Engineering Manager

Company: Vollrath
Location: Sheboygan
Posted on: September 24, 2022

Job Description:

The Engineering Manager will plan, organize, assign, review and evaluate the work of professional and technical support staff to achieve business objectives. Collaboratively work with the Operations and Sales teams to flawlessly launch and then continuously improve new products and processes.

* Responsibility for the oversight of design and modification to new and existing products.
* Designs must consider sales, marketing or customer objectives, product reliability, manufacturing capabilities, cost parameters, product functionality, safety requirements, and appropriate standards and regulations.
* The product is to be properly specified and documented, including agreed upon manufacturing tolerances.


* Act as a technical resource to our customers. Work with sales and our customers during the development phase of their project to aid in the design of a project that is readily manufactured.
* Manage a team of engineers including training, workloads, performance, and general supervision.
* Oversee the quoting process, identifying projects that are a good fit and jobs Vollrath should win. Review high potential quotes and work with the sales, and engineering teams and the customer to develop the most cost-effective product design manufacturing plan using any Vollrath resources.
* Review and manage department workload to ensure that quote requests, new products and continuous improvement projects are being executed to meet or exceed expectations, including timing and cost.
* Provide engineering advice and assistance to manufacturing, quality control, and manufacturing engineering on a day-to-day basis. This includes troubleshooting existing production products.
* Work with sales and marketing peers to identify and recommend capital improvement projects that increase capabilities and/or reduce the cost to manufacture products that will result in growing revenue and/or increasing profitability of the business.

Qualifications

* Minimum of 2 years in Supervisory role, and 5 years in related field.
* Metal Forming, Stamping, and Fabrication Engineering. Project management in Manufacturing. Tooling Design and Development.
* 4-year Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
* Engineering experience in Mechanical Design, Tooling Design, Metal Forming and Joining.
* PC software, Computer Aided Design, Development of Metal Forming processes.
* Recognize Process improvements relating to metal forming, joining and finishing. Serve as project leader and clearly communicate goals and objectives.

Company Culture Requirements

* Treat all people with Respect - People matter. Understand your audience and your impact. We are better when people are heard and valued for their unique perspective.
* Take Ownership - People are counting on you. Act with integrity and follow through on commitments.
* Empower Action - We succeed when we work together. Our differences make us stronger and create better outcomes. People and teams are empowered to make decisions and take action.
* Commitment to Stakeholders - We are committed to knowing and exceeding the expectations of our customers, employees, ownership and communities.
* Life Beyond Work - People need balance. Embrace opportunities to pursue your passions.

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