Director of Engineering ~ Retained Search

Client Growth Resources, Inc; Ann Arbor (MI); Presencial; USD 200.000 - 250.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Relocation package

30% target bonus

Descripción de la vacante

Client Growth Resources, Inc. seeks a Director of Automation Engineering - Program Execution to lead a cross-site automation portfolio across Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Indiana for a $2.75B Houston-based manufacturer.

You will build and guide an internal engineering team to deliver projects through production launches, leveraging internal capabilities or external vendors.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience with automation vendors and applications.

Responsabilidades

• Lead Automation Program Leads and Engineers across Business Units.
• Design, build, install and launch new equipment at sites.
• Develop automation roadmap with business units.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, productivity and cost.
• Evaluate external automation vendors.
• Lead system acquisition from vendor evaluation to ramp.
• Prepare concept layouts and documentation.
• Lead complex system tests and reporting.
• Improve labor and space efficiency and ergonomics.
• Standardize processes across business units to realize economies of scale.
• Develop automation organizational skills and gap analysis with sites.

Conocimientos

Automation leadership

Project portfolio mgmt

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor evaluation

System testing

People development

Communication at all levels

Manufacturing process improvement

Data analysis

FMEA

Programming & controls knowledge

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Descripción del empleo

TheDirector, Automation Engineering - Program Execution will help create and execute the defined Automation Project portfolio within 4 different business units in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Indiana for a $2.75B Houston based manufacturer. The successful candidate will be an Advanced Manufacturing Leader with a proven track record of delivering Automation projects across multiple facilities. The Director will help create and lead an internal team of engineers capable of delivering automation projects through production launch either leveraging internal capabilities or outside automation suppliers. Compensation, ($200K - $250K +30% Target bonus), Benefits, and Relocation packages included and will be discussed based on years of experience and leadership qualifications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build and lead a team of Automation Program Leads and Engineers capable of delivering the defined automation project portfolio across all the Business Units.
• Work in collaboration with the business units (BU’s) and Corporate central functions to design, build, install and launch the new equipment at the sites.
• Support the development of the automation roadmap and concept developments with the BU’s.
• Develop strategies and initiatives to quickly leverage improvements across the enterprise through the strategic design and deployment of equipment and procedures to aid the successful rollout of automation in the plants.
• Work cross-functionally, at all levels in the organization, to gain buy-in and ensure successful implementation of the project portfolio both at the BU and Corporate level.
• Help with the evaluation of current production processes and identification of opportunities to improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost structure.
• Conduct studies to uncover and address production efficiency issues and propose/test solutions while ensuring volume and mix flexibility.
• Identify and qualify external design and build automation vendors.
• Lead and develop a system acquisition process starting with vendor evaluation and request for proposal through the system build, acceptance testing, and ramp to rate.
• Prepare concept layouts and drawings and document design processes and solutions.
• Lead complex system tests and prepare reports.
• Improve labor and space efficiency and cost effectiveness while continually addressing safety, including ergonomics.
• Identify opportunities to standardize common processes across business units to achieve and benefit from economies of scale.
• Develop Automation organizational skill requirements and gap analysis with the BU’s manufacturing sites. Support gap closure initiatives through leveraging the Automation Engineers knowledge to provide training and critical production support as required.

Qualifications and Skills:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from an accredited college/university is required. Master’s is preferred.
• The ideal candidate will have excellent mechanical engineering skills with programming and controls capability and knowledge.
• Experience with various types of automation, automation vendors, and automation applications.
• Successful implementation of automation within a traditionally manual manufacturing environment.
• Ability to communicate and build rapport with personnel at all levels in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in a high-volume, complex manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of manufacturing design elements/tools/systems, processes, regulatory requirements.
• Understanding of design principles such as Data Analysis, DOE, GD&T, FMEA, DFM/DFA.
• Must possess excellent mechanical aptitude.
• Solid understanding of computer programming and software development.

Travel Expectation:

• 50-75% Various times