Engineering Manager - Manufacturing & Automation Leader

Saf; Valdese (NC); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Healthcare

401K

Educational assistance

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Employee referral award

Adoption assistance

Résumé du poste

Saft is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead all engineering activities to support safe, sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective manufacturing operations.

The role focuses on developing the site’s manufacturing strategy, ensuring engineering resources and capital investments drive operational excellence and sustainability objectives. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance automation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 7-10+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 3-5+ years of leadership experience managing engineering teams.
• Experience leading capital projects and manufacturing process improvements.
• Experience with automation, robotics, and Industry 4.0 initiatives preferred.
• Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Project management.
• Root Cause Analysis and Problem Solving.
• Process Optimization and Capacity Planning.
• CAD, ERP, and Manufacturing Systems knowledge.
• Financial analysis and business case development.

Responsabilités

• Lead, mentor, and develop the engineering team with clear goals and performance measures.
• Build capability, succession plans, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Improve productivity, quality, throughput, cost, equipment effectiveness, and process reliability.
• Apply Lean, Six Sigma, and data analysis to eliminate waste, variation, and bottlenecks.
• Deliver capital projects, CERs, and business cases from concept through implementation.
• Advance automation, digital manufacturing, new products, process transfers, and capacity expansion.
• Lead root-cause investigations and reduce scrap, rework, complaints, and process variation.
• Support audits, compliance, safety, and sustainable, energy-efficient engineering solutions.
• Partner with Operations, Finance, Purchasing, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams.
• Support strategic planning, customer visits, major initiatives, and global best-practice sharing.

Connaissances

Leadership experience

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Data analysis

Project management

Root Cause Analysis

Problem Solving

Process Optimization

Capacity Planning

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Master's degree preferred

Outils

CAD

ERP

Manufacturing Systems

Description du poste

Saft is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead all engineering activities to support safe, sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective manufacturing operations.

The role focuses on developing the site’s manufacturing strategy, ensuring engineering resources and capital investments drive operational excellence and sustainability objectives. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance automation and continuous improvement.