Objective

Engineer Manager plans, directs, and coordinates production activities within an engineering project. They need to possess a unique set of skills that combine technical expertise with people management skills.

Essential Functions

• Research and develop designs and products.
• Determine the need for training and talent development.
• Hire contractors and build teams.
• Ensure products have the support of upper management.
• Provide clear and concise instructions to engineering teams.
• Lead research and development projects that produce modern designs, products, and processes.
• Check the team’s work for accuracy.
• Coordinate work with other managers and staff.

Preferred Skills

• Print and specification reading and interpretation and creation using AutoCAD Inventor.
• Strong Mechanical aptitude; Process Improvement mindset, Analyzing Information.
• Verbal Communication; Informing Others, Continual Improvement, Mindfulness, and Thoroughness. Dealing with Complexity; Statistics, Lean workplace, General knowledge of manufacturing and, Machining practices.

Required Education  

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or engineering Technology preferred. Relevant job experience in lieu of Engineering Degree acceptable.

Competencies

• People Skills – Treats others with courtesy and respect regardless of their status or position; keeps emotions under control; approaches others in a tactful manner; maintains confidentiality; effectively separates personal issues and problems from work responsibilities and activities.
• Oral Communication – Speaks clearly, confidently, and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions.
• Written Communication – Writes clearly, accurately, and informatively; presents numerical data accurately and effectively; can read and interpret written technical information.
• Teamwork – Contributes to building a positive team spirit, shares knowledge and experience.
• Diversity – Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; promotes a tolerant, respectful, and harassment-free environment.
• Ethics – Maintains confidentiality; works ethically and with integrity; upholds personal and organizational values.

Organizational Support – Follows policies and procedures; completes administrative tasks 

• correctly and on time; supports organization’s goals and values.
• Planning / Organizing – Uses time efficiently; strives to understand and satisfy priorities.
• Professionalism – Approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments; continuously strives to increase knowledge and skills.
• Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality; is not satisfied with anything less than 100% conformance with all requirements.
• Quantity – Meets productivity standards; completes work in timely manner; strives to increase productivity; works quickly while maintaining quality of work.
• Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures, reports potentially unsafe conditions and security issues.
• Adaptability – Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with alternate plan; shows a willingness to perform any task required to meet the company’s goals and objectives, and its commitments to its customers.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the individual must be able to sit and talk or hear, walk, and climb stairs. Also, the employee must be able to stand, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; Reach with hands, arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The partner must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee while performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Engineer Manager will frequently spend time on the manufacturing floor as well as in the office. While on the manufacturing floor, the employee must wear eye and hearing protection. It is highly recommended to wear safety-toed-shoes while around manufacturing equipment.

This job description is not a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of Ramco Specialties, Inc. Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the job holder’s responsibility.

Salary : $120,000 - $140,000