Vitro · 2 days ago
Manager, Engineering
Meadville, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
7+ years expVitro is the largest glass manufacturer in the Western Hemisphere and the largest glass producer in North America. The Engineering Manager provides leadership and technical expertise to support production operations, focusing on reducing downtime, improving quality, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
ManufacturingPackaging Services
Responsibilities
Lead and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team, ensuring alignment with plant goals and fostering collaboration across electrical, mechanical, controls engineering, and technical support functions
Provide support to Production Operations through effective deployment of Project Engineering resources to lower downtime, improve quality, and achieve yields/shipments
Identify areas within the manufacturing process and maintenance that are not performing up to standard and implement data-driven solutions to improve performance
Identify areas for improvement to enhance competitiveness; design, purchase, and implement cost-saving facilities
Assist Production, Maintenance and Quality in identifying defects and implementing countermeasures such as Poke Yokes and DOE tools
Work closely with Quality, Process and Maintenance on root cause analysis and follow the customer 8D process, including direct customer interaction and occasional travel
Coordinate weekly with Maintenance on work required to maintain high OEE levels
Collaborate with HR to recruit exceptional engineering talent and foster teamwork
Mentor and teach engineers, providing support to achieve goals and objectives
Take responsibility for capital projects ranging from $50K to $5M, from concept to implementation, including funding approval, quoting, design, building, and tracking using Microsoft Project
Delegate projects to Project Engineers and manage outcomes
Ensure safety practices are followed and validated during design and implementation of new equipment or processes
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering (ME, CE, EE, ChE) or equivalent field, required
7+ years in a management role leading engineering teams
Company
Vitro
Vitroa glass is a NA glass manufacturing company.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$70MKey Investors
BBVA
2022-04-14Debt Financing· $70M
2021-01-11Acquired
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