Engineering Manager

Responsibilities:

• Directly supervise engineering department to ensure the team is operating at the highest high level of performance
• Leads team in excess of fifteen Engineers, Designers, and Technical Support staff.
• Manage day-to-day operations of the Engineering team. Assigns workload making best use of the team members’ capacity and skill-sets
• Provides phased estimates of all engineering work in process.
• Manages all engineering projects and resolves engineering problems.
• Provides and coordinates engineering department design expertise in response to sales order specifications.
• Responsible for providing engineering quotes, pricing, and design based on customer specifications.
• Perform capacity planning and provide solutions to meet continued growth.
• Establishes objectives, set department goals, schedules and priorities, and reviews staff.
• Establishes standards for output and quality for the engineering team.
• Hires, trains and mentors other engineers and supporting staff
• Ensures continuous improvement in process, cost, quality, efficiency and production.
• Investigates, evaluates and determines appropriate tools, standards and processes for the engineering function
• Coordinates activities of department with other units or organizations
• Evaluate the results of engineering projects regularly and reports these results to the executive team
• Ensure exceptional quality of all deliverables, both internal and external

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, or related
• Minimum of 10 years engineering experience with 5 years managing engineers and technical staff; preferably in a sheet metal manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership, deep practical engineering knowledge and a proven track record for timely project delivery.
• Proficient with design software, while experienced in understanding and the capabilities of 3D parametric modeling. (SolidWorks preferred)
• Proven experience in managing complex design projects
• Excellent ability to multi-task, prioritize and adapt to shifting priorities.
• Must be able to handle a wide work variety and work in a fast paced environment.
• Strong customer service and communication skills
• Ability to develop relationships with employees and customers
• Excellent problem solving and decision making skills and the ability to think independently.
• Must be a detail-oriented, organized, self-starter, and have an ability to prioritize workload
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, Access and Outlook
• Some travel will be required