Engineering Manager

Midway Products Group, INC; Columbus Grove (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Midway Products Group, INC is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Leader to oversee Maintenance, Manufacturing and Tool Engineering activities, driving APQP processes and continuous improvements across the plant.

The role emphasizes teamwork with other departments, tool development oversight, and ensuring safe, efficient and reliable manufacturing operations aligned with yearly objectives and strategic plans.

Qualifications

• Requires a four-year engineering degree and strong managerial capabilities.
• Experience with tool and die development preferred; journeyman card is a plus.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience launching products and coordinating plant-wide engineering functions preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates department activities to assure maximum effectiveness.
• Leads, manages, and mentors reporting personnel in plant engineering.
• Interfaces with other Department Managers and represents Production Products, Inc. in APQP processes.
• Oversees tooling programs, verifies design compliance, and coordinates tool/ die build progress.
• Coordinates introduction of new tooling and first-run trials in the plant.
• Gathers engineering information (Process Sheets, FMEA, Flow charts, Launch plans) from Corporate Engineering.
• Supports tool room in resolving tooling issues and contributes to plant performance goals.

Skills

Managerial skills

Product launch experience

Verbal and written communication

Computer literacy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Journeyman Tool & Die card

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

Is responsible for managing and supervising Maintenance, Manufacturing and Tool Engineering activities utilizing the APQP process, team participation, while providing technical manufacturing engineering expertise to assure and maintain effective program launches, safe, efficient and reliable manufacturing processes, with continuous process improvements as stipulated in the plants yearly objectives and strategic plan.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Coordinates department activities to assure maximum effectiveness.
• Leads, manages, directs, and mentors reporting personnel in the plant engineering activities.
• Interfaces with the other Department Managers.
• Authorized to represent Production Products, Inc. at Corporate Engineering for the APQP process.
• Follows tooling programs including attending meetings and coordinating with Corporate Engineers, visits to design sources, and visits to tool/gauge build shops to verify and check progress and compliance to design and MPG standards.
• Authorized to buy off completion of tool builds/modifications to assure compliance to design intent & MPG die standards.
• Coordinates introduction of new tooling in plant. Interfaces with the plant departments for the first run try-out in the plant.
• Acquires engineering information related to tool program from Corporate Engineering; including Process Sheets, FMEA's, Flow Charts, Part Prints and Launch Plans.
• Coordinates die adjustments in presses, participates in Tool and Die problem solving and supports the Production Dept.
• Provides Engineering expertise, direction and assistance as required or requested to the Tool Room in resolving tooling and related problems.
• Contributes as required Tool & Process Engineering expertise to achieve plant performance objectives and LTA Cost Reduction programs.
• Authorized to initiate actions to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformities relating to product, process, quality system and OSHA and Ergonomic issues.
• Authorized to identify and record any problems relating to the product, process and quality systems and initiate corrective actions as necessary to comply with customer requirements within the SOP guidelines.
• Responsible for day to day legal requirements related to the Environmental Management System.
• Performs other essential functions as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

• Four (4) year college degree in Engineering preferred.
• Tool and Die Maker background preferred, and journey "persons" card.
• Must have excellent managerial and supervisory skills, and verbal and written communication skills.
• Product launch experience required.
• Working knowledge of plant-wide engineering functions.

Behaviors

Leader – Inspires teammates to follow them

Motivations

Self-Starter – Inspired to perform without outside help

Skills

• Computer Literate (preferred)

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