Director of Engineering Woodstock, GA

I.  Job Summary   Responsible for the effective enterprise level management of  engineering organization. 

II.  Essential Duties and Responsibilities  include the following.  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Other minor duties may be assigned.

         Management and development of the engineering function in a manner consistent with the strategic goals and objectives of Company's corporate leadership.

         Development and implementation of common strategies and best practices across the enterprise engineering function (multiple plants/multiple sites).

         Develop, implement, and manage the continuous improvement LEAN Six Sigma methodology across the enterprise engineering function.

         Analyze new technologies and perform essential competitive analysis.

         Responsible for the technical vision of the company.  Develop plans for the implementation of new technical projects or products.

         Responsible for assessing and leveraging engineering department talent.

         Creation of engineering department budgets and the allocation of engineering resources.

         Determines/approves product release schedules and project deadlines.

III.  Supervisory Responsibilities  Responsible for leading all engineering department personnel at all locations..

IV.  Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience 

         Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, Masters preferred

         Manufacturing/technical/engineering or program management experience (10 years)

         Engineering Management (5 years)

         Design for Six Sigma or Robust Design Capability (Lean Manufacturing (TPS) training and certification preferred)

         Working knowledge of all engineering disciplines

 

B. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

         Ability to influence and instruct employees in change

         Overall business acumen of product development, engineering, quality, purchasing, manufacturing, finance, HR, sales/marketing, and Operations

         Excellent written and oral communication skills (plant and senior management staff)

         Highly motivated, strong engineering leader.

         Relationship building.  Must be highly collaborative.

V.  Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

         Primary office in Erial, NJ

         Travel approximate 50%

         Employee must periodically stand, walk, reach, stoop, lift, climb or balance, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

         Specific vision abilities required include distance vision, close vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

         Normal setting is approximately 50% office and 50% plant.

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