Engineering Manager

Storm - 8000

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About Us

Amarr, a part of ASSA ABLOY, the global leaders in opening solutions, is a performance driven manufacturing organization committed to safety, quality, and operational excellence. As an industry leader, we empower our teams to innovate, continuously improve, and deliver world class solutions to our customers.

Amarr is seeking an innovative Engineering Manager to provide technical leadership and strategic direction across manufacturing operations. This role is ideal for a forward-thinking engineering leader who excels at solving complex challenges, implementing new technologies, and driving operational improvements through automation, process optimization, and capital project execution. The successful candidate will combine strong technical expertise with exceptional leadership skills to build engineering capability, develop talent, and foster a culture of accountability, safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership

• Lead, coach, develop, and evaluate Manufacturing Engineers, Industrial Engineers, and Controls Engineers.
• Establish clear priorities and performance expectations aligned with plant and business objectives.
• Build a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Develop engineering talent through coaching, training, succession planning, and growth opportunities.
• Foster employee engagement by creating an environment where team members are empowered to solve problems and drive improvements.

Manufacturing & Process Improvement

• Lead efforts to improve manufacturing processes, labor productivity, material flow, equipment utilization, and operational efficiency.
• Support new product introductions, process development, and manufacturing readiness activities.
• Develop and implement solutions that improve throughput, reduce waste, and enhance manufacturing capability.
• Drive standardization and best practices across manufacturing processes and systems.

Automation & Technology

• Lead controls and automation initiatives that improve safety, quality, reliability, and productivity.
• Support the development and implementation of manufacturing technologies, equipment upgrades, and digital solutions.
• Identify opportunities to leverage automation and data analytics to improve operational performance.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance teams to improve equipment reliability and manufacturing effectiveness.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean principles, waste reduction, root cause analysis, and process optimization methodologies.
• Lead engineering-related capital projects from concept through implementation.
• Develop project scopes, timelines, budgets, and return-on-investment justifications.
• Ensure successful project execution while meeting safety, quality, operational, and financial objectives.

Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Promote a culture where safety is the highest priority and engineering decisions support a safe working environment.
• Ensure engineering solutions comply with applicable safety, quality, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with Quality and Operations teams to improve process capability, reduce defects, and support corrective action activities.
• Support risk reduction initiatives, machine safeguarding improvements, and operational compliance efforts.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Build strong partnerships with cross-functional teams to support plant objectives.
• Collaborate across departments to improve manufacturing performance, capacity, inventory flow, and customer service.
• Lead and support cross-functional initiatives that drive operational excellence, innovation, and business growth.
• Utilize data and…