Group Manager - Manufacturing Engineering

Job Description :

Come be DISRUPTIVE with us! At Milwaukee Tool, our most valued resource is our dedicated team of employees - employees who work with a passion to be the best and an unparalleled pride in their work and in the Milwaukee brand. We know that the only way to sustain growth and success is to value the growth and success of each person within the organization that's why we invest in an individual's growth and development from day one.

As a Group Manager within Manufacturing Engineering, you will be responsible to drive global efficiencies within the New Product Delivery (NPD) process in console manufacturing. Working hand-in-hand with our global Manufacturing sites, you will deliver team development and upskilling, drive key areas of improvement, and fully implement best practices sharing to our Operations. Success requires a passion for manufacturing , ability to build and develop teams, as well as a solid understanding of all functions required to execute NPD successfully. This role will be responsible for governing multiple process lanes for approach, execution, and process improvements with the main focus around Manufacturing Engineering activities.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Lead cross-functional teams to drive change and implement new processes and systems needed to successfully introduce new products in a rapidly growing and changing business
• Be a change agent driving improved communication and alignment between our corporate NPD teams and manufacturing sites, with an end goal of a concurrent engineering approach
• Evaluate, propose, and implement improved manufacturing process planning to deliver consistent site readiness within our global NPD programs
• Drive cultural improvement in PFMEA and Process Control Plans globally
• Drive global improvements in DFMA process through consistent engagement, training, improved KPIs, and communicating our wins. Own, grow and develop and the DFMA process globally
• Deliver step improvement in line design concepts and creation - 7 flows
• Ensure consistency in early estimates on manufacturing routings and capital requirements
• Lead discussions and consideration for potential process automation and related product design requirements
• Track emerging technologies for consideration and adoption within console manufacturing
• Develop KPIs, action plans, and report out on process results & improvements
• Communicate, both verbally and written, to ensure all groups are working toward the goal of timely project completion. Regularly make presentations of project status for various levels of the organization
• Maintain a strategic cross-functional mindset and understand how team decisions will impact the entire organization
• Build and maintain a culture anchored on Milwaukee's core values : Candid | Obsessed | Speed, Agility, and Urgency | Never Settle, Always Improving | Empowered leaders

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Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.