Engineering Manager

Job Description:

Determines the optimal manufacturing methods and processes for producing company products from start-up, building the product line, through satisfactory production. This includes analyzing engineering design documents to establish manufacturing methods and processes to manufacture a component, creating conceptual sketches and initiating the design and building of required tooling. Describes outside vendor services needed for the manufacture of a component. Establishes outsourced vendor manufacturing & quality plans. Roles that drive improvement to product cost, quality and performance by utilizing Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE) methodologies should be assigned to this job family. Jobs that provide engineering technical support in this field should be assigned to this job family.

Job Requirements:

Management of the Engineerin Department
• Managing projects, monitoring their effectiveness and continuous improvement
• Process optimization 
• Supervision of the implementation and implementation of lean manufacturing tools
• Proactively define corrective actions.
• Coordination of activities with external suppliers

• Knowledge and experience in project management and knowledge of production processes
• Negotiation and communication skills – the ability to listen, influence others and direct them towards a goal
• Ability to work independently and accept responsibility for the results of one's own work and decisions
• Ability to work in a team, respect the opinions of others, pursue common goals
• Customer and result orientation
• Openness to finding new solutions
• Critical thinking, working with information, effective information processing
• English at a good level – working in an international team
• Analytical thinking, systems approach

Operating Company:

Kerr

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