Mgr Engineering

Engineering Manager

The Engineering Manager will ensure specific technological advancement for wire straightening, coiling, forming, coining, and heat treatment processes.

Job Requirements:

• Manage projects including new production equipment, process improvements and cost reductions as well as new product introduction support.
• Coordinate the design, supply, manufacture and qualification of tooling, machinery and test equipment.
• Generate and maintain product routings, process drawings and standard costs.
• Provide justifications, implementation and capital validation of new equipment.
• Review manufacturing and process capability of new and existing products.
• Ensure implementation and sustainment of reliable and repeatable processes that meet safety, quality, yield and cost objectives.
• Improve efficiency towards process flow optimization, equipment performance and manufacturing best practices.
• Develop and implement cost reduction and quality improvement projects.
• Ensure utilization of engineering principles and rigor to solve complex process and design challenges.
• Establish project priorities, effective management of resources to meet business objectives and monitor progress.
• Participate in the development, modification and execution of department policies.
• Keeps abreast of the latest processes, technology and industry trends.
• Ensures budgets, planning and quality requirements are met.
• Determines staffing needs, discipline and completions by reviewing attendance and performance records.
• Ensures quality of services meets internal and external customer requirements.
• Ensures employee compliance with company policies and practices.
• All other duties as assigned.

What your background should look like:

• Problem solving
  - Must have excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ethics and Values
  - Excellent reputation for building relationships across various levels of the organization.
• Energy and positive attitude.
• Ability to map tasks, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
• Develop, monitor, and live within budgets, as well as demonstrated ability to forecast major milestones.
• Must be able to work cooperatively and productively with others.
• Demonstrated ability to drive organizational change.
• Demonstrated ability to create and read engineering drawings and schematics.
• Knowledge of CAD Software (Solid Works, Pro Engineer, CATIA, etc.).

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering with a strong emphasis on wireframe technology and processes (medical device industry preferred).
• Minimum 2 years demonstrable experience as a supervisor/manager in a high-tech manufacturing environment.
• Desirable with working knowledge of mechanical design, FEA, geometric tolerancing, metrology, machine control and metallurgy.
• Experience with DFM, Lean/Six Sigma principles and design of experiments.
• MBA, Bachelor's degree in Engineering Fluent English Competencies SET :
  Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)

Job Location s:
Posting City:
San Jose Job Country:
Costa Rica

Travel Required:

Less than 10%.