Engineering Manager - Battery, Cortland, NY - Intertek Testing Services NA Inc

Engineering Manager - Battery, Cortland, NY

Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the top recognized brands and companies is actively seeking a Engineering Manager to join our Electrical team in Cortland, NY to lead our Battery Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in Management facilitating international trade and regulatory product testing.

We go beyond Testing, Inspection and Certification of products: we are a Total Quality Assurance Provider to industries worldwide. Intertek is continually innovating and evolving to reduce risk for consumers, brands, and organizations in every sector around the world. Our purpose: Bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.

Intertek's Electrical team provides assurance, testing, inspection, and certification for a variety of electric products, including appliances, consumer electronics, lighting, medical devices, information communications technology, HVACR, industrial, and energy transmission and distribution. Our dedicated professionals help ensure the quality, safety, and sustainability of electrical products used by people throughout the world.

What are we looking for?

The Engineering Manager - Battery position is responsible for the day-to-day management of the battery lab, including managing the operational budget and assisting with the development and direction of strategic plans and growth initiatives.

Job Title:Engineering Manager - Battery

Location: Cortland, NY

Salary & Benefits Information

The base wage or salary range for this position is $100K - $127K . Individual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons.

In addition to competitive compensation packages, Intertek employees are eligible for a variety of benefits including paid holidays. When working with Intertek, you can expect salary and benefit package competitively placed within the local market, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) with company match, generous vacation / sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more.

What you'll do:

• Manage and direct personnel
• Manage budgeted costs and exceed monthly production/revenue and profit goals
• Assess, monitor, report, and improve on lab productivity
• Identify and develop processes to enhance and maximize efficiencies and margin/expense
• Coordinate with other working groups to effectively reach and exceed targeted goals
• Mentor and develop staff by setting appropriate goals and objectives
• Maintain facility assets in accordance with Intertek Safety, Health, Quality and Compliance Policies
• Attend technical trade or association meetings
• Serve as a technical resource to employees and clients
• Make recommendations on improvements to operational processes to maximum efficiencies
• Interact with clients, accreditors and/or Authority Having Jurisdiction to resolve issues
• Provide support to engineering and sales
• Make business recommendations on capital expenditures and other initiatives
• Promote new business opportunities
• Travel up to 15%as business dictates
• Perform other work as required

This position outline is a general guideline and does not represent all encompassing details. The position assumes that the incumbent has both the mental and physical requirements to carry out the above defined duties.

What it takes to be successful in this role:

• Degree in engineering and/or business administration
• 5+ years technical management experience in an engineering environment, preferably within a testing or product development laboratory
• 3+ years general management experience, including supervision of staff.
• Prior experience managing a budget.
• Ability to travel 25% as business dictates.
• A valid driver's license and reliable driving record is required.

Preferred Requirements & Qualifications:

• Direct experience in battery technologies, ideally including compliance.

Intertek Total Quality Assured

Intertek is a world leader in the Quality Assurance market, with a proven, high-quality business model and a global network of customer-focused operations and highly engaged subject matter experts. With passion, pace, and precision we work to exceed our customers' expectations, while engaging with our employees to be 10X in their performance and professional growth.

Intertek is a drug-free workplace. As a condition of employment, certain positions may be required to pass a pre-employment drug test based on the type of work that will be performed.

We Value Diversity

Intertek's network of phenomenal people are our greatest assets, and the diversity they bring fuels our success. Intertek is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that values inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

For individuals with disabilities who would like to request accommodation, or who need assistance applying, please email hr.eeo@intertek.com or call 1-877-694-8543 (option #5) to speak with a member of the HR Department.

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* Intertek does not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies and will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide. Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices in more than 100 countries, delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification (ATIC) solutions for our customers' operations and supply chains. Working at Intertek means joining a global network of state-of-the-art facilities and passionate people who deliver superior customer service with a purpose of bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.