Summary / Objective :
The engineering manager plans, organizes, directs, or coordinates engineering activities to meet company objectives for design, new part / process development and improvement of existing parts / processes by performing the following duties personally or through subordinates.
Essential Functions / Duties :
- Select, develop, train, and supervise engineering staff.
- Create and maintain part master, part routing, operational prints, tooling prints and other documents as required on production parts.
- Review, approve and process customer-initiated changes and internal change requests.
- Provide technical guidance / assistance to customers, suppliers, and co-workers.
- Create miscellaneous non-production technical drawings and non-technical documents as required.
- Establish and maintain robust engineering document control systems.
- Develop, determine, and implement policies, procedures, and standards.
- Report on and maintain Key Process Indicator (KPI) goals.
- Provide assistance on new equipment justification projects.
- Participate in cost reduction / process improvement projects.
- Promote Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) principles as part of continuous improvement activities.
Equipment / Machines Used :
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software (Epicor)Computer Aided Design software (AutoCAD)Microsoft Office applications (outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)Measure equipment (micrometer, caliper, optical comparator, etc.)Finite Element Analysis software (DEFORM)Work Environment :
Much of the day is spent sitting and working in a professional work environment.Frequent exposure to normal machine shop environment (smoke, oil mist, and shop noise)Travel is minimal and is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-area and overnight travel may be required based on customer or supplier needs.Education :
Bachelor of Science degree preferred10 years of related work experienceExperience in all phases of tool design, fastener manufacturing and product engineering