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Employment Type: Regular Full-Time
Shift: 1st Shift
Work Status: Hybrid
Position Summary:
The Sr. Manager, Mechanical Engineering manages new product development and sustaining activities in their responsible areas in support of the strategic vision. This role leads a team of engineers and designers, focusing on deliverables though the phase gate process and manages sustaining support activities to solve production issues. They are responsible for transforming the department’s initiatives into tactical plans to support corporate research and product development goals.
Measures of success:
Improve the efficiency of mechanical development, through successfully building, mentoring, and managing their mechanical engineering team
Accurately develop and manage annual department and new product development (NPD) budgets
Accurately develop, maintain, and enforce department policies and procedures
Targets met for NPD Index (NPD Products/Total Products sold) monthly
Attain annual cost savings goals.
Maintain ISO documents with zero findings in ISO audits
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Engineering Leadership & Support
Builds and directs a successful engineering team responsible for new product development (NPD) and sustaining support engineering activities for residential products
Follows and implements all engineering support procedures and best practices
Promote team cohesion and collaboration with other departments such as Product Management, Sales and Technical Services
Sets clear and achievable goals for the residential engineering team
Works with the SVP of Product Engineering and Legal in the managing of intellectual property, including new patent filing and legacy patent administration
Prepares and monitors departmental budget, including capital, expenses and engineering time.
Supports Operations, Quality, Supply Chain and other internal departments with engineering-related production and supplier issues.
NPD Project Deliverables
Knows and drives the NPD phase gate process
Determines resource allocations for Phases 1 and 2 NPD projects
Ensures accurate project schedule building for Phases 3 through 5 NPD projects
Ensures on-time and on-budget completion of projects.
Ensures quality engineering deliverables and documentation are achieved, including but not limited to design reviews, design failure mode and effect analysis (DFMEA), engineering change orders (ECOs), drawings, calculations, finite element analysis (FEA), test reports, etc.
Engineering Process Improvement
Manages process improvement related to Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Engineering Change Requests (ECR), Engineering Change Orders (ECO), lab activities, product design, test reports (TR) and other standard Engineering Functions
Streamlines processes with workflows and automations
Ensures accurate and protected file storage for easily accessible files
Develops and implements policies, standards, and procedures for the engineering and technical work in the department.
Establishes and maintains relationships with Product Management, Marketing, Sales, Customer Service, Technical Services, Manufacturing, Quality, Legal, Financial and Purchasing functions.
Schedules and adheres to agency approval and test standards required for products in identified target markets.
Assists the Legal Department in managing intellectual property, including new patent filing and legacy patent administration.
Performs all other duties as assigned
People Management
Evaluates team members to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement; collaborates on development actions and ensure resources necessary to complete actions.
Cascades relevant and appropriate information about the company and department effectively and in a timely manner.
Coaches and mentors for skill and knowledge development.
Executes necessary responsibilities of team during absences or alternate engagement.
Ensures team adheres to company policies, practices, and department standards.
Assigns actions and ensures completion.
Reviews work quality and provide feedback and guidance to team.
Qualifications
Required:
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
10+ years of experience leading teams and managing projects in an engineering organization in a manufacturing environment.
Working knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Excellence Through Quality (ETQ) systems
Strong project planning, organizational management, and technical leadership skills with a proven track record of successful execution
Strong ability to develop strategic engineering initiatives to support overall corporate objectives
Strong background using Product Data Management (PDM) and Computer Aided Design (CAD) software
Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Teams and Project)
Demonstrated relationship management and decision-making skills
Proven ability to lead, motivate and inspire cross-functional teams
Occasional travel is required to conferences, customer / rep sites, etc.
Preferred:
Master’s Degree in a Mechanical Engineering or related field
10+ years of experience in an R&D engineering role, developing platforms
Design for Six Sigma experience and Six Sigma Green Belt or higher
Work Environment
This position works primarily in an office environment using computer s and technology . Verbal and auditory capability are required . Occasional exposure in production plant where large equipment and noise are prevalent . Safety gear is required in these areas.
This position may work from home up to 2X/week if performance is in good standing.
This position has approximately 6 -12 direct reports . Roles may include:
Associate Product Designer
Product Designer
Sr Product Designer
Staff Product Designer
Associate Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineer I and II
Sr Mechanical Engineer
Prin cipal Mechanical Engineer
Benefits
With nearly 1,000 people working at Taco worldwide, each with their own story, you will discover a sense of community and diverse, intelligent colleagues who help us innovate, create and explore.
Taco employees benefit from a company that:
Provides competitive salaries and benefits
Offers tuition reimbursement, career development, and on-site training programs in our learning center
Believes in sharing profits with its employees
Is mindful about family, health and well-being
Fosters conditions that allow people and communities to reach their full potential
Embraces and celebrates diversity
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