Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager, ETO Solutions

The Production Engineering Manager is accountable for the daily order processing, design, and general functional support through our engineering staff located in our North American Manufacturing facilities. This role will be tasked with improving the quality and lead time reductions through resource management and continued improvement of the design and order release processes. This position will require strong communication skills along with the ability to work closely with their functional peers and team members to provide leadership and quality products that may be manufactured within all G&W facilities.

AS ETO Engineering Manager, you will:

• Hold team accountable to maintaining alignment with industry standards (IEEE, NEC, IEC, ANSI, UL, NEMA, etc.)
• Identify gaps in existing engineering design standards and work with Engineering staff to resolve those gaps
• Provide project and schedule oversight, along with other departmental support as needed using global tools created (Smartsheet, JDE, Tacton, etc.)
• Maintain departmental accountability to align with company goals through development of team metrics
• Mentor and maintain aptitude and quality across engineering team
• Be a change agent in department and company by identifying and resolving root causes through problem solving activities
• Lead, own, and delegate tasks to provide support for internal and external customers
• Facilitate cross-functional communication and drive value stream thinking and general improvement initiatives for the entire engineering order process
• Drive strategic company initiatives through coordinating support, supplying communication, strengthening peer relationships, and nurturing innovation
• Be a vector for dispersion and hold accountability regarding key initiatives, new project assignments, and targeted opportunities for improvement

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering or Relevant Discipline
• 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• 5 years of experience in technical management with continuous improvement mindset to improve office lead time and quality improvements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and has demonstrated presentation skills to diverse audiences
• Strong problem-solving skills

Preferred Experience:

• Project Management[MA1]
• Change Management Experience
  • Continuous improvement initiatives
  • Root Cause Analysis / Problem-Solving strategies
• ISO Certified Manufacturing Environment Experience
• Reliability Design Tools
  • Design For Manufacturability (DFM), Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerance (GD&T), Design of Experiments (DOE)
• Related power distribution experience