Engineering Manager

Duties

• Serve as a key management team member that sets the company's strategic direction.
• Develop strategic planning for the direction and control of engineering activities.
• Formulate long-term objectives and standards of performance for the department.
• Communicate long-term objectives and performance standards to staff and provide frequent feedback on the department's performance against those objectives and performance standards.
• Assure that the department achieves objectives and project completion within budget and time frame.
• Investigate root cause and implement corrective action to restore performance to prescribed standards when required.
• Ensure implementation and refinement as required of the formal process to support the engineering development process.
• Manage diverse, simultaneous projects of varying complexities and ensure that engineering is focused on meeting and exceeding customer requirements.
• Lead a team of engineers as they develop, test, modify, implement, and validate solutions to technical problems and optimize existing programs including design of equipment, machinery, and processes.
• Present reports on engineering's performance during one-on-one meetings with the General Manager, Staff Meetings, and Management Review
• Participate in NPI, APQP, and FMEA, processes as required.
• Review the technical accuracy of work the engineering team performs and approve, or recommend modifications as required.

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• Position Requirements
  
  • 7+ years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Relevant industry and/or process experience is a plus!
  • Positive professional approach while being cooperative and able to work individually or in a team environment.
  • Demonstrated team building and leadership skills.
  • "Out-of-the-box thinker" must be a key driver contributing to the engineering roadmap and willing to take innovative risks while balancing the road map for on-time deliverables.
  • Highly organized and attentive to detail.
  • Effective listening and communication skills, both oral and written with the ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to effectively present information, respond to questions, and interact with all levels of the organization.
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business documents, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, employees, and the general public.