Engineering Manager

What We Are Looking For

Grammer is seeking an Engineering Manager to join their team in Shannon, MS. The ideal candidate will thrive in a collaborative team environment and be passionate about making positive changes within the Engineering Department.

What You Will Be Doing

• Take the lead in engineering activities to achieve optimal productivity and quality levels while adhering to customer specifications.
• Responsible for the overall development and administration of the Engineering Process.
• Coach and develop engineering team members.
• Establish and review process controls, emphasizing continuous improvement and waste reduction to enhance productivity.
• Ensure the achievement of product target costs, improved efficiency, and identification of potential production issues for existing products.
• Participate in plant leadership teams, contributing to process flows, labor, and machine standards.
• Review proposed changes to process, equipment, molds, and tooling to ensure reliability and compatibility with existing Grammer standards/systems.
• Support multiple projects and collaborate with the plant to maintain third-party registrations to ISO/IATF standards.
• Contribute to product launch strategies, evaluate and implement process/product improvements, assist with training, and develop workflow and effective layouts.
• Aid in quoting and contracting tool sources to build support tooling, and assist with training both technical and production staff on processing standards.
• Develop short- and long-term strategies to support customer requirements, authorize engineering change notices, process alerts, purchase orders, equipment spare parts inventory, and personnel training requests.
• Support plant safety rules, approve department expenses and appropriations, and participate in EAP services.

What You Will Bring Along

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in the Automotive industry preferred.
• APQP Process understanding (FMEA, Control Plan, etc.) preferred.
• Leverage Lean Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience leading continuous improvement projects/Kaizens preferred.
• Demonstrate strong management skills.
• Proven problem-solving and root cause analysis abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated, goal-oriented, customer-focused individual who takes personal accountability and drives towards the achievement of the business unit's vision and objectives in alignment with the Company's Leadership Values.
• Ability to delegate responsibilities, objectively evaluate the performance of direct reports, and hold others accountable constructively.
• Show strong leadership and facilitation skills, maintaining composure under pressure.

What We Can Provide You

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement programs.
• 401(k) match.
• Royalty services.
• Robust Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• Developmental opportunities.
• And much more!