Engineering Manager Job ID 2025-9373 Type Full-Time Job Location: Address 801 Beacon Lake Dr State NC City Raleigh ZIP Code 27610 Shift First Overview Plans and directs projects assigned to engineering function to ensure that project objectives are accomplished within prescribed time frame and funding parameters. Fosters the development of the engineering team. Responsibilities Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Leads high-performance engineering and maintenance team by directing work, demonstrating best practices, and managing roadblocks. Reviews project proposals to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project. Manages assigned projects from conception to end of life. Confers with project staff to outline work plan and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority. Directs and coordinates activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget. Reviews status reports prepared by project personnel and modifies schedules or plans as required. Prepares project reports for management, client, or others. Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems. Provides input at customer site by suggesting alternate designs to reduce manufacturing cost. Supports MEC sales department in serving our customers. Trains and develops project engineers and improves systems used by engineering group. Investigates and implements best practices for engineering function. Develops and initiates new technologies, process improvement initiatives and cost reduction programs. Proposes business solutions related to product safety initiatives, annual strategic/situational planning, long-term planning, and supplier relationship agreements. Job Skills Requirements Must have experience in the metal manufacturing industry. Must have demonstrative experience with continuous improvement and lean manufacturing. Strong knowledge of engineering, testing, and manufacturing processes. Ability to effectively solve problems with diverse groups of people. Strong interpersonal, written communication, and problem-solving skills to effectively interface with engineers, managers, and customers. Well-developed leadership and planning skills as well as the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Ability to develop and coordinate activities of others and to focus on major project resources to ensure assignments are completed accurately, on time, and on budget. Qualifications Education and/or Experience Preferred Qualifications : 5+ plus years in sheet metal manufacturing. 5+ years of experience managing people. Required: BS in Engineering; 5-10 years of engineering experience including some project management experience; Background should include strong tooling, metal stamping and welding experience. LANGUAGE ABILITY: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization. MATHEMATICAL ABILITY: Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis. REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
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