Director of Engineering - Virginia Transformer Corp

Virginia Transformer and Georgia Transformer Corp., is “the engineering firm that makes transformers.”

We are the largest US-owned manufacturer of electric transformers in North America and have been helping to secure the reliability and resilience of our country’s electric grid for more than 50 years. We produce power transformers for any conceivable application – GSU, substations, auto-transformers, grounding transformers, drive duty, rectifier, exciter, voltage regulator, just to name a few.

The company is experiencing steady and sustained growth and serves practically every part of US industry from its 6 state-of-the-art North American facilities. We are actively looking for individuals who want to be part of a high-growth company and who want to share in the pride we have in ensuring American manufacturing continues to flourish. Without reliable power, manufacturing cannot operate. That is where we – and you – come in. Join us.

Job Description: Director of Manufacturing Engineering

Position Title:

Director of Manufacturing Engineering

Reports To:

Vice President – Engineering, Quality & Technology

Desired Start Date:

ASAP

General Description and Job Duties:

The Director of Manufacturing Engineering will establish and lead the manufacturing engineering function within the organization. This role is pivotal in advancing the company’s manufacturing processes by optimizing techniques, tooling, and methodologies. The goal is to enhance productivity, improve quality, simplify processes, and eliminate errors to ensure efficient and reliable operations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Reviewing and analyzing current manufacturing processes, techniques, and tooling.
• Identifying opportunities for improvement in productivity, quality, and process reliability.
• Implementing advanced methodologies and tools to streamline manufacturing processes.
• Driving initiatives to deskill processes, making them easier to execute while maintaining precision and quality.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of engineering and manufacturing objectives.
• Developing and managing a team to support manufacturing engineering goals and initiatives.
• Cost justification of Capex projects, getting approval and implementation
• Validate the improvement projects with data and ensure sustainability.
• Monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and continuously improve process efficiency and outcomes.
• Other duties as assigned per business needs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 15 years experience in manufacturing engineering, with a strong emphasis on process improvement and tooling methodologies. 5 years in the leadership position to drive improvements.
• Proven ability to lead and establish new functions or departments within an organization.
• Demonstrated expertise in manufacturing methods, process optimization, and error reduction strategies.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.