Manager Plant Manufacturing Engineering

• Responsible for all plant engineering functions including manufacturing engineering, process engineering, tooling, facility and equipment maintenance. 
• Leads and drives activities related to continuous improvement (e.g., cycle times, scrap, quality, material cost reduction, regrind implementation, etc.). 
• Reviews and establishes contingencies / justifications for Capital Appropriation Requests, department budgets, and personnel salary plans. 
• Develops plans for process improvement and will have specific areas of accountability in its execution. 
• Provides support on new product launch tooling, providing the manufacturing input for development of new process and improvements to existing processes and tooling. 
• Ensures new tools and processes from launch team are ready for production and ensures smooth execution in operations.
• Direct all engineering and maintenance functions in the plant, assigns responsibilities and ensure compliance to expectations of performance.
• Develop personnel in technical execution, planning, and decision making to positively impact business financials.
• Mentoring/Coaching through group communication and 1on1's. 
• Influences supporting groups and operations.
• Enforce safety rules daily and actively intervenes to correct unsafe actions and conditions.
• Conducts daily observations of PPE use and safe work practices adherence and coach employees as needed. 
• Any and all other duties as assigned by manager.

Bachelor's Level Degree

Area of Study:   Engineering, Technical Engineering or similar.

*Equivalent work experience may also be considered for this position.

• 7-10 Minimum Years of Experience with leading engineering and maintenance.
• 5-9 Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry
• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
• Superior problem solving and decision-making ability.
• Mechanical Aptitude for problem solving.
• Proven ability to effectively lead a team and drive operational improvements.
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt.
• 3 – 5 years of injection molding experience.
• Understanding of scientific molding concepts.
• Experience with various injection molding technologies.
• 3 – 5 years leading manufacturing engineering.
• 3 – 5 years with vacuum forming and foam in place processes.