Donaldson · 1 day ago
Senior Manager Engineering (Stevens Point)
Donaldson is committed to solving the world’s most complex filtration challenges. The Senior Engineering Manager is responsible for leading manufacturing and engineering functions to deliver high-quality products while driving operational excellence and continuous improvement.
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Responsibilities
Lead, manage, and develop engineering and technical teams to ensure safe, efficient, and high‑quality production
Balance workload and resource allocation across Manufacturing Engineers to meet operational priorities
Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement
Define and manage a 2-3 year CapEx plan aligned with plant and business strategy
Execute capital projects, including scope definition, budget control, timeline management, and performance tracking
Maintain asset inventory and ensure effective asset lifecycle and reliability management
Drive process optimization, productivity improvement, and cost reduction initiatives
Lead uptime improvement efforts and provide leadership for emergency work orders
Apply Lean and World Class Manufacturing principles and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs)
Influence product and process design to support manufacturability, quality, and cost competitiveness
Support Accelerated Product Development (APD) processes and ensure manufacturing readiness
Define testing requirements for quality systems, control plans, and first article inspections
Take ownership of assigned strategic initiatives, demonstrate mastery in leading cross‑functional teams, and maintain budget accountability, including forecast responsibilities for the team or department
Regularly communicate with and effectively influence global peers within the organization, as well as customers and partners as required by job scope; occasionally communicate with executive leadership on specific initiatives
Solve complex, ambiguous, and high‑risk problems while leading impactful change that systematically improves products, processes, policies, and procedures
Manage medium to large teams consisting of professionals, managers, and/or supervisors; mentor, train, and onboard other managers or aspiring leaders
Make decisions that have significant impact on business unit products, processes, and external partners
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
5+ years of engineering experience
Preferred
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or a technically-related field
Prior leadership experience
Experience with budget, Capital expenditures (CapEx) strategy and creation
Ability to develop Manufacturing Process/ Equipment/ and manage supplies to completion
Master's degree in engineering
Lean / World Class Manufacturing experience
Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and Oracle
Project management experience (PMO)
Experience with new product development
Knowledge of Hydraulics and Applications
Company
Donaldson
Donaldson Company helps solve some of the world's most complex filtration and contamination control challenges.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
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