Engineering Manager

Grammer is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead engineering activities, drive productivity and quality, and ensure compliance with customer specifications. You will own the Engineering Process, coach the team, and work as part of the plant leadership team to support multiple projects and continuous improvement in a manufacturing setting for automotive interiors and seating systems.

What You'll Do

• Take the lead in engineering activities to obtain optimum productivity and quality levels while complying with customer specifications.
• Responsible for the overall development and administration of the Engineering Process.
• Coach and develop engineering team members.
• Establish and review process controls, emphasize continuous improvement and improve productivity through waste reduction.
• Responsible for achieving product target cost, improved efficiency, identifying possible production problems for existing products.
• As part of the plant leadership team, involved in process flows, labor and machine standards.
• Review all proposed plans for changes to the process, equipment, molds, and tooling to ensure reliability and compatibility with Grammer standards/systems.
• Support multiple projects and work with the plant to maintain third party registration to ISO/IATF standards.
• Support product launch strategy.
• Review equipment and process design and make recommendations.
• Develop workflow, effective layout and optimize processes.
• Assist in quoting and contracting tool sources to build support tooling.
• Evaluate and implement process/product improvements.
• Work with the team to develop tooling and poke yoke methods.
• Assist with training of both technical and production in processing standards.
• Develops short- and long-term strategy to support customer requirements.
• Authorizes engineering change notices (deviations), process alerts, purchase orders, equipment spare parts inventory, and personnel training requests.
• Supports plant safety rules.
• Approves department expenses and appropriations requirements.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in Automotive industry preferred.
• APQP Process understanding (FMEA, Control Plan, etc). Lean Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience leading continuous improvement projects/Kaizens.
• Demonstrated management skills.
• Able to perform problem solving and root cause analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal presentation skills.
• A self-starting, goal-oriented, customer-focused individual who takes personal accountability and is driven by the achievement of the business unit’s vision and objectives in accordance with the Company’s Leadership Values.
• Able to delegate responsibilities; objectively evaluates the performance of direct reports; and able to hold others accountable in a constructive manner.
• Strong leadership and facilitation skills coupled with the ability to remain rational and in control when confronted with difficult circumstances or crises.

Nice to Have

• Experience with ISO/IATF standards and plant registrations.
• Experience implementing poka-yoke and other quality/production controls.
• Kaizen and continuous improvement experience in automotive manufacturing.

Compensation & Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement programs.
• 401(k) match.
• Robust EAP services.
• Developmental opportunities.
• Much more!