Manufacturing Engineering Manager
General Job Duties
Provide direction and support for development of production processes and systems to be utilized for new and existing business.
Guide, monitor, and manage the preparation of capital equipment budgets and tooling budgets for new business programs or new processes.
Responsible for preparation and control of Appropriations requests for the maintenance and operation of all equipment and plant facilities.
Conduct part design / manufacturing feasibility reviews.
Monitor compliance to Product Program Schedules for all program related activities.
Manage, direct, guide, assist, and counsel engineers in the execution of their responsibilities and in their individual career development.
Interfaces with customer and Corporate Engineering groups to provide required resources for launch support activities.
Drives continuous improvement efforts within current process technologies and in development and implementation of new technologies.
Provides cost and timing estimates as required for tooling, equipment, and packaging changes.
Promotes Safety and Ergonomics in all phases of engineering.
Reviews and approves plant activities in support of design engineering changes and new and existing programs.
Provides direction and support for facilities maintenance and tool repair departments in support of operations and projects.
Track actual and forecast capital spending by line item and asset tag detail for capital projects.
Develop and maintain capacity analysis studies to provide input to corporate and customer volume inquiries.
Review and update Bill of Material and Process Routing documents.
Review, approval and track Engineering Change Requests and Engineering Change Notifications.
Any other duties as assigned.
Specific Job Duties
Provide operational guidance and excellence in all departments.
Support training of operators and supervisors in standardized processes.
Work closely with manufacturing team members as well as leadership to troubleshoot, qualify and resolve process concerns.
Ownership of launch process and following IATF standards to launch.
Education Requirements
Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering or related field is required.
A minimum of five 5 to 7 years in a manufacturing environment leading technical people is required.
Soft trim experience a plus.
Experience Requirements
Ability to manage multiple projects and activities simultaneously.
Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail.
PLC or programming experience a plus.
Supervises under general guidance.
Able to work well in a team environment.
Good working knowledge of windows based applications and database applications.
Possess excellent leadership abilities, organizational and communication (verbal and written) skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects and activities simultaneously.
Specific Knowledge
Specific knowledge of tooling equipment and cost projection is required.
Along with knowledge of automotive quality and engineering expectations.