Plant Engineering Manager

Role Purpose: 
Direct the plant engineering organization in support of achieving lowest possible competitive costs, advantaged products, and superior quality and service. Manage plant and manufacturing processes and technologies to expand capabilities. Manage improvement portfolios such as capital, cost reduction, and Performance Excellence. 

Key Responsibilities: 
•  Define and successfully manage plant portfolios: capital, cost reduction, 
Performance Excellence, etc. 
•  Define, manage, and support continuous improvement of existing manufacturing 
processes. 
•  Manage and maintain plant facilities. Meet all safety and environmental regulatory 
requirements. 
•  Lead plant involvement in innovation and product development processes to insure 
effective transfer of new products and processes to manufacturing. 
•  Establish a culture that values engineering competency and deployment of the 
scientific method. 
• Assure growth in talent and capability of the plant engineering staff. 
• Build an effective technical network of relationships at the plant, division, and 
corporate level. 
• Increase the body of knowledge in support of advancing plant and process 
technologies and capabilities. 
• Champion Performance Excellence and other corporate manufacturing engineering 
initiatives as required.

Required Qualifications: 
•    BS in Engineering
•    Significant engineering systems experience in a manufacturing environment required when degree is outside of ME and EE
•    5-7 years of engineering experience in support of a manufacturing environment
•    5-7 years of engineering supervision and/or manufacturing department management
•    Effective leadership, organization, and planning skills, with ability to handle changing priorities.
•    Progressive responsibilities in engineering and engineering leadership including engineering department supervisor experience. 
•    Experience leading teams and departments in meeting continuous improvement goals, 
•    making step change process improvements, managing innovation, and expanding 
•    technical capability. 
•    Experience coordinating activities within functional responsibility and collaborating with other groups to achieve results. 
•    Track record of engineering accomplishment.
•    Excellent communications, interpersonal and influencing skills.
•    Must be a self-starter, able to work in team environment and motivate others.
•    Strong project management skills.
•    Change management driver.
•    Strong fundamental understanding of the Microsoft Office suite is essential.
•    Off-hours may be required to attend meetings or as production or engineering related issues occur to support 24/7 manufacturing operations.

Desired Qualifications: 
• M.S. or equivalent technical degree. 
•Experience with multiple manufacturing processes. 
• Experience in technical collaboration with staff engineering groups, managing capital 
projects, and the innovation process. 
• Experience in staff or other areas such as Project Management, Quality or 
Applications Engineering, Operations, or Performance Excellence. 
• Exposure to and understanding of the Technology Community network and 
resources.