Manufacturing Engineer Manager

At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to join the Date Power & Control Team.  This position reports to Reno, NV. Under general direction of Operations Engineering Senior Manager, the Manufacturing Engineering Manager will plan, schedule, coordinate, allocate resources, and control processes for the Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Services Teams and their related projects. The Manufacturing Engineering Manager manages staff in areas such as work scheduling, communications, employee relations, performance counseling, and performance reviews.

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager is responsible for a team that supports all phases of production. The team is responsible for qualifying and improving manufacturing processes for all products. The team Interfaces with local and remote production to introduce new products, improve existing products, and report on all department initiatives.

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager plans and directs the manufacturing engineering and engineering services staff to ensure that all assigned duties are performed quickly, efficiently, and according to the established departmental and company policies, procedures, and goals.

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager, as with all members of the Legrand Team, is expected to promote a positive attitude, demonstrate initiative, professionalism, personal awareness, integrity, and exercise confidentiality.

What Will You Do? 

• Manage department budgets, staffing, performance reviews, and coordination of employee training and development. 
• Develop, monitor, and report on overall test engineering performance metrics and key operational indicators. 
• Coordinate, monitor, and manage projects to ensure timely and successful completion. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive improvements and meet organizational commitments. 
• Develop test specifications, project scopes, and objectives while engaging all relevant stakeholders. 
• Analyze and monitor processes, resources, and documentation to identify successes and opportunities for improvement. 
• Monitor and improve First Pass Yield (FPY) testing performance. 
• Promote a positive attitude, strong working relationships, and a sense of urgency among team members. 
• Foster a safe, clean, and organized work environment while ensuring proper use of equipment. 
• Coordinate manufacturing support for New Product Introductions (NPI) in both domestic and international facilities. 
• Manage and oversee engineering activities related to manufacturing processes and product change management. 
• Establish and maintain production standards, methods, and best practices. 
• Maintain workflow efficiency by monitoring processes, setting variables, observing control points, managing resources, improving reporting systems, and facilitating corrective actions. 
• Support implementation of major projects, including plant layout changes, material handling improvements, capital equipment installations, repairs, and facility additions. 
• Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements to increase productivity and reduce costs. 
• Partner with Design Engineers to enhance product manufacturability and quality. 
• Conduct regular meetings with team members and provide ongoing performance feedback and development support. 
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree from four-year College or University with emphasis in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience: 

• A minimum of 5 years related experience, preferably in similar industry.

Required Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Project management and self-management skills including planning, organizing, and coordinating tasks.
• Ability to apply cost/benefits analysis to requested projects.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate and resolve conflicts.
• Prior experience in managing a staff (supervise, train, coach, develop, motivate, interview, hire, terminate) and lead by example.
• Strong knowledge of product design and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to successfully lead a team.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and coordinate multiple priorities to deadlines.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products (Word/Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint).
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organization/planning skills and the ability to work independently.
• This position will require up to 25% travel. Some travel internationally.

Required Competencies:

• Communication – Deliver on metrics, express ideas and thoughts both verbally and in written form, exhibit good listening and comprehension, keep others informed, select and use appropriate communication methods.
• Time Management/Organization – Be able to work on multiple projects concurrently and keep track of progress and status.
• Learning and Growth - Ability to learn and apply new skills, keep abreast of current developments, display understanding of how a job relates to others, and use resources effectively.
• Problem Solving - Identify and resolve problems in a timely manner, gather and analyze information skillfully, develop alternative solutions, work well in group problem solving situations, use reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Innovation - Display original thinking and creativity, meet challenges with resourcefulness, generate suggestions for improving work, develop novel approaches and ideas.
• Quality – Ensure quality through process creation, inspection, communication, and checking.
• Trust Building – Able to get to know your people, what they are good at, and what they need help with.
• Delegation – Develop team members through new work assignments by setting expectations, reporting standards, and creating buy in.
• Coaching – Create plans and implement those plans for team members to gain new skills and improve existing ones.
• Succession planning – Able to plan for and accommodate changes in talent on your team.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

The work environment is fast-paced, and priorities can shift quickly. All employees are expected to go outside their primary responsibilities when required, and multi-task job duties on a regular basis. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and rarely lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.