What are the responsibilities and job description for the Global Engineering Manager-Manufacturing position at The Gowan Co.?
Position Summary:
The Global Engineering Manager – Manufacturing is accountable for setting, governing, and enforcing the global manufacturing engineering strategy across Gowan globally. He/she functionally manages a team of technical experts in different areas across all the group’s manufacturing sites to set technical standards and to act as leading team for key engineering projects, such as new production lines / units, significant upgrades in system and infrastructures, automation systems, and in general all relevant capital investments related to manufacturing. The position is transformation‑oriented and must ensure consistent application of engineering best practices across all manufacturing sites, including capital project execution, asset reliability, and engineered safety by design.
Job Status:
- Full-Time / Overland Park, KS
- Salaried
- Exempt
- Reports to: Global Head of Operations
- Regular interaction with Global EHS, Global Quality, Regional Manufacturing Directors, and Plant Managers.
- Acts as global owner of manufacturing engineering governance, standards, and technical decision frameworks.
Role Responsibilities:
- 1. Global Engineering Governance & Authority
• Define and maintain a formal global manufacturing engineering governance model.
• Establish global engineering standards and technical guidelines.
• Ensure engineering risks are reflected in enterprise risk management.
• Serve as final authority where alignment is lacking. - 2. Capital Projects & Execution Discipline
• Own global CAPEX engineering framework.
• Ensure projects delivered safely, on time, and fit-for-purpose.
• Drive standardization of equipment and automation.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Manufacturing on priorities. - 3. Asset Reliability & Engineering Excellence
• Define global reliability and lifecycle standards.
• Eliminate chronic failures and unsafe conditions.
• Enable data-driven asset decisions. - 4. Safety & Compliance by Design
• Ensure compliance with Life Critical Safety standards.
• Engineer hazards out.
• Ensure alignment with global codes and best practices. - 5. Technology, Automation & Continuous Improvement• Lead automation and technology strategies.• Deploy structured continuous improvement.
- 6. Organization, Capability & Resourcing• Define global engineering org model.• Develop talent and succession planning.
Education:
· Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. 15 years experience in regulated manufacturing environments.
Preferred: Multi-region experience, automation and process safety exposure.
Experience / Skills / Abilities:
What Success Looks Like:
· Consistent engineering standards globally
• Disciplined CAPEX delivery
• Improved reliability and safety
• Reduced variability
• Engineering as core enabler
Job Expectations / Working Conditions:
· Significant global travel expected across the group’s 8 manufacturing sites.