What are the responsibilities and job description for the Site Engineering Leader position at The Duracell Company?
Job Description
This role is for a Site Engineering Leader, who will oversee all engineering activities at the site, including project execution, technical capability development, and cross-functional collaboration. The Site Engineering Leader partners closely with Operations, R&D, Launch, and MPD teams to deliver integrated manufacturing solutions. This individual manages capital and engineering budgets, leads investment projects, and ensures the highest standards of safety and quality. The Site Engineering Leader is expected to provide coaching and mentorship to engineers and technicians, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.
Responsibilities
Travel: Domestic and International up to 10%
Qualifications
Education and Experience
Duracell is the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of high-performance alkaline batteries, complemented by a portfolio of high quality, market leading specialty, rechargeable and professional batteries. Duracell’s products power numerous critical professional devices across the globe such as heart rate monitors, defibrillators, telemetry devices, smoke detectors, fire alarms, automated valves and security systems. As the leader in the professional power category, Duracell has a rich history of innovation, continuously introducing batteries that are smaller, thinner, with more energy and longer lasting than competitive brands. Since March 2016, Duracell has found its permanent home within Berkshire Hathaway (ranked #4 World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune Magazine and #3 in the Fortune 500), and will continue to focus on sustainable growth, industry-leading innovation while creating long-term value for our customers and consumers. At Duracell, integrity, end-to-end accountability across all levels, fast decision-making and a “can do” attitude is highly valued.
This role is for a Site Engineering Leader, who will oversee all engineering activities at the site, including project execution, technical capability development, and cross-functional collaboration. The Site Engineering Leader partners closely with Operations, R&D, Launch, and MPD teams to deliver integrated manufacturing solutions. This individual manages capital and engineering budgets, leads investment projects, and ensures the highest standards of safety and quality. The Site Engineering Leader is expected to provide coaching and mentorship to engineers and technicians, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.
Responsibilities
- Own Site Masterplan and communicate effectively with CEO and Senior Leadership
- Lead team in executing investment projects, ensuring all success criteria are met
- Ensure safe behavior and working conditions, proactively leading safety efforts
- Manage capital, engineering, and AE expense budgets
- Partner with Operations, P&E, R&D, Launch, and MPD teams to deliver projects
- Collaborate with the site lead team to identify opportunity areas and make adjustments to strategy to ensure site goals are met
- Assist in driving the Initiative Management Center of Excellence, ensuring continuous improvement in project delivery and usage of tools and processes
- Build and support technical expertise and career coaching in the engineering team
- Make decisions and take responsibility during urgent issues that could lead to production stoppages
- Plan and coordinate multiple projects/activities in a fast-paced environment
Travel: Domestic and International up to 10%
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- 10 years of industry experience; manufacturing preferred (consumer products a plus)
- 5 years experience directly leading or managing employees in their work plans
- Demonstrated break-through business results delivery
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and successfully delivering projects/programs.
- Experience with capital project management
- Strong technical expertise in high-speed assembly equipment, mechanical fundamentals, power control, and information systems.
- Green/Black Belt and/or Lean experience (preferred)
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across organizational boundaries
- Must be comfortable giving feedback and explaining the “why”
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize, option analyze, resource, plan, and manage many project/work requests
- High work ethic and self-motivated with the drive and tenacity to get the job done
- CAD software and 3D design tools
- PLC and SCADA systems
- SAP
Duracell is the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of high-performance alkaline batteries, complemented by a portfolio of high quality, market leading specialty, rechargeable and professional batteries. Duracell’s products power numerous critical professional devices across the globe such as heart rate monitors, defibrillators, telemetry devices, smoke detectors, fire alarms, automated valves and security systems. As the leader in the professional power category, Duracell has a rich history of innovation, continuously introducing batteries that are smaller, thinner, with more energy and longer lasting than competitive brands. Since March 2016, Duracell has found its permanent home within Berkshire Hathaway (ranked #4 World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune Magazine and #3 in the Fortune 500), and will continue to focus on sustainable growth, industry-leading innovation while creating long-term value for our customers and consumers. At Duracell, integrity, end-to-end accountability across all levels, fast decision-making and a “can do” attitude is highly valued.