Engineering Manager

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Shift: 1st shift
City: Solon
Swagelok, Northeast Ohio, USA

Swagelok is a global organization and one of the largest employers of manufacturing talent in Northeast Ohio. We are driven by our core values of Quality, Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Customer Focus, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement, which are demonstrated through our daily actions. For 75 years, our dedication to our core values has been the foundation for our success.

Throughout our organization we demonstrate a commitment to these values and those we bring onboard. Whether you want to grow in your role or explore broad opportunities and develop new skills—you’ll thrive in a culture that promotes learning and development. We strive to be a company where we all can do our best work with a true sense of purpose and belonging.

Be Connected. Be Valued. Be You. We hope you’ll consider joining our team.

The Engineering Manager provides transformational leadership that inspires a high performing engineering group. Results will be recognized through sustained accomplishments to quality, cost and delivery goals. Effectively develops clear and specific project objectives for targeted opportunities. Dynamically leads staff to achieve the stated project deliverables in coordination with quality and manufacturing management along with other engineering groups. Directs resources toward the application of standard and advanced approaches and technologies to significantly improve processes and/or systems.

Applies diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields. Manages managers, supervisors, engineers, designers, technicians and/or other technical associates. Provides strategic direction for the department based on corporate initiatives. Interacts with multiple sites and many levels of leadership while devising new approaches to problems encountered. Responsible for assuring the appropriate technical skills, and supporting tools are present in the department to support current and future technical needs.

Further responsible for the delivery performance (projects) and process performance (systems) of the staff.

• Develop the abilities of upper level engineers and supervisors and assist with departmental performance planning and personnel issues.
• Develop wage plans, associates training and leadership development to support department needs.
• Manage group budget including establishment, meeting targets, analyzing variances and identifying cost reduction opportunities.
• Assist with strategic planning for functional area, establish objectives and define and prioritize key projects to support the plan.
• Coordinate with other functional supervisors and managers to plan projects and allocate resources.
• Communicate department and company strategies with department.
• Communicate departmental project status to upper level management (i.e. monthly reports).
• Writes technical reports to document results of thorough investigations; gives presentations to own and other groups to describe problems and recommended solutions.
• Advises others in company how to solve technical problems; can lead larger team efforts to solve problems that involve multi-departmental or interdisciplinary effort.

As a leader, you are expected to know, enforce, and appropriately escalate all Swagelok associate policies.

Approximate number of direct reports: 5-7 engineering leaders; 50-70 technicians and engineers. Budget responsibility: $40M-$60M.

Education – BS degree in a technical discipline (engineering degree preferred). Appropriate continuous education. Master’s degree or equivalent skills and experience is encouraged.

Experience – 5-10 years of experience in a technical field (may vary depending on area). Requires knowledge of the use of advanced techniques and the modification and extension of theories, precepts and practices of the field and related sciences and disciplines.

Skills/Knowledge – Proven abilities in leadership including evaluating, encouraging,…