Engineering Manager

Position Overview

Kimball Solutions is a Medical Device Contract Manufacturer in Indianapolis, IN and we are looking for a dynamic and influential Engineering Manager.

Basic Background Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in engineering leadership with demonstrated level of progression in your career within a highly regulated environment
• Excellent knowledge of lean manufacturing and six sigma with extensive experience implementing it throughout both manufacturing and engineering environments
• Excellent knowledge of ERP, production scheduling, cycle times, takt times, touch times, yields, kanbans, and how each of these impact engineering operations
• Mastery of Microsoft products including MS Project and project planning
• Ability to drive root cause issues and corrective actions being implemented to resolve or provide continuous improvements
• Ability to successfully coach, mentor and teach teams
• Strive for 100% say do ratio

Key Performance Objectives

• Short Term: (0 to 3 months)
• Learn about Kimball Vision and Guiding Principles
• Learn the systems to understand and be able to communicate to all levels of the organization
• Develop solid relationships with internal customers and external customers
• Learn our Quality System and SOP requirements
• Midterm: (3 to 6 months)
• Provide coaching, mentorship and training to our engineering staff
• Become Familiar with Customers, Products, Processes, and Management
• Act as a liaison with other departments providing cross functional help for all things engineering
• Expand teamwork; maximize Kimball Solutions as the employer of choice
• Long Term: 6-12 months +
• Implement changes or enhancements
• Create a strategy on how you will meet the goal to deliver great engineering results while encompassing new product introductions, sustaining engineering, smart factory and continuous improvements
• Responsible for planning, review and providing recommendations for all things engineering

Benefits

• Variety of medical, dental, vision and other great benefits
• Fantastic matching program from our 401K plan