Manufacturing Engineering Manager (onsite)

Johnson Controls•Tampa, FL

3d•$104,000 - $156,000•Onsite

About The Position

Johnson Controls is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead a team of manufacturing engineers and technicians supporting production of commercial HVAC solutions. The manager oversees resources and strategic priorities while guiding the development of manufacturing tools, automation systems, equipment, and processes. The role champions Lean manufacturing and works with production, quality, and other cross-functional teams to improve efficiency, quality, safety, and scalability. This leader directs manufacturing process development and improvement, production methods, plant layouts, and value streams, and supports manufacturing readiness for new product introductions. The position also emphasizes coaching and developing talent and building a collaborative, innovative, high-performance culture. The position is onsite five days per week at Johnson Controls’ manufacturing facility in Largo, Florida. Candidates must be within commuting distance or able to relocate. Relocation packages are available. Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents will be considered; sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and/or Industrial Engineering.
At least 8 years of manufacturing and production operations and/or manufacturing engineering experience.
At least 5 years of successful supervisory or management experience overseeing manufacturing engineers.
Demonstrated track record of project management execution and high performance in current and previous positions.
Hands-on experience in cost estimating, project management, contract negotiations, and interaction with product vendors.
Experience with manufacturing process improvement and production tools.
Strong knowledge and experience with Lean layouts and related flow strategy using Six Sigma and Lean principles.
U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency.
Must be within commuting distance of the Largo, Florida facility or able to relocate.

Responsibilities

Manage Manufacturing Engineering personnel and work closely with the Lean Manufacturing Team.
Develop a future-state vision and drive and monitor its implementation plan.
Provide direction and guidance to engineering and technician staff.
Align resources and identify improvement opportunities in processes, systems, and equipment.
Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, New Product Introduction, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Supplier Engineering, and Continuous Improvement teams.
Understand internal and external customer inputs, develop plans, and drive accountability and execution.
Ensure manufacturing processes consistently meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost requirements.
Own the development, validation, capability, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes from introduction through production maturity.
Establish and maintain critical process parameters, process controls, standard work, and manufacturing specifications.
Establish engineering standards for manufacturing equipment, tooling, fixtures, and production systems.
Partner with Maintenance to improve equipment reliability, availability, maintainability, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
Lead manufacturing readiness for new product introductions, including DFM/DFA reviews, process development, tooling, fixtures, equipment, layouts, capacity, labor planning, work instructions, PFMEAs, and production validation.
Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels and influence, guide, and manage internal and external resources to achieve program goals.
Provide guidance and approval on technical strategies and approaches.
Recruit, coach, and develop organizational talent; foster a diverse workplace and an entrepreneurial environment.
Demonstrate effective change leadership and keep organizational vision and values central to decisions and actions.
Develop and execute organizational and operational policies affecting one or more groups, and monitor compliance with company policies and procedures.
Make decisions about work processes, operational plans, and schedules to achieve department objectives.
Develop, monitor, and adjust the annual assembly department budget; manage capital planning, applications, and projects.
Direct manufacturing engineers in developing labor standards, work instructions, operational description sheets, and labor costing.
Identify and execute improvements in labor, material utilization, scrap, rework, overtime, equipment utilization, floor space, and manufacturing cycle time.
Achieve the plant’s annual Continuous Improvement savings goal through workflow improvements, production-line balancing and time studies, 3P Kaizen events, and Lean waste elimination and cost reduction.