Engineering Manager

Sonny's Enterprises Inc. - Conveyorized Car Wash Equipment Leader; Savage (MN); On-site; USD 122,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid medical plan

Short-Term Disability

401(k) with company match

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

Sonny’s Enterprises is the world’s largest manufacturer of conveyorized car wash equipment. The Senior Engineering Manager will lead engineering and maintenance teams, drive cost and delivery improvements, and manage cross-functional projects from inception to completion.

The role requires strong leadership, root-cause analysis, and ERP/SAP experience in a manufacturing setting, with a focus on continuous improvement and meeting strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering preferred.
• 5+ years of engineering management experience in manufacturing.
• Proficient with ERP systems (SAP) and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Launches new equipment into production and sustains improvements in quality, cost and delivery.
• Lead and direct engineering and maintenance teams to meet objectives.
• Manage project execution from inception to completion.
• Identify issues in manufacturing processes and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Root cause analysis

Project management

Team leadership

ERP knowledge

Education

Master’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Sonny's Enterprises is the world's largest manufacturer of conveyorized car wash equipment, parts, and supplies. We are the industry leader, recognized and awarded by the International Car Wash Association for innovating new technologies to advance the industry with products proudly designed and built in the USA. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We embrace change and the opportunity it produces to maximize the potential of our most valuable resource — our PEOPLE! We invite you to explore our opportunities and grow your career with us.

Responsibilities

• Launches new equipment into production and sustains reengineering of existing equipment quality, cost and delivery improvement.
• Maintain inventory of equipment/tools/spare parts, setup/work instructions, and TPM maintenance to benchmark the organization’s knowledge base.
• Leads and directs the engineering and maintenance teams.
• Manages and directs the timely execution of projects, from inception to completion.
• Leads and advises teams, gathering and analyzing manufacturing process to identify key issues and bringing corrective action, to drive toward Company objectives.
• Technical problem solving, with the ability to exercise independent judgment.
• Identifying, investigating and implementing innovation technology solutions.
• Development and management of design changes and/or upgrades.
• Provide training and direction in the development and implementation of production and process improvements through root cause analysis and corrective action.
• Innovative and creativity motivation of staff, creating a culture and passion of continuous improvement.
• Drives and supports continuous improvement initiatives, supporting strategic and operational initiatives.
• Participates in annual strategic budgeting and planning process, with department budgeting responsibility.
• Focus design efforts on delivering cost effective, manufacturable solutions
• Lead activities to identify and development new materials and technologies
• Support component manufacturing and sourcing activities
• Define engineering specifications and test protocols
• Support new product production launch activities
• Monitors employee performance to track progress
• Monitors scheduled vs. actual work to ensure that targets are met
• Analyzes and reports on KPIs
• Responsible for ensuring proper employee training is in place and documented.
• Addresses problems or concerns immediately (e.g., service, operations, scheduling, personnel) and gets appropriate parties involved.
• Developing 12-month plan with staffing levels and skills based on forecast, seasonality and historical needs. Developing and creating job requisitions that will meet our needs. Working with Operations Manager to create an interview process that will adequately evaluate the candidate’s qualifications, skill level and aptitude.
• Provides expert technical guidance for engineering initiatives.
• Develop a rolling 6-month cross training plan to provide all personnel with the skills needed to perform their jobs with a focus on further development.
• Consistently complete employee reviews on schedule. Focusing on specific areas of improvement, goals ranging from 1 month to 1 year with specific deliverables and actions. Goals should reflect the mission and vision of operations department specifically for that employee’s role. Soliciting and utilizing employee feedback for their own development.
• Create/modify work instructions.
• Create/modify technical manuals.
• Mechanical Design Changes.
• Create/ modify 2D Mechanical Drawings
• Create/modify 3D parts & assemblies
• Create/ modify 2D Mechanical Drawings
• Other Duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Physics - Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
• Planning/Organizing – the individual prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time efficiently and completes work in a timely manner. Proven ability to manage multiple projects to a deadline.
• Quality control – the individual demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, monitors own work to ensure quality and applies feedback to improve performance. Attentive to detail. Strong organizational skills.
• Adaptability-the individual adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events. Resourceful.
• Communication Skills - The ability to write clearly, succinctly and understandably. The ability to effectively communicate and relate well to all kinds of people. Treats all people with respect, courtesy and consideration; respects differences in the attitudes and perspectives of others; listens observes and strives to gain understanding of others. Well-developed oral and written communication, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Professionalism – demonstrates appropriate businesslike behavior when dealing with coworkers, vendors and customers. Understands and adheres to the values of honesty and integrity.
• Personal Accountability - A measure of the capacity to be answerable for personal actions. Accepts personal responsibility for the consequences of personal actions; avoids placing unnecessary blame on others.
• Teamwork - The ability to work effectively and productively with others. Shares responsibility with team members for successes and failures.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Knowledge of computers and relevant software applications - Proficient in MS Word, Excel, MS Outlook and Internet Explorer.
• Confidentiality - High degree of professionalism; able to deal with extremely confidential information. Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality in performing all aspects of position
• Dependability-the individual is consistently at work and on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction and solicits feedback to improve performance.

Working Conditions / Education/ Experience

Working Conditions: Majority will be an inside office environment.

Physical Demands: Regularly required to stand or sit and move about the facility.

Education and Formal Training

• Master’s Degree in Engineering preferred.

Experience

• 5+ years engineering management experience in manufacturing environment, overseeing a group of at least 5 employees.
• Ability to drive root cause analyses
• Component or product manufacturing experience preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and other software or technology as relevant to this position.
• Certification in Autodesk Inventor or Solid Works a plus
• ERP system knowledge, SAP is a plus.

The pay for this position is dependent upon experience, between $122,199.00 - $165,280.50.

We offer a 100% employer-paid medical plan for eligible employees. In addition, the Company provides employer-paid Short-Term Disability (STD) coverage.

Employees and their eligible family members may also elect from a variety of voluntary, employee-paid benefit options, including additional medical plan choices, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts (FSAs), Long-Term Disability (LTD), life insurance, and a 401(k) plan with a Company matching contribution.

EEO Statement

Equal Opportunity Employer

Sonny’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, and any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws.