Manufacturing Engineering Manager - Gables Search Group

   Manufacturing Engineering Manager – Brodhead, WI

Our client is looking for a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to plan and direct all technical phases of manufacturing in their facility.  This long-standing company is a manufacturer of agricultural and industrial large equipment.

Company– A major player in the agricultural equipment industry

·        A growing $1.3 Billion multinational organization with over 5,000 employees. 

·        This location has several hundred team members

·        Production orders booked out for a year.

·        Dynamic CEO who was promoted from within to lead the organization to new heights.

·        Outstanding culture focused on safety and the growth of the individual.

Benefits and Features – They truly VALUE and APPRECIATE their employees!

• EXCELLENT Benefits and Compensation Plan –3% Employer match on 401K, Health, Vision, Dental, tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance and more
• Reliable bonus program!
• Work/Life Balance – when you take a vacation, you get to take a REAL vacation and not a working vacation where you are tethered to your laptop and email.  Your team has your back!
• Culture of continuous improvement where team members have a voice and good ideas are appreciated from all levels of the organization.
• It is a business casual workplace.

What you will be doing:

• Lead a team of 12 engineers, programmers, and technicians by taking responsibility for the performance of the department, including timely completion of projects, and providing guidance in design decisions made by the engineering staff.
• Establish goals and objectives for the department consistent with overall engineering objectives.
• Develop training programs, facilitate process improvement teams and continuous improvement efforts.
• Review new designs during the product development phase and recommend modifications to minimize cost, ensure quality, safety, and conform to production capabilities and limitations.
• Provide technical engineering support for design and manufacturing issues.
• Critique manufacturing processes for cost effectiveness, productivity, quality, safety, and feasibility.  Determine priorities with Director of Operations and implement cost-reduction projects.
• Provide timely response and resolution to safety, quality, and production issues.
• Oversee investigation, justification, and purchase of all manufacturing assets.
• Oversee plant layout and work with the Director of Operations in all necessary construction and plant expansion projects.
• Be a liaison with production, design engineering, production and inventory control, and sales to coordinate designs & manufacturing for the purpose of efficient production.

What they are looking for:

• BS in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering or related degree.
• Must have 5+ years of leading, supervising, or managing engineering professionals in a similar heavy industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience with sheet metal manufacturing (cut, bend, machine, welding, paint and assembly).
• Need experience with lean manufacturing.