

Responsibilities

Ensure a safe work environment.
Drive investigation and root cause analysis for all safety related incidents within their department.
Define area performance metrics.
Drive weekly core team meetings and actions to ensure long term goals associated to safety, quality, and productivity are accomplished.
Assign work; recommend and implement improvements in testing methods, equipment, operating procedures, employee relations, and working conditions.
Recommends and implements overtime
Drive team leader and team member development including appropriate staffing / hiring
Conduct regular performance reviews with employees and support long-term employee development goals.
Develop departmental staffing.
Execute departmental disciplinary actions, corrective actions, and terminations.
Oversee all departmental activities in accordance with company policies and procedures and applicable laws.
Build employee engagement through thoughtful incorporation of employee ideas.
Responsible for area performance measures and individual employee work performance; provide coaching and direction to employees at various levels within the organization.
Responsible for communication at all levels.
Maintain departmental budgets and budget forecasting for Testing and Test Engineering functional areas.
Ensure required documents like standard work, control plans, work instructions, etc. are completed and available.
Write and or support the writing of Appropriation Requests to justify the funding needed for cost reductions, continuous improvement projects, and general Technical Center maintenance.
Manage Capital Expenditure budget and forecasting.
Actively support any downtime, quality, or performance needs through troubleshooting and problem solving using different problem-solving applications like 8D, 6 Sigma, etc.
Ensure Preventive Maintenance activities are completed on time and to BorgWarner standards.
Coordinate facility’s maintenance, repairs, and new equipment installations with the internal maintenance team and outside contractors, which includes creation and adherence of budgets and timelines for projects.
Manage Timelines, efficiency, and cost control of the Testing and Test Engineering functional areas.
Review customer test plans to ensure requests are within the capability of the facility and its capacity; and make preparations to accommodate special test requests if needed.
Develops working relationships with the manufacturing, quality, human resources, information technology, accounting and materials department and equipment suppliers to facilitate process improvements.
Assist in developing best practice testing procedures and share with other BorgWarner TTT Technical Center leadership.
Leads and motivates employees per the BorgWarner philosophy.
Understanding all requirements of each job reporting to this position and ensures each person is performing all requirements of the job.
Providing adequate training and development as necessary
Perform other duties as needed