Engineering Manager

About the role

The Engineering Manager will manage a Team with up to 5 Engineering direct supports. They manage the Sites Engineering activities including day-to-day operations. The Engineering Manager will manage engineering projects through their entire lifecycle, including cost and benefit analysis, scheduling, and coordinating activities with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Directs day-to-day operations of the San Antonio Engineers, managing a team of up to 5 Engineers.
• Sets clear goals and expectations for the team.
• Provides coaching, mentoring, and development of team members.
• Counsels and develops team members.
• Conducts performance reviews and career development discussions.
• Addresses performance shortfalls as necessary.
• Plans, prioritizes, and oversees engineering projects.
• Led projects from concept through capital proposal, approval, installation, and implementation.
• Maintains project progress and manages project risks.
• Ensures projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget and to the higher quality standards.
• Coordinates cross-functional initiatives with Operations, R&D, Commercialization, Quality, EH&S and other stakeholders.
• Provides technical leadership and guidance to the engineering team.
• Drives adoption of engineering standards and best practices.
• Translates business objectives into engineering priorities.
• Participates in long-term technology planning and innovation initiatives.
• Evaluates new tools, technologies, and processes to improve team and operational effectiveness.
• Allocates engineering resources across projects and priorities for the San Antonio Site.
• Manages workload of engineering team members.
• Reviews staffing needs and support workforce planning.
• Allocates resources as needed to support day-to-day operation and reliability of the plant operations.
• Serves as single point of contact for San Antonio Plant Leadership team in case of need for engineering support.
• Communicates project status, risks, and achievements to leadership.
• Collaborates with Operations, Commercialization, Customers, R&D and business leaders.
• Facilitates decision-making across departments.
• Manages expectations of internal and external stakeholders.

  Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline; broad applied experience across chemical, mechanical, controls and process engineering.
  • At least 15 years of industry experience.
  • Strong leadership, influencing, advocacy and coaching skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; fluency in English required.
  • Demonstrated experience in conflict resolution and stakeholder management.
  • Demonstrated competence in Safety Management within continuous processing and packaging environments.
  • Experience with World Class Manufacturing, Lean, or similar methodologies, with a proven track record of driving measurable change.
  • Strong understanding of Quality Assurance systems and GMP environments.
  • Technical experience with high-speed packaging lines, thermal processing systems, blending systems, and CIP systems.
  • Proficiency in MS Office, AutoCAD, Smartsheets, and MS Project.

  Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline.
  • At least 15 years of industry experience.
  • Strong leadership, influencing, advocacy and coaching skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; fluency in English required.
  • Demonstrated experience in conflict resolution and stakeholder management.
  • Demonstrated competence in Safety Management within continuous processing and packaging environments.
  • Experience with World Class Manufacturing, Lean, or similar methodologies, with a proven track record of driving measurable change.
  • Strong understanding of Quality Assurance systems and GMP environments.
  • Technical experience with high-speed packaging lines, thermal processing systems, blending systems, and CIP systems.
  • Proficiency in MS Office, AutoCAD, Smartsheets, and MS Project.