Job Title: Manager of Engineering
Department: Engineering
Reports to: COO
Location: Delano, MN
General Description/Purpose:
The Director of Engineering is a key leadership position in the Engineering department, reporting to the COO. The Director of Engineering is responsible for developing and implementing the engineering strategy and vision for the organization, leading and managing a team of Electrical and Mechanical engineers, overseeing engineering projects, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations, and driving continuous improvement and innovation in product design, standardization, automation, and manufacturing efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and implementation of engineering strategy and vision for the organization.
- Lead, manage, and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
- Oversee engineering projects from conception to completion, ensuring they are executed appropriately.
- Ensure all engineering activities comply with industry standards, regulations, and safety requirements.
- Analyze improvement opportunities in all engineering-related processes and lead associated change implementation.
- Discover opportunities in product design for cost reductions, product improvements, automation, and manufacturing efficiency. Work closely with Sales, Operations, Continuous
- Improvement, Quality, and Supply Chain on implementation.
- Successfully collaborate with other key department leaders to ensure effective collaboration and workflow amongst functional areas.
- Work closely with plant operations to ensure that the expectations and needs of operations team are being met.
- Focus on customer needs sales and manufacturing and satisfy them daily.
- Lead companywide standardization and automation efforts and work with various departments to meet organizational goals and initiatives.
- Navigate in a fast-paced environment, responding appropriately.
- Participate in engineering and general design reviews.
Requirements and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and work experience
- Management experience
- 5+ years of engineering experience
- Ability to work in a fast, efficient environment with cross-functional teams.
- Experience in budgeting, tracking costs, analyzing data, and developing action plans.
Specific Knowledge, Skills, Licenses, Certifications, etc:
- Excellent organizational, supervisory, and leadership skills to manage a team of engineers and technical staff.
- Use computer assisted drafting (Inventor) equipment and software.
- Proven multitasking skills and the ability to work under pressure.
- Excellent analytical skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills