Engineering Manager

Reliance One, Inc.; Spartanburg (SC); On-site; USD 144,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Reliance One, Inc. seeks a senior engineering leader in Spartanburg to direct and coordinate all plant engineering activities. You will define processes, lead cross-functional improvements, and drive lean initiatives to meet safety, quality, and cost targets.

The role requires five+ years of people leadership in an automotive or manufacturing setting, with IATF knowledge and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field is required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of five years of people leadership experience.
• Experience in automotive manufacturing is preferred.
• Knowledge of IATF quality systems is required or preferred based on site.
• Willingness to travel to facilities or customer locations as needed.

Responsibilities

• Directs and coordinates engineering activities within the plant to align with policy, safety, and quality targets.
• Defines manufacturing processes for current, service and new products and leads improvement efforts.
• Develops policies, procedures, and systems for manufacturing operations and lean initiatives.
• Collaborates with other departments to meet functional requirements at low cost.
• Defines work quoting, bills of materials, routing, standards, and equipment needs.
• Mentors and develops engineering, maintenance, and program staff.

Skills

People leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem solving

Communication

Multi-tasking

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

PFMEA

GD&T

Drawing interpretation

Job description

Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina

Position Type: Direct Hire

Salary: $160,000 annually

Benefits: Competitive benefits package, paid time off, and paid holidays

Position Summary

• Directs and coordinates all aspects of engineering activities within the plant and organization. Ensures projects, initiatives, equipment, manufacturing processes, and engineering systems align with established policies, objectives, customer requirements, safety expectations, quality systems, and operating targets.
• Defines and executes manufacturing processes for current, service, and new products; analyzes workforce utilization, space requirements, process flow, and equipment needs; and leads cross-functional efforts to improve manufacturing capability, production scheduling, scrap, containment, overall equipment efficiency, and cost performance.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and administer engineering policies, procedures, and systems consistent with manufacturing, plant operations, quoting, capital acquisitions, environmental and safety, quality, and lean continuous improvement requirements.
• Serve as a liaison between Engineering and other plant departments to help ensure products are manufactured or purchased to meet functional requirements at the lowest practical cost.
• Define, review, and quote new work, including process flows, tooling requirements, bills of material, routing, standards, and equipment needs for manufacturing.
• Analyze workforce utilization, space requirements, process flow, and equipment needs.
• Design, purchase, install, and oversee equipment and special production machinery needed to maintain competitive manufacturing operations.
• Monitor production and operating reports.
• Resolve operational, manufacturing, maintenance, facility, and process issues to reduce costs, prevent delays, and maintain production continuity.
• Maintain surveillance over product design and manufacturing processes for cost reduction, cost control, process optimization, and overall equipment efficiency.
• Lead cross-functional engineering and plant teams to meet targets for manufacturing capability, production schedules, scrap, containment, service delivery, operational margin, lean savings, and efficiency optimization.
• Support operations in applying lean principles, Kaizen, and continuous improvement practices across the plant with multidisciplinary teams.
• Promote and supervise the proper use of quality system procedures and practices, including IATF requirements.
• Comply with ISO 14001 responsibilities as applicable.
• Participate in customer complaint, customer PPM, service delivery rating, mandatory training, emergency drill, evacuation, safety, security, cleanliness, code of conduct, and policy compliance activities.
• Supervise, direct, mentor, and develop engineering, program engineering, maintenance, and other assigned personnel.
• Encourage employee involvement and lead projects and teams as required.
• Provide accurate reporting of products produced, labor, material consumption, scrap generated, and other performance indicators needed to support plant objectives.
• Maintain facility responsibilities, including process equipment, piping, electrical requirements, and support through internal labor or contracted services as needed.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor or as business needs require.
• May, on occasion, be required to perform duties other than those specified in this description.

Education And Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of five years of people leadership experience required.
• Experience in an automotive manufacturing environment preferred.
• Knowledge of IATF quality systems required or strongly preferred based on site requirements.
• Willingness and ability to travel to manufacturing facilities or customer locations as necessary.

Required Skills And Abilities

• Strong leadership, coaching, and team-building skills with the ability to lead cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, prioritization, and decision-making skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate professionally with all levels of company personnel, customers, and vendors.
• Ability to multitask and manage competing operational, engineering, cost, quality, safety, and customer priorities.
• Proactive, collaborative, and continuous improvement-oriented approach to engineering and plant operations.

Technical Knowledge

• Core tools, PFMEA, reverse PFMEA, troubleshooting tools, GD&T and drawing interpretation, lean manufacturing systems, budget management, and manufacturing process optimization.
• Capital acquisition, equipment installation, facility systems, maintenance support, production process flow, bills of material, routing, labor, material, and scrap reporting.
• Environmental, safety, security, quality, and administrative system requirements applicable to plant operations and the engineering function.

Reliance One, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex- including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity-national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals with disabilities.