Mechanical Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering team resources within the assigned discipline (Mechanical Engineering).
• Establish priorities, assign responsibilities, and support employee development.
• Monitor department spending and ensure adherence to established budgets.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Assist in planning, prioritizing, and tracking engineering department projects.
• Monitor project timelines and resource utilization.
• Cook up coordination internal and external resources to ensure successful project execution.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and coaching to engineering personnel.
• Support professional development and succession planning initiatives.
• Promote the application of engineering best practices and emerging technologies.
• Partner with maintenance, production, quality, safety, purchasing, finance, and operations teams to support business objectives.
• Participate in problem-solving activities and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Serve as a technical resource for operational and strategic decision-making.
• Serve as the primary engineering point of contact for assigned discipline-related issues.
• Provide recommendations regarding equipment reliability, maintainability, and performance improvements.
• Recommend training, documentation, and technical resources to improve workforce capabilities.
• Prepare specifications for electrical systems throughout the facility.
• Monitor departments’ adherence to standards and specifications when making purchases.
• Identify opportunities for capital investments that improve safety, quality, productivity, and reliability.
• Support capital planning processes and execution of approved projects.
• Evaluate the condition, performance, and lifecycle status of existing equipment and systems.
• Assess spare parts availability and supply chain risks.
• Develop and execute plans to address equipment obsolescence through upgrades, retrofits, or replacement projects.
• Champion a strong safety culture and support all safety initiatives.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with applicable local, state, and federal regulations.
• Support risk assessments, safety audits, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Promote safe design principles and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related engineering discipline required.
• Additional technical or leadership training, preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of engineering experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment, preferred.
• Previous leadership, supervisory, project management, or team lead experience, preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Knowledge of mechanical design, equipment reliability, hydraulics, pneumatics, material handling systems, rotating equipment, and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with CAD software such as SolidWorks and AutoCAD preferred.
• Understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance methodologies and reliability engineering principles preferred.