EngineeringAutomation Manager

Job Summary

This fully onsite role is responsible for defining deploying and scaling automation solutions that improve operational efficiency quality safety and cost performance. This role leads the strategy design implementation and lifecycle management of automated systems ensuring technology investments deliver measurable business impact. The Engineering Manager partners with operations engineering IT and leadership to identify high-value automation opportunities reduce manual processes and drive digital transformation across the organization.

This role delivers step-change improvements in productivity throughput quality and cost by leading automation roadmap development capital prioritization and cross-functional execution. The Engineering Manager ensures automation technologies are standardized future-proofed and aligned to business growth objectives while accelerating innovation and operational excellence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads the site engineering department for the execution of new projects and ensures current production lines are in optimal performance
• Provide engineering assistance to ensure plant machinery and processes are at an optimum level.
• Work with safety to ensure plant is in compliance with OSHA and local state and federal environmental regulations.
• Routinely evaluate and review employee performance.
• Write validation user requirements equipment specification and other documents as needed.
• Promote and support a Lean Manufacturing environment within the facility.
• Improve processes and procedures to manufacture a quality product at a minimum cost.
• Quotes engineering services automation etc. for new and existing customers. Develops design concepts for new automation equipment.
• Provide leadership to engineers. Assume responsibility for various engineering projects as assigned.
• Facilitate meetings with the customer both on and off site to determine the needs requirements and customer specifications. Establishes relationships with customer and automation suppliers in pursuit of winwin results and ongoing business.
• Responsible for project cost accounting and delivering projects on schedule and at budget.
• Develop initial project scope timeline savings and cost estimations.
• Write Project and Capital Request and project justification documents.
• Develop equipment requirements.
• Research new technologies and methodologies to use in the plant.
• Present justification to management and/or customer to attain approvals.
• Contributes to continuous process improvement efforts to reduce scrap cycle times improve efficiency and eliminate waste.
• Provides a Customer Service attitude when interacting with internal and external customers while accomplishing work production and achieving quality standards.
• Conforms with and abides by all regulations policies work procedures instruction and safety rules.
• Exhibits regular reliable punctual and predictable attendance. Performs other duties as assigned based on business needs.

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering Science or related field required.

Work Experience

• Minimum 8 years of experience in manufacturing engineering and/or automation in an automated production manufacturing operations environment required.
• Minimum 3 years in a management/leadership capacity required

Preferred Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes workflows production equipment and industrial techniques.
• Must have effective problem solving and interpersonal skills.
• Strong mechanical background and experience with CAD and SAP systems a plus.

License and Certifications

• ManufacturingLean Six Sigma Certification-IASSC or Agile preferred
• Program and Project ManagementCertified Project Management Professional (PMP)-PMI Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall methodologies preferred

Travel Requirements

Physical Requirements

Additional Requirements

• Ability to communicate read write and present across all levels of the organization (from production operators to Sr Management)
• High levels of integrity when conducting the professional affairs of the organization and dealing with sensitive and confidential data
• Able to operate with calmness and clarity of thought while under pressure.
• Able to uphold the goals and culture of the organization.
• An understanding of strategic business objectives and the ability to drive results toward those objectives.
• Openness to and the ability to deal with rapid change in business needs process and technology.
• Able to routinely use standard office equipment such as computers phones photocopiers filing cabinets and fax machines
• Must be able to communicate effectively with written and oral skills make quick decisions interpret data read and write speak in front of groups express and exchange ideas understand direction and adhere to procedures
• Organizational skills will enable planning prioritization and achievement of goals especially of importance for the successful execution of related activities
• Position operates in a professional office environment. May stand or sit for extended periods of time
• Read and interpret data information and documents
• Must maintain the ability to work well with others in a variety of situations
• Must be able to multi-task work under time constraints problem solve and prioritize
• Ability to make independent and sound judgments
• Observe and interpret situations analyze and solve problems