Senior Chief Manufacturing Engineer

About Pierce, an Oshkosh company

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal.

Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

This role will lead and manage a manufacturing engineering team and be responsible for driving continuous improvement efforts across different engineering disciplines. This role will be responsible for making critical decisions that have a large impact on projects and engineering initiatives and develop and foster engineers to think innovatively, hold accountability, and process improvement on a daily basis.

These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned.

• Manage an engineering team by planning, directing, and coordinating activities, establishing work priorities, and ensuring program success.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development for team members through regular feedback, mentoring, training opportunities, and creation of individual development plans.
• Participate in the budgeting process, including preparing and controlling budgets, forecasting operating costs, recommending capital improvements, and preparing justification data. May have some level of P&L responsibility and is expected to demonstrate business acumen.
• Research, evaluate, and propose new technologies to improve manufacturing processes and product quality.
• Evaluate designs for manufacturability and provide technical assistance for prototype, pilot, and production support.
• Participate in all phases of the New Product Development (NPD) process to ensure successful product launches in manufacturing.
• Collaborate and maintain effective communication with suppliers, internal and external customers, and outside resources regarding technical issues and project objectives.
• Create and maintain project documentation including project planning, requirements analysis, risk management, issues management, status reporting, communication, and quality assurance.
• Analyze and resolve engineering issues reported via verbal or written communication.
• Prepare technical proposals, quotations, reports, and presentations; present and defend technical engineering decisions to Engineering leadership, Oshkosh leadership, and external customers.
• Provide leadership to the Business Unit (BU) engineering group as needed to support BU and Corporate objectives, including developing a strategic vision and innovative processes.
• Lead Lean initiatives and continuous improvement efforts across teams; train, mentor, and engage engineers in lean thinking, including 5S and Kaizen practices.
• Identify, implement, and sustain process improvements that drive efficiency and quality.
• Perform duties in an ethical, professional manner consistent with the Oshkosh Way, mission statement, quality objectives, and defined policies and procedures.

• Bachelor’s degree in operations, engineering, or related field.
• Twelve (12) or more years of relevant experience.
• Management experience.

• Experience managing large capital projects
• Exposure/experience with Industry 4.0, digital factory, and automation
• Possess a strong mechanical knowledge of vehicles and related systems
• Strong verbal presentation and written communication skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Experience and active participation in relevant professional organizations (SAE, IFEE, etc.)
• Previous experience with tooling and fixturing and tool design activity
• Extensive background in welding of all kinds and welding certifications
• Knowledge of different drawing software's (Catia, Solidworks, etc.) and business operating systems
• Prior hands on experience with 5S, Kaizen, and continuous improvement methodologies

$ - $. The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.

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