Engineering Manager Job Kings Mountain area,North Carolina USA,Engineering

Eaton’s Industrial division, Mobility group is currently seeking an Engineering Manager. This is a full time on-site position based at our Kings Mountain, NC manufacturing facility. Relocation support is available to those within the United States/PR.

Reporting to the Plant Manager, our Engineering Manager is a member of the Kings Mountain Senior Leadership Team, and responsible for driving manufacturing excellence and building organizational capability in the Engineering Department. Responsibilities include successful achievement of plant and department objectives through planning, organizing, and managing the plant’s overall manufacturing and process engineering activities in support of operations. Provides the necessary technical direction for New Product Launch, productivity, and reduction of overall product cost, while meeting product schedules.

In

this role you will:

Serve as an active member of the Kings Mountain Senior Leadership team, fulfilling leadership duties and providing input for strategy, direction & continuous improvement

Develop strategic plans to identify and address current and future challenges for department & plant

Conduct performance reviews to improve organizational performance

Manage Engineering Department, including Manufacturing Engineering, Systems Engineering, Tool Design, Maintenance, Facilities, and Program Management.

Assist with timely development and implementation of operating capacity plan, facilities programs, business systems, product changes, and introductions.

Manage, develop, recommend, and implement approved capital programs to support the profit and strategic plans.

Direct engineering services in implementing changes to all factory operations.

Provide support for EHS (Environmental, Health, & Safety) procedures and training, to drive a Zero Incident Culture across the plant. Serve as a MESH (Management of Environmental, Health & Safety) Category Champion, as assigned.

Initiate, support and lead continuous improvement activities within the department through effective deployment of assessment and lean tools (Value Stream Mapping, Rapid Improvement Events, A3 Problem Solving, Work Station Risk Assessments, PFMEA and other Eaton Business System Tools) to drive efficiency and results.

Schedule, lead and communicate departmental priorities with the team and coordinate activities with other functions within the plant.

Execute flawless launch of new products as required.

Basic/

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
Minimum 2 years’ experience directly managing people in a manufacturing setting
Minimum 3 years’ technical experience in one or more of the following areas:
Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Plant Engineering, Production Planning, Quality Control, metal cutting, fabrication and machine application.
Minimum 1 year experience in a program and/or project management role
Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Position Criteria:

Good working knowledge and experience with operational improvement tools such as Lean, Six-Sigma, problem solving/decision making methods
Strong interpersonal skills used for the review, motivation, and development of direct reports in addition to building relationships with internal customers and external vendors
Demonstrated ability to leverage cross-functional resources to support departmental requirements
Assure timely implementation of capital plans and operating plans
Maintain a high level of professionalism through effective selection, training,…