Manufacturing Process Engineering Manager

Celestica International LP•Tucson, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Manufacturing Process Engineering is responsible for leading and managing the work of designing, developing, deploying and optimizing processes for manufacturing to achieve quality, cost, and delivery goals for Celestica and its customers' products. This role involves understanding customer technical roadmaps, managing new customer-specific process development projects, and overseeing the technical aspects of these projects from conception to obsolescence. The manager will evaluate manufacturing impacts of design concepts, develop best practices, and provide global training and support. Additionally, they will set departmental goals, provide performance feedback, and drive continuous improvement (CI) strategies using CI principles, systems, methods, and tools to enhance value flow to customers. This includes coordinating and overseeing CI activities, facilitating lean and Six Sigma improvements, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement across the site/function in collaboration with business leaders.

Requirements

Project Management - Ability to manage/lead complex, multiple line engineering projects that may also involve other functions. Demonstrate solid understanding of the technical, financial and people aspects of the project. Able to create a project/change management plan and ensure that the project is delivered within the assigned time and budget. Ability to recognize project barriers and develop mitigation plans
Leadership - Demonstrate "People & Team Leadership Behaviors" as per Celestica Leadership Imperatives.
Financial Acumen / Business Planning - Ability to create financial plans for your projects, align them internally with your line of management and other functions and externally if needed. Create project plans, profitability calculations, risk and sensitivity analysis, able to recognize barriers and mitigate profitability risks. Fully knowledgeable about internal and external financial reporting, accounting and tax requirements relevant to your area of expertise.
Coaching/Mentoring
Communication/Negotiation/Presentation
Creative Problem Solving
Customer Interaction/Stakeholder Management
Quality & Lean
Working Effectively with Others
D/PFMEA
8D/Corrective Action
Equipment Safety
Design of Experiments (DOE)
Continuous Improvement - Demonstrated experience of identifying the need for and implementing process improvements that resulted insignificant gains in operational efficiencies.
Demonstrated success in leading/facilitating a CI transformation
7 to 10 years of related experience; experience in similar job roles

Responsibilities

Responsible for understanding the customers technical roadmap and identifying and managing all new customer-specific process development projects.
Manage technical aspects for all new customer-specific process development projects.
Develop the scope of all technical work, coordinate the team, direct work assignments and assist with problem resolution for the full customer product life cycle support for all manufacturing technical issues related to the customers product(s) from product conception to product obsolescence.
Evaluate potential manufacturing impact for each design concept.
Responsible for the best practice standard development, participate in Industry organizations for developing the standards and provide training and application support globally.
Set yearly plans and goals for their department and give direction on expected performance and provide regular performance evaluations and ongoing feedback. Accountable for all department objectives and achieving agreed targets for key performance indicators.
Design and deploy the continuous improvement (CI) goals and strategies for the site/function through the application of CI principles, systems, methods and tools
Focus CI efforts to flow value to customers, both internal and external
Coordinate and oversee CI activity for the site/function
Facilitate/mentor lean and six sigma improvement activity to improve the flow within value streams
Work closely with all business leaders to grow a culture of continuous improvement