Engineering Manager

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Recruit and interview Industrial Engineers and Manufacturing Engineers.
• Communicate role expectations and competency criteria to recruiters for Sr. Industrial Engineer candidates.
• Coach engineers in structured problem solving, PFMEA methodology, risk-based decision making, and data-driven execution.
• Monitor team member turnover; identify improvement opportunities and implement retention strategies.
• Create and/or validate Industrial Engineering training curriculum covering work measurement, labor modeling, ergonomics, PFMEA, layout simulation, and risk mitigation.
• Develop and maintain training aligned to LFA manufacturing environments and complex facility design.
• Mentor engineers to design safe, ergonomic, scalable, and financially optimized production systems.
• Establish clear, measurable goals tied to productivity, labor efficiency, ergonomic risk reduction, floor space optimization, yield performance, and safety metrics.
• Solicit ongoing feedback from Engineering Management, Workcell Managers (WCM), Business Unit Director (BUD), peers, and team members.
• Provide coaching and corrective guidance based on KPI performance and identified risk exposure.
• Drive continuous improvement across operational, safety, and ergonomic KPIs.
• Coordinate engineering execution during product launches, facility modifications, capacity expansions, and production escalations.
• Identify innovative methods to reduce cost through streamlining, ergonomic improvement, and elimination of non-value-added activities.
• Lead cost-avoidance initiatives through proactive risk identification and mitigation planning.
• Drive cost-down initiatives through DFA/DFM collaboration and PFMEA-driven process improvements.
• Utilize analytical tools to monitor departmental cost performance, safety trends, productivity, and labor absorption metrics.

Technical Management Responsibilities

• Architect scalable manufacturing systems for large mechanical and electrical assemblies.
• Lead comprehensive PFMEA activities to identify process risks, failure modes, and control gaps prior to launch and during sustaining production.
• Conduct formal risk assessments for new equipment, layout changes, process modifications, and facility upgrades.
• Develop mitigation strategies to reduce operational, safety, quality, and capacity risks.
• Lead ergonomic assessments including: Repetitive motion analysis, Lifting and load evaluations, Reach zone optimization, Workstation height and adjustability validation, Fatigue reduction strategies, Compliance with ergonomic standards and best practices.
• Support building and infrastructure modifications including: Utility capacity planning (power, air, water, drainage), Pit and foundation requirements, Structural modifications impacting production flow, Equipment footprint and heavy material handling paths.
• Lead Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) reviews during NPI.
• Drive part count reduction, assembly simplification, ergonomic risk mitigation, and process standardization.
• Develop advanced labor models incorporating takt time, efficiency, yield, and demand variability.
• Own time studies, work measurement systems, and labor standards validation.
• Build and maintain capacity models supporting shift strategy and growth planning.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement data-driven corrective actions.
• Lead layout simulations and material flow optimization studies.
• Support quoting activities with detailed labor, facility, and risk-based cost analysis.
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Facilities, EHS, and Operations to deploy safe and scalable production systems.
• Enforce adherence to EHS, safety, and risk mitigation policies across all industrial engineering activities.