Manager, Engineering and Maintenance - TN

U.S. Tsubaki Automotive; Portland (TN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental and vision benefits

401(k) match & profit sharing

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

U.S. Tsubaki Automotive, LLC is seeking an Engineering and Maintenance Manager in Portland, TN. This leadership role directs maintenance and engineering resources to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets while driving continuous improvement across the plant.

You will lead lean initiatives, manage budgets and capital projects, and collaborate with multiple departments to optimize capacity and efficiency. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering; master’s preferred.
• Strong leadership and continuous improvement experience.
• Knowledge of Lean, ISO, JIT, and CAD tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned resources to achieve safety, quality, delivery and cost goals.
• Ensure safety standards, quality procedures and on-time delivery to customers.
• Hire, train, and evaluate staff; mentor future leaders.
• Develop long-range capital plans and manage project schedules.
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, maintenance and quality teams.
• Drive Lean initiatives (Kanban, Kaizen, SMED, 5S) for efficiency.

Skills

Engineering Management

Lean Manufacturing

Project Management

Leadership

CAD

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering

Master’s degree in manufacturing engineering preferred

Tools

CAD

Job description

Description

The TSUBAKI name is synonymous with excellence in quality, dependability and customer service. U.S. Tsubaki Automotive, LLC is an international tier-one supplier of high-speed chain drive systems to the automotive industry.

Description

The TSUBAKI name is synonymous with excellence in quality, dependability and customer service. U.S. Tsubaki Automotive, LLC is an international tier-one supplier of high-speed chain drive systems to the automotive industry.

The Engineering and Maintenance Manager manages assigned resources and provides directions to direct reports in a manner that ensures all safety, quality, delivery, and cost (efficiency and continuous improvements) objectives are achieved. Responsible for budget controls, tooling design and capital projects implementation, in a manner that supports and benefits production output.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages all resources in a harmonious manner that promotes and cultivates an atmosphere that emphasizes teamwork, respect, accountability, and a desire to improve all People, Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost objectives.
• Ensures all Safety standards, process and procedures are followed, work directly with Safety Compliance Manager as needed to improve existing program/procedures to ensure all Safety objectives are regularly exceeded.Ensures all Quality standards, process and procedures are followed, works directly with Quality and Engineering Departments as needed to improve existing program/procedures to ensure all Quality objectives are regularly exceeded.
• Ensures on-time delivery to all internal and external customers.
• Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff in the department. Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations. Develops, fosters and leads/mentors team to achieve significant results and develop future leaders/managers.
• Handles personnel problems, leads, coaches, rewards and disciplines employees, hires and trains employees, and resolves employee complaints.
• Oversees the daily workflow of the department and collaborates with other managers and leadership to set and assess priorities across teams.
• Fully understands personal accountability and responsibility and holds own self to that standard.
• Managers will exhibit the characteristics of a leader who is determined, results-oriented, persuasive, and a strong communicator.
• Write equipment specifications for acquisitions of new equipment. Write qualification plans and procedures for final acceptance of equipment and adherence to equipment specifications using statistical methods and design of experiments methodology.
• Develop long range capital improvements plan. Overseeing daily/weekly/monthly project schedules and is responsible for ensuring timelines are achieved and communicated accordingly.
• Analyze and recommend plan work force utilization, space requirements, workflow, and designs layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.
• Ensures compliance and consistency with all factory rules, regulations, and collective bargaining agreement. Supports system of progressive discipline and develops consistency among supervisory ranks. Works to develop a progressive approach to union related issues.
• Utilizing systems to independently obtain all production related data regarding department loads, capacities, quantities, specifications, and delivery dates of all customer demand.
• Reviews, investigates, and analyzes production data and processes, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications, and operating or production problems.
• Develops and implements operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and improve product quality.
• Coordinates engineering activities with all other supporting departments, engineering, procurement, maintenance, and quality control activities to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines, and equipment.
• Assesses cost effectiveness and feasibility of manufacturing processes; makes and implements recommendations to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
• Meets and exceeds planned productivity improvements by increasing the “added value” per person. Monitors manpower and training plans to maintain area targets. Supports PM plans to minimize equipment downtime and improve cycle times.
• Risk Management Program Operations (RMPO) team member for all special processes. Review manufacturing risk and develop improvement plan through process and capital improvements.
• Meet expense budgets and reduce costs related to controllable and non-controllable expenses.
• Establishes environment of Continuous Improvement to eliminate problems and reduce costs. Training, teamwork, and communication are keys.
• Lead work teams to implement lean manufacturing concepts like Kanban, Kaizen, SMED and 5S for manufacturing improvements.
• Position has both responsibility and accountability for individually assigned projects, assignments, as well as ability to lead team projects and assignments, (working manager).
• Must be familiar with general safety regulations, general software applications, and Company unique software systems.Directs workers in electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic maintenance and repair of machinery, equipment and facility.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of facilities Preventive and Predictive Maintenance programs for the complex.
• Responsible for managing the following systems: Roofs, HVAC, Plant Exhaust and intake system, plumbing, Chillers and the plant air system. (this is not an all-inclusive list)
• Understands, leads, influences, and positively contributes to the facilities culture (Tsubaki Spirit).
• Other tasks, projects and functions as assigned.

It is the expectation of the company that Managers/Supervisors will accomplish these goals by working to a high ethical standard and consistently complying with all company policies, work rules, and applicable laws with little to no direct supervision.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required. Master’s degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering preferred.
• Engineering Management in Manufacturing, Power Transmission products exposure
• Ten years of experience in precision manufacturing, preferably metal related.
• Knowledge of work standards, quality standards, and disciplines required for world class quality and productivity.
• Basic motion and time study background to evaluate shop methods and cycle times.
• ISO 9001/14,0000 experience.
• "Hands On" experience with formal Continuous Improvement efforts in team setting.
• Excellent communication, presentation and strong leadership skills. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Lean Manufacturing, Project Management, ISO and CAD.
• Experience with JIT production system and efficient material flow. Familiar with daily schedule and productivity disciplines.
• Understanding of standard costing and budgeting. Experience with formal cost reduction programs.
• Ability to plan and analyze manpower requirements to efficiently meet production schedules.

Learn more about U.S. Tsubaki at: www.ustsubaki.com/careers

U.S. Tsubaki offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including health benefits effective on date of hire, dental and vision benefits effective on the first of the month following date of hire, Paid Time Off ("PTO"), 10 paid holidays, generous 401(k) match and profit sharing, annual bonus potential, life insurance, short and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits, education reimbursement, home and auto insurance discounts, and pet insurance.

The estimated salary range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Tsubaki does not sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas.

Tsubaki is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability

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