The Project Engineer - Manufacturing leads and directs a team of manufacturing engineers who are responsible for putting processes in place that support producing high-quality products. This role collaborates with teams such as Product Engineering, Sales, Service, Procurement, Human Resources, and Finance. The position has direct responsibility for executing manufacturing engineering projects in areas that will include but are not limited to safety, capital, capacity, productivity, and quality. Duties: Including but not limited to: Lead by exhibiting characteristics of a caring culture, demonstrating agility, customer focus, and stewardship, while modeling the associated behaviors. Supervise, organize, mentor, and coach assigned team members in the performance of their duties while influencing others to carry the company culture forward. Establish and monitor individual and team goals that are aligned with the organization's strategies and objectives to drive key business results. Use expertise to ensure the department is serving its internal and external customers and meeting defined expectations. Lead and develop a team of plant engineers to support the successful execution and implementation of JIT, new product releases and enhancements, capital improvements, and timely project completion. Ensure all project needs are being met to achieve goals in the original set time frame. This includes, but is not limited to, securing additional resources, setting daily or weekly priorities for project team members, and working with more challenging situations or people. Ensure that project goals, such as test plans, production preparation plans, product performance plans, financial plans, and capital plans are met. If goals are not met, make appropriate adjustments to go into implementation. Ability to create financial business cases for making investment-related manufacturing decisions. Ability to understand financial goals and deliver results that support those goals. Qualifications: 4-year college engineering degree with 5 years of experience in a manufacturing or equivalent business leadership role. Other Skills and Abilities Ability to understand capacity and capital acquisition. Knowledge of financial statements, budgeting, and the strategic planning processes; ability to operate within targeted budget. Ability to develop reliable, high-performing manufacturing processes that provide competitive solutions and are financially successful for the Company. Ability to understand and operate normal mechanics tools, such as lathes, drills, and torches. Ability to provide informative and professional assistance when working with the public/customers and co-workers and maintain positive interpersonal relationships that encourage openness. Ability to develop talent and supervise staff in the performance of duties such that performance meets or exceeds expectations. Demonstration of good verbal and written communication skills. Ability to maintain plant efficiency during the building process. Ability to coordinate with product development team activities to release successful products to the manufacturing environment. Ability to contribute ideas for machine improvements. Deep understanding of Just In Time (JIT) principles. Up to 10% domestic and/or international travel by car or plane may be required.
