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Héroux-Devtek · 3 days ago

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Livonia, MI

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

Héroux-Devtek is the world’s 3rd largest producer of landing gear, serving the civil and military aerospace markets. The Manufacturing Engineering Manager will lead the manufacturing engineering department, provide technical support, and oversee engineering projects to ensure efficiency and quality in production processes.

Aviation & Aerospace

No H1B

Responsibilities

Supervises and manages manufacturing engineering department

Provide technical recommendation and support to maintenance department

Investigate problems, and lead in facilitating recommendations for improvements to ensure highest level of all quality throughout product offering and services provided

Evaluate workloads within department to ensure appropriate facilitation of job task and work load in order to optimize departmental efficiency

Provides support to the development and implementation of strategic and operational plans for the site

Monitors and analyzes emerging engineering issues as they relate to the manufacturing process and leads the completion of engineering projects related projects/initiatives which are identified to be corporate priorities

Provides direction and oversight to project engineering and engineering development activities; and, takes a leadership role in capital and maintenance programs to ensure they are completed on time and within budget

Ensures the development and implementation of medium to long term engineering plans for the site to maximize uptime and efficiency

Provides leadership to the team and fosters an environment which motivates the team to fully use its capabilities in achieving desired business results

Establishes and clearly defines responsibility for staff on the team and ensures the ongoing management and support of staff and effective employee performance

Develops departmental budgets, prioritizes spending, and advises senior management on cost over-runs and extraordinary equipment requisitions

Accountable for effective usage of capital funds and providing leadership in the preparation of capital job requests and their completion within established specifications

Qualification

Engineering degreeLean Six SigmaProject managementCapital project managementBudgeting skillsTroubleshooting skillsLeadership skillsInterpersonal skillsDocumentation skillsCustomer focused mindset

Required

B.S. degree in Engineering

Strong experience in engineering and project management of capital projects

Expertise in industry including project management and operational management

Solid understanding of forecasting and budgeting process

Excellent oral and written communications skills, entrepreneurial skills, and interpersonal skills necessary to operate in a team environment

Troubleshooting skills and attention to detail

Customer focused mindset

Documentation and organization skills

Thorough working knowledge of engineering policies, processes and procedures

Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, strong people person in order to develop and work with stakeholders at all levels inside the business and external customers

Maintains an open minded perspective during problem solving exercise

Manage the implementation and evaluation of manufacturing processes, emphasizing those which provide cost savings or improve production methods using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies

Proficient with MS Office

Ability to communicate professionally with people at all levels of the organization and external contacts

Solid decision-making skills