Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Responsibilities include Implementation of Manufacturing Engineering tasks/projects and Management of a team of engineers. Responsible for the engineering road map and overall management by planning, coordination, and direction of activities to the Manufacturing Engineering team in relation to support of existing products and introduction of new products. Prioritizes and delegates daily work load for Manufacturing Engineering Team and balances team's short-term, long-term, and shop-support responsibilities. Maintains the process for research, determination, composition, and evaluation of Capital Appropriation Requests (including payback and net present value analysis). Manage, evaluate, and lead multiple projects and events that lead to attaining strategic direction, business benefits such as cost-savings objects and promotes culture of continuous improvement. Conducts project reviews as needed to ensure successful and timely completion of projects. Interface with Specials Process (Engineered to Order) by managing manufacturing engineering through the loading of the AS400 system, Bill of Materials, routings, and programing. Assists leadership team and others in performing work load analysis and resource optimization by driving multiple forms of standard work consistent with continuous improvement practices. Standard work includes but is not limited to time studies, operations sheets, Bills of Materials, cross training charts, routings, item masters, work instructions, control plans, tooling, gauging, and ETC. Promotes culture of continuous improvement, understands lean manufacturing and Six Sigma techniques as they apply to eliminate waste and deliver products to customer's expectations. Drives short-term and long-term improvements through the Value stream mapping process to move from the current state to the future state processes based on the strategic and annual plan by utilizing planning, reviews, support, and conducting of improvements. Ensure that all manufacturing objectives are being met. Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution Minimum of three (3) years experience in a manufacturing role Minimum of two (2) years of leadership experience Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or process Engineering Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time with little direction Knowledge of engineering and design principles and know how to put this knowledge into action Lean and Operational-Excellence expertise Background in DMM, Metamation programs Proficient in AutoCAD, Microsoft Office Products Ability to work with various functions in a manufacturing and non-manufacturing environment. Ability to juggle multiple projects with little direction. Ability to handle ambiguity and fluid situations with a flexible mindset. Ability to take a project lead role and comfortable working in a fast moving continuous improvement culture.