Engineering Department Head/Supervisor (Mfg)

Lead and/or direct engineering resources in the development and improvement of processes and equipment. Achieve low cost manufacturing, superior quality/service and improved capability/capacity

1. Essential Competencies Required

• Leadership Skills with demonstrated delivery of results (technical accomplishment such as delivery of sustainable incremental improvement, step change in capability / performance, etc.) through project and organizational leadership.
• Priority setting and identifying and achieving objective.
• Demonstrate ability to work independently in a dynamic business/manufacturing environment.
• Solid technical knowledge. Materials fundamentals, Prompt Engineering, OSI PI or similar, Databricks.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills with data driven decisions. KT (SA, PA, DA, PPA), Data Collection, Process Control, Statistical Tools (Pareto, Control Charts, Process Stats, Stratification, Histograms, Process Capability Analysis, Hypothesis testing, MSA, etc.)
• Skills in management and organization. DMAIC Methodology, Project Management, Time Management (manage and measure work), Action Planning/Execution, Follow up.
• Lean manufacturing knowledge
• Communication skills.
• Orientation towards teamwork
• Ethical awareness and social commitment

1. Education.

• Bilingual (English and Spanish)
• BS Degree -Mechanical, Electronics, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering (master’s is a plus)

2. Work Experience.

• 4-6 years required in similar position or experience on Engineer Process/Manufacturing, Quality, New Products Introductions or Product Engineering in a multi-product manufacturing environment using Statistical Process Control or/ and Quality Control & Risk Assessment leading multiple Sr Engineering, Engineering, and technical Resources.
• Project management Record
• Product transfer or New Equipment implementation project management

4. Desired Skills

• Presentation Skills at all levels
• DMAIC Green Belt certified, Black Belt is a plus
• Experience with Process Audits and certification
• Knowledge of Fiber Connectivity Science
• Knowledge of Financial Analysis for Project Justification
• Benchmarking with Foreign vendors interaction to implement improvements in Manual Processes.
• Professional knowledge of MS Office (particularly MS Excel software, MS Word, SPC XL desired)