Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

Department: Manufacturing / Operations / Quality

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: US - Wisconsin - Madison

Reporting To: Brian Green

Description

Responsible for supervising manufacturing engineering personnel and projects to meet corporate production and budget goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops and implements policies, standards, and procedures for the manufacturing engineering-related technical work performed in the company.
• Prepares budgets, bids, and contracts and directs the negotiation of capital and expense contracts for manufacturing equipment.
• Directs, reviews, and approves tooling, fixture, and plant-related design and changes.
• Plans and directs the installation, testing, operation, and updates of facilities and equipment.
• Analyzes technology, resource needs, and market demand in order to plan and assess the feasibility of projects.
• Coordinates and directs projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical activities.
• Confers with engineering, management, EHS, and manufacturing to discuss project specifications and procedures.
• Performs administrative functions such as reviewing and writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules, and making decisions about the purchase of materials or services.
• Reviews and recommends or approves contracts and cost estimates.
• Presents and explains proposals, reports, and findings to internal customers.
• Consults or negotiates with internal clients to prepare project specifications.
• Sets scientific and technical goals based on broad objectives provided by top management.
• Directs the engineering projects.
• Performs other related duties as required or assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervises non-supervisory employee(s).
  • Interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding, and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
  • Working with Human Resources on employee issues.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Skills and Abilities

• Understands arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Identifies the underlying principles, reasons, facts, or information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
• Understands and predicts physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understand fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics; understands mechanical and electrical structures and processes.
• Effectively communicates information and responds to questions in person-to-person and small group situations with customers, clients, the general public, and other employees of the organization.
• Maintains confidentiality and uses discretion with business information.
• Reads and understands documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Writes routine reports and correspondence.
• Utilizes common-sense understanding in order to carry out written, oral, or diagrammed instructions.
• Deals with problems involving several known variables in situations of routine nature.
• Plans the time, method, manner, and/or performance sequence of own work; may also occasionally assist in planning work assignments performed by others within a limited area of operation.
• Frequently makes decisions of both minor and major importance, which may affect the work operations of other employees and/or clientele to a moderate degree.
• Completes some moderately repetitive tasks.
• Uses complex and noncomplex machines and equipment.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field (required).
• Master's degree in engineering or a related field (preferred).
• Seven or more years of related experience (required).
• Five years of supervisory experience (required).

Computer Skills

• Advanced: CAD software (Creo), ERP (JD Edwards E1).
• Intermediate: Windchill, Excel, PowerPoint.

Why Work at Franklin Electric?

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