Engineering Group Leader — Strategy, Lean & Growth

Hydranautics - A Nitto Group Company; Oceanside (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Hydranautics, a Nitto Group company, is seeking an experienced engineering leader in Southern California to set staffing direction, guide Lean initiatives, and align projects with strategic business goals in membrane solutions.

You will supervise professional staff, manage budgets, and partner with management to deliver on time, within scope and cost, while fostering innovation and high performance across the engineering organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field; and 10 years’ related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Master’s degree in Engineering or related field, a plus.
• Five (5) years’ experience managing professional technical staff, a plus.
• Proven experience in IT infrastructure, strategic planning and development, project management and policy development.
• Exceptional understanding and technical knowledge of current network and PC operating systems, software applications, hardware, protocols and standards, including network user accounts, groups and development and maintenance of access control lists.
• Advanced working knowledge of network server installation, configuration, and maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Advanced ability to determine the nature of computer hardware and systems software problems, and to communicate technical guidance and information to users.
• Advanced ability to use Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Excel, Outlook, Power Point and Word) and JD Edwards Enterprise software.

Responsibilities

• Provides day-to-day leadership to staff including recruiting, selecting, orienting, training and disciplinary actions.
• Formulates engineering operational strategies by evaluating engineering trends, establishing critical measurements, determining productivity, quality and customer service strategies including designing engineering systems.
• Prepares departmental annual budget for human capital and operating expenses with strong fiscal accountability.
• Develops and implements methods and procedures for monitoring projects such as preparation of records of expenditures and research findings, progress reports, staff meetings to inform management of current status of each project.
• Partners with management, technical and professional employees to ensure program deadlines are met, issues addressed, and process improvements implemented.
• Collects, analyzes and summarizes technical data and trends to provide information and analysis for operational problems.
• Develops, evaluates and improves manufacturing methodology and processes. Directs and assists staff in the use of Lean Manufacturing techniques and tools to reduce waste and improve overall efficiency.
• Collaborates with procurement’s suppliers for material, parts and/or equipment including evaluating products in accordance to specifications and quality standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Budgeting & cost control

Project management

IT infrastructure

Network/server administration

Technical guidance to users

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Master’s degree in Engineering or related field

Five years’ experience managing professional technical staff

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word)

JD Edwards Enterprise software

Job description

Hydranautics, a Nitto Group company, is seeking an experienced engineering leader in Southern California to set staffing direction, guide Lean initiatives, and align projects with strategic business goals in membrane solutions.

You will supervise professional staff, manage budgets, and partner with management to deliver on time, within scope and cost, while fostering innovation and high performance across the engineering organization.