Engineering Manager

Stryten Energy

Evansdale (IA)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading energy solutions provider located in Iowa is looking for an Engineering Manager to enhance manufacturing processes and lead a team of engineers. This full-time position requires expertise in project management and a strong STEM background. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of engineering management experience and will contribute to continuous improvement efforts in a dynamic plant environment.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience managing engineering teams.
Understanding of manufacturing cost drivers.
Experience with budget management and capital requests.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and improvement of manufacturing processes.
Accountable for all lean and continuous improvement activities.
Provide training and guidance to the engineering team.

Skills

Project Management

Technical knowledge in utilities and electronics

Data analysis and problem-solving

Effective communication skills

Team building

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Allen Bradley PLC software

Job description

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Overview

The Engineering Manager is responsible for the development, support, and improvement of the manufacturing processes for the plant. Will lead a team of Process and Continuous improvement engineers.

About the work location: Manchester is a city in Delaware County, Iowa, United States, located along the Highway 20 corridor between Dyersville and Independence. Delaware County is centrally located just 45 minutes from some of Iowa’s biggest hubs (Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and Dubuque) - but you don’t need to go far to find excitement. Delaware County is home to several golf courses, parks, museums, retail shops, a movie theatre, festivals and fairs, water sport recreational areas, and evening entertainment. Delaware County offers successful academics programs in three community school districts and a critical access hospital to provide healthcare close to home.

To learn more about Manchester, Iowa (postal code 52057) - click the links below:

Delaware County Economic Development Website
Wikipedia - Manchester, Iowa

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Responsibilities

Capital Expense planning and budgeting.
Realization and follow up of approved projects
Directs and accountable for all lean and continuous improvement activities
Provide technical support to other departments
Coordinate projects with other departments
Provide training and guidance based on the requirements of each project
Coach and develop each member of the engineering team
Calculate the capacity of the factory according to the production needs
Improve the reliability efforts of the Engineering department. Implement key reliability metrics such as Mean Time Between Failure and drive a systematic approach towards reliability efforts that will decrease down time and increase production throughput. Train managers on the use of these metrics.
This position is the Site Management of Change coordinator, and ESG facilitator

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) preferred.
At least 5 years of experience managing engineering teams.
Understanding of manufacturing cost drivers and knowledge of continuous cost improvement processes
Investigations and benchmarking activities with all the departments in order to know other standards and technologies and propose improvements based on this. Work with suppliers on equipment issues.
Team building and teamwork activities intra and interdepartmental to share, clarify and track targets and results. Mentoring efforts have positive affect on plants overall performance. Experience in work orders.
Experience setting and managing annual budget. Spend approval for engineering contracts with machinery and installations suppliers, look for improved prices for machinery, spare parts, etc. Cost estimating.
Preparation of capital requests. Recognition and communication of both benefits and risks. Cash out preparation and managing.
Knowledge related to legal regulations and contractual relationships which can affect performance and applications in the workplace.

Skills

Proven knowledge and demonstrated skills in Project Management, use of a structured approach to project leadership, project status management and oversight. Plan and communicate the scope of projects. Lead collaborators’ team. View priorities and creatively apply different types of resources to achieve the agreed objectives. Tracking of plans, results and new improvement proposals to the team and top management. Ability to manage multiple projects / priorities simultaneously.
General technical knowledge in utilities, electronics, mechanical, chemical, pneumatic, hydraulics, installations designs, etc. General knowledge of Allen Bradley PLC software preferred.
Demonstrated ability to analyze data and metrics to create understanding, make sound decision making, problem solve and manage performance and progress over time. Experience in how to analyze the failed process.
Skills in planning, organizing and priority setting, including resource allocation and management.
Team building and teamwork activities intra and interdepartmental, and with other factories and units in the company (and if possible with other factories to share, clarify and track targets and results).
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Fully capable of communicating, negotiating, making presentations and reporting in English, at a Business and technical English level and cope successfully in an environment exclusive of English-speaking.

Travel / Other Requirements

Plant environment. Some travel may be required.

EEO

Stryten Energy is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

About Our Company

Stryten Energy helps solve the world’s most pressing energy challenges with a broad range of energy storage solutions across the Essential Power, Motive Power, Transportation, Military and Government sectors. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, we partner with some of the world’s most recognized companies to meet the growing demand for reliable and sustainable energy storage capacity. Stryten powers everything from submarines to subcompacts, microgrids, warehouses, distribution centers, cars, trains and trucks. Our stored energy technologies include advanced lead, lithium and vanadium redox flow batteries, intelligent chargers and energy performance management software that keep people on the move and supply chains running. An industry leader backed by more than a century of expertise, Stryten has The Energy to Challenge the status quo and deliver top-performing energy solutions for today and tomorrow. Learn more at stryten.com.

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