Manufacturing Engineering Manager

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Job Title: Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Company Overview:

ITW is a Fortune 200 Manufacturing Company with multi-billion-dollar revenue and fifty thousand employees worldwide. Known for innovation, diversification, and excellent financial performance.

Role Summary :

To play a responsible role in planning, organizing, and overseeing the maintenance of facilities, equipment and mechanical systems to support operational effectiveness.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Address manufacturing equipment issues that are causing production bottle necks, high scrap, or reduced efficiencies.

Monitor condition of property, facilities and equipment and identify maintenance needs

Develop, implement, and monitor strategies for continuous improvement in equipment reliability and effectiveness

Develop, implement, and oversee the preventative maintenance process to ensure reliability and effectiveness

Apply knowledge of new technology and industry trends to improve manufacturing processes

Undertake corrective action resulting from manufacturing system audits

Assist in planning and monitoring of maintenance and capital improvement projects

Schedule, assign tasks and duties to Maintenance, Tooling, and ME staff

Performance management of maintenance staff including Tooling, Maintenance and Manufacturing Engineers

Ensure maintenance teams compliance with all relevant regulations, policies, and procedures

Establish and maintain safe work procedures and practices

Monitor and maintain established quality standards for all processes

Provide input into preparation of annual maintenance budget and prepare budget requests

Monitor costs and expenses to meet budget goals and ensure optimal cost effectiveness

Coordinate and administer vendor contracts and orders

Provide regular reports on status of maintenance and repairs

Be instrumental in the planning and execution of systems needed to smoothly bring new projects into production.

Be continually thinking of better ways to manufacture plastic parts and be willing to push for change.

Maintain compliance with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and OH&S standards.

Experience:

This position requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience. This individual should be familiar with problem solving analysis processes and problem-solving teams. Leadership and interpersonal skills are required to connect effectively with your team, suppliers, and all levels of the organization. Experience within the following areas is beneficial: design, build and maintaining Mechanical, Electrical, Pneumatic and Hydraulic systems and circuits, PLC Programming experience and Robotic programming. Computer skills with Microsoft Office.

Human Relations:

This position works within established guidelines under the general direction of the Plant Manager. Primary contact for this position will be management, maintenance, tooling, human resources, and engineering, to serve in a collaborative and advisory capacity to employees reporting to this position.

Working Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Position functions within a plastic injection molding environment. The Technical Manufacturing Manager may at times be exposed to extremes in temperature and noise. The Technical Manufacturing Manager must observe safety and security precautions and become familiar with procedures to take in case of problems. Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Able to walk and stand for long periods of time.

ITW is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, follow work instructions and job training requirements. Individual works in a team environment and must possess good communication/interpretation skills, good visual skills for part inspection, basic mathematical skills, and reasoning ability. Individual must be able to stand for full manufacturing shift, have ability to complete hand assembly process. Ability to reach with arms extended and/or overhead, excellent hand dexterity, ability to bend, stoop, stretch and similar activities and able to lift up to 25 pounds frequently. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

ITW is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.