Manufacturing Engineering Group Leader

Trane Italia • Pueblo, CO

1d • $75,700 - $135,835 • Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineering Group Leader provides leadership, influence, and hands-on engagement to develop, direct, and implement production process methods and engineering support for Trane Technologies’ Pueblo, Colorado operations. The role oversees the full manufacturing engineering continuum and is responsible for developing engineering talent and manufacturing processes that meet operational requirements. As a key plant staff leadership role, it drives engineering excellence in support of long-term plant objectives and growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• At least five years of related experience, including experience in a manufacturing plant environment.
• Demonstrated leadership of projects and teams.
• Demonstrated knowledge and use of engineering standard work (BOS).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong personal leadership, change-management, collaboration, and cross-functional influencing abilities.
• Ability to conduct intellectually honest dialogue that supports diversity of ideas.
• Proficiency in Lean Manufacturing, Strategic A3 Thinking, and 9-step problem solving; experience creating and maintaining standard work and Yamazumis.
• Ability to work with minimal technical direction.
• Ability to represent the company internally and externally and build alliances.
• Ability to drive results with urgency and speed.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in engineering.

Responsibilities

• Improve quality and manufacturing process concepts for component and end-product manufacturing.
• Support development and maintenance of quality and process documentation, including creating and modifying standard work.
• Plan annual resource needs, determine the departmental budget, administer it throughout the year, and conduct periodic forecasting.
• Recommend and justify capital requests and analyze and evaluate production capacities.
• Implement capital equipment, including evaluation, selection, and run-offs.
• Set objectives and allocate resources for quality, productivity, and cost-reduction improvement projects.
• Provide engineering support for special engineered products.
• Support production engineering needs (Ready to Serve).
• Report engineering project status as required.
• Maintain adherence to BOS and TTPPM standards.
• Drive project speed and measurable results on schedule and within budget.
• Support integration of new products into existing processes.
• Maintain and improve Process FMEAs (PFMEAs) to drive control-plan development.
• Review engineering changes to existing products, determine their effects on current manufacturing processes, and update processes and documentation to support viable changes.
• Determine the effects of process and product changes on tooling, CNC programming, and other manufacturing methods.
• Assist internal and external suppliers with process and quality issues, determine root causes, and formulate corrective actions; ensure the final process is capable and stable.
• Actively participate in plant transformation, including leading cross-functional teams.
• Develop engineering talent and lead a technical team with breadth and deep technical expertise.

Benefits

• Health insurance and holistic wellness programs with incentives, available from day one for the employee and family.
• Fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• Up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional options supporting volunteer and parental leave.
• 401(k) match.
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs.
• Tuition assistance and student debt support.

What This Job Offers

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