Engineering Manager

Manage and lead all efforts of design, methods, and process engineering in support of customer requirements while simultaneously driving cost improvements in labor and material content.

key responsibilities

• Perform all responsibilities in a way that reinforces our company’s core values.
• Participate in the development, support and execution of a company strategic plan,
• Responsible for all aspects of product development and support as well as manufacturing/industrial engineering.
• Establish and refine full and complete work packages (prints, BoM’s, routers, work instructions) for all new products.
• Also create and update for existing high-running products.Drive margin enhancement through material and process cost reductions.
• Work in concert with other departments – Sales, Production & Quality – to ensure products & processes are designed as efficiently as possible. Cross-functional design reviews are expected.
• Develop and maintain all aspects of project schedules.
• Improve the operational processes of managed departments.
• Interface with customers and suppliers as necessary.
• Manage engineering personnel to ensure that products are manufactured correctly, cost effectively and delivered on time to Champion GSE promise dates and quality requirements.
• Manage engineering personnel to ensure production success towards customer commitments and company cost-out efforts.
• Manage engineering personnel to maintain and improve facilities and operations.
• Promote and maintain awareness and compliance of EH&S in accordance with best practice and legal requirements.
• Administering employee performance reviews.
• Enforcing and adhering to company policies and procedures per the Quality Management System, Safety Manual and Employee Handbook.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

• 10-12 years of experience minimum in technical supervision, project management, and product development capacity.
• Familiarity with departmental procedure development beneficial.
• Familiarity with aerospace standards and expectations beneficial.
• Familiarity with Military standards and expectations beneficial.
• Familiarity with European standards and expectations beneficial.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001/AS9100 Quality systems required.

ABILITIES, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Must be a leader first, a manager second.
• Knowledge of Quality tools.
• Strong interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
• Must possess analytical thinking and reasoning skills.
• Must be thorough and exercise attention to detail.
• Must be able to set and maintain schedules.
• Must be able to mentor manufacturing engineers in lean processes, CNC machining, workflow, work instructions, quotes, routings and other manufacturing engineering functions.
• Must be a relationship-builder who can solve customers’ technical concerns.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Carry, finger, grasp, talk, hear, walk, see, sit, and stand.
• Use computer, telephone, and other machines standard to an office environment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Office and field environment, travel (less than 15%).