Position Summary:

The Advanced Process Engineering Sr. Manager will direct and coordinate the planning and completion of manufacturing production, process, tooling, gaging, and plant engineering projects with relation to product production. Will assist plants in achieving launch targets, OEE improvements, and lean Initiatives. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Direct engineering activities relative to manufacture of automotive products
• Support and develop quotations for new business opportunities
• Develop capital/tooling spending plans/requirements, and implement appropriate aspects of capital plan
• Oversee the design, acquisition, and installation of capital equipment and tooling to meet production and financial requirements
• Apply understanding of the business and how own team contributes to the achievement of results
• Manage professional employees and/or supervisors
• Provide and update equipment to support current manufacturing requirements
• Coordinate with quality and production and provide necessary support to meet company objectives
• Direct efforts for tooling, manufacturing process, plant engineering, and maintenance project management
• Ensure clear communication of lessons learned are shared within their respective department and across other departments
• Identify and resolves complex technical, operational and organizations problem
• Guide by policies, resource requirements, budgets and the business plan
• Accountable for the performance and results of a team within own discipline
• Drive new and innovative ideas for process improvements
• Guide, influence and persuade other either internally in other areas or externally with customers or agencies
• Provide knowledge of material and process costs to support manufacturing
• Provide health, and safety requirements in support of tooling, equipment, and CLauS deliverables
• Responsible for the development and implementation of engineering standards
• May, on occasion, be required to perform duties other than those specified in this description

Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in engineering preferred; Masters or other advanced degree is a plus
• Minimum of five years’ prior leadership experience preferred
• Ability to apply understanding of the business and how own team contributes to the achievement of results
• Ability to make decisions guided by policies, procedure and business plan; receives guidance from manager
• Minimum of ten years’ experience in process engineering, tooling, equipment, and process improvement
• Requires in-depth understanding and application of concepts, theories and principles in own discipline and basic knowledge of other disciplines
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills and the ability to effectively interface with all levels of hourly and management personnel, both inside and outside of the company. 
• Working knowledge of customer functional performance requirements
• Strong technical problem-solving skills, project management, and statistical process control capability
• Strong understanding of MRP, quality control, purchasing, accounting
• Knowledge of Core Quality Tools: FMEA, APQP, PPAP, MSA, SPC.
• Knowledge of Problem-Solving Tools (8D, 5 Why, Cause and Effect, etc.).
• Knowledge of Problem-Solving techniques (6 Sigma, Kaizen, Kepner Tregoe, etc.).
• Strong manufacturing engineering skills and understanding of shop floor routings
• Experience with profile extrusion and injection molding of TPE & PVC preferred
• Microsoft Office proficient

Work Environment/Work Conditions:

• Professional Office Environment
• Must wear proper personal protection equipment while on manufacturing floor
• Travel to manufacturing facilities or customer locations when required, up to 80 – 100% of the time
• Equipment used requires proper training on the potential for and avoidance of injury