Johnson Electric Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager 

United States, Illinois 

939241370

. The position will play an importance role to:

• Oversees the development and implementation of manufacturing processes to maintain proper product functionality as well as cost efficiency
• Ensures the engineering team and other manufacturing departments work together cohesively
• Responsible for the development of equipment to aid in the manufacturing process. Reviews, evaluates and implements engineering changes and specification requirements
• Manage subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs. Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets

Your responsibilities will be to:

• Provides collaborative, supportive yet challenging leadership to the Technical Group personnel
• Manage annual goals / objectives, performs Personal Development Reviews (PDR) on direct reports, fostering individual growth and development
• Work closely with research and development, quality assurance to prevent problems with products and tooling/fixtures
• Stay informed concerning new manufacturing technologies and equipment in order to manufacture and reduce cost through efficiencies
• Runs continuous improvement plans/projects such as yield, set up times, etc.
• Responsible for the attainment of the plant budget as it relates to the technical group expenses
• Analyze and design lean manufacturing cells using effective systems and simulation tools to optimize, use of space, equipment, material and personnel
• Contributes to the development and monitoring of area budget through regular analysis of cost and spending
• Interacts with internal and external customers (ie: BU), by meeting regularly, responding to requests and explaining procedures
• Interprets and executes policies that affect work processes and personnel within the assigned organizational unit

Requirements:

• Bachelor/Master Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology or technical field with 8+ years of experience in manufacturing engineeringwith at least 3 years in a supervisory position
• Knowledge of fundamental design practices including: problem definition, concept selection, proof of concept, and implementation
• Technical background in Manufacturing and Automatuon, specifically process engineering
• Strong project management and team building skills, ability to establish priorities and work direction
• Strategic mindset
• Fluent in writing and speaking English and Mandarin.