Engineering Manager

At GAF, we cover more than just buildings—we cover each other. This role offers the tools and resources to grow your career while experiencing our collaborative culture. You’ll support teammates, customers, and the community while driving innovation in our products.

About the Role

The Engineering Manager will serve as a key member of the Savannah, GA leadership team and the Residential Business network. This individual will lead the project engineering team, coordinating development across Production, Maintenance, Technical Services, Supply Chain, Research and Development, and Quality Assurance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and organize the development, submission, and approval of annual and five-year capital plans for the site.
• Coordinate, update, and maintain the strategic roadmap for the site.
• Oversee the successful delivery of the Site Capital Project Plan, ensuring projects meet objectives, budget, and schedule requirements.
• Conduct quarterly reviews with plant leadership and act as the lead point of contact for high-priority, time-sensitive rapid response engineering initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to the standardized project execution process.
• Maintain and update accurate site capital spending forecasts and provide project and spending updates to site leadership.
• Ensure site monthly fixed asset additions/retirements are completed along with annual fixed asset auditing.
• Review Authority For Capital Expenditure (AFCE) requests to ensure alignment with company strategy and compliance with GAF Capital Spending policies.
• Evaluate and design new equipment systems, recommending modifications for continuous improvement to minimize cost, optimize maintenance, improve production, and enhance safety.
• Develop and present business cases to Senior Leadership for large capital projects.
• Support Senior Director Regional Engineering with large capital project preliminary review submissions (Large Capital Intake Process).
• Support new product development and manufacturing with equipment/material development, installation, and start-up.
• Ensure all project documentation is completed (AutoCAD drawings, MOCs for equipment installs/modifications, etc.).
• Serve as the site technical expert for equipment and partner with Process to ensure consideration of process-related variables and impacts per project work.
• Collaborate with plant functional departments to troubleshoot and resolve mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation issues (participate in RCFA process for future Capital project improvements).
• Proactively evaluate value-added benefits of short-term and long-term continuous improvement opportunities through capital project execution.
• Maintain thorough engineering standards for project design and execution, feasibility analysis, equipment standards, safety, construction, and site implementation.
• Provide support for corporate-level initiatives throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure plant effectiveness in cost tracking for Capital Expenditures for all site projects.
• Ensure complete plant drawings exist and P&IDs are kept up-to-date in a centralized repository (Vault).
• Hire, train, develop, and evaluate all site project engineers to ensure adequate capabilities and provide a talent pipeline for the organization.
• Identify development opportunities for direct reports, ensuring training in technical engineering skills, GAF project management methodology, leadership, communications, and business acumen.
• Manage the plant project Engineering Co-op Program to evaluate talent and prepare students for full-time roles, creating a pipeline of rotation engineering candidates.
• Drive engagement between the Project Engineering team and the Front Line Operations team.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the Site and the Corporate Project Engineering team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering (Mechanical Engineering preferred).
• 10+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience managing and leading teams directly, with a proven record of developing engineers.
• Experience in Project Management with a demonstrated record of success.

Skills

• Thorough knowledge of Statistics, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), Root Cause Analysis, Variable Process Control, and Kepner Tregoe Rational Process.
• Detailed Engineering capability applicable to a Continuous Web manufacturing process.
• Advanced skills in project planning, project estimation, and engineering resource allocation.
• Intermediate skills in AutoCAD and ability to read detailed machine drawings.
• Excellent communication skills: written, verbal, and listening.
• Demonstrated advanced proficiency in Google Suite and/or Microsoft Office.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Demonstrated skill in problem-solving, statistical expertise, and leading problem-solving teams.
• Intermediate financial/budgetary understanding, including project management budgetary capabilities.
• Ability to lead and direct the work of others.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a continuous web manufacturing environment.
• Experience and application of standard Manufacturing concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Demonstrated expertise in a multi-discipline engineering role.
• Advanced degree and/or professional registration.

Physical Demands

• Stationary Position: Occasionally
• Move/Traverse: Occasionally
• Stationary Position/Seated: Occasionally
• Transport/Lifting: Occasionally
• Transport/Carrying: Occasionally
• Exerting Force/Pushing: Occasionally
• Exerting Force/Pulling: Occasionally
• Ascend/Descend: Occasionally
• Balancing: Occasionally
• Position Self/Stooping: Occasionally
• Position Self/Kneeling: Occasionally
• Position Self/Crouching: Occasionally
• Position Self/Crawling: Occasionally
• Reaching: Occasionally
• Handling: Occasionally
• Grasping: Frequently
• Feeling: N/A
• Communicate/Talking: Constantly
• Communicate/Hearing: Constantly
• Repetitive Motions: Occasionally
• Coordination: Frequently

Working Conditions

• Extreme cold: Frequently
• Extreme heat: Frequently
• Humid: Frequently
• Wet: Frequently
• Noise: Frequently
• Hazards: Constantly
• Temperature Change: Frequently
• Vibration: Frequently

Travel Requirements: 10%–15% required travel for plant-based roles.

Pay

Base Salary Range: $128,000–$176,000. Individual compensation offers will be determined based on geographic location, relevant experience, skills, education, and qualifications.

Benefits

• A wide range of health insurance options, including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
• Family-building benefits supporting fertility and parenthood journeys.
• Robust 401K plan with employer match for pre-tax and/or Roth contributions.
• Wellness program, free financial coaching, referral program, and product rebates for your primary residence.
• Professional growth and development through internal training, courses, and a generous tuition reimbursement program.
• Employee Resource Groups focused on education and allyship for all employees.