What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Supervisor position at Phillips Medisize?
Your Job
The Engineering Supervisor provides technical leadership and direct supervision for engineers and technicians, overseeing project execution, quality, and compliance. This role bridges individual engineering expertise with team leadership and operational coordination, supporting sustaining production, operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.
This position is well suited for Senior Engineers who consistently demonstrate ownership, influence beyond their own assignments, and readiness for people leadership responsibilities.
The position will focus primarily on sustaining production activities with heavy emphasis on managing projects as they transfer from NPI to sustaining.
What You Will Do
Team Leadership & Development
For this role, we anticipate paying $120,000- $150,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
The Engineering Supervisor provides technical leadership and direct supervision for engineers and technicians, overseeing project execution, quality, and compliance. This role bridges individual engineering expertise with team leadership and operational coordination, supporting sustaining production, operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.
This position is well suited for Senior Engineers who consistently demonstrate ownership, influence beyond their own assignments, and readiness for people leadership responsibilities.
The position will focus primarily on sustaining production activities with heavy emphasis on managing projects as they transfer from NPI to sustaining.
What You Will Do
Team Leadership & Development
- Lead engineers and technicians through coaching, mentorship, and performance feedback.
- Support skill development, workload balance, engagement, and accountability within the team.
- Own day‑to‑day execution of sustaining and transferred NPI projects, including schedule, cost, quality, and resource coordination.
- Remove execution blockers, resolve technical and operational issues, and escalate higher‑risk concerns appropriately.
- Lead sustaining‑related activities such as tier board meetings, GEMBA walks, value stream mapping, and cost improvement initiatives.
- Review and approve designs, drawings, and technical documentation.
- Ensure adherence to engineering standards, Quality Management System requirements, and safety policies.
- Serve as a technical escalation point for assigned projects and sustaining activities.
- Partner with Operations, Quality, Finance, and other functional teams to align priorities and deliver results.
- Communicate project status, technical risks, and execution plans clearly to stakeholders at multiple levels.
- Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure alignment with project and quality expectations.
- Enforce quality and safety compliance across all engineering deliverables.
- Identify and implement improvements to processes, tools, and workflows that enhance efficiency, reduce cost, and improve product quality.
- Promote disciplined execution and continuous improvement practices within the team.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field
- 5 years of relevant engineering experience in a manufacturing or production environment
- Demonstrated experience leading projects, driving initiatives, or mentoring team members
- Working knowledge of CAD tools (solid works preferred), engineering methodologies, and project management practices
- Prior supervisory or people leadership experience preferred.
For this role, we anticipate paying $120,000- $150,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
Salary : $120,000 - $150,000