Manufacturing Engineer Leader

Btdmfg; Washington (IL); On-site; USD 92,619 - 138,923; Full time

Job summary

BTD Illinois, a metalworking company with four Midwest facilities, is seeking an Engineering Leader responsible for directing engineering, maintenance and tooling efforts at the Washington, IL location.

You will lead a team, drive KPIs in safety, quality, delivery and productivity, and collaborate with sales to translate customer needs into capable processes. The role emphasizes Lean improvements and technical leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 3 years of experience in Engineering or a technical field.
• Associate’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience in Engineering or a technical field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in Engineering or technical field.

Responsibilities

• Communicates with Manufacturing Engineer Manager to align with department objectives.
• Leads Engineering staff and develops Engineers; tracks KPIs (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Productivity, Cost, Talent).
• Provides engineering support to sales and customers to develop products within capabilities.
• Directs work of Manufacturing Engineer assistants and other resources.
• Utilizes Lean Manufacturing to identify non-value-added activities and drive productivity.
• Stays current with technical and leadership skills related to production machinery.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Associate’s degree

7 years of engineering/technical experience

Job description

Location
BTD Illinois
118 Muller Rd
Washington, IL 61571, USA

BTD is a fast‑growing metalworking company. We provide custom metalwork services for some of the world’s top brands. Our 1100+ employees work from four facilities throughout the Midwest and Southeast. We invest in our people, our equipment, and our facilities to offer our clients the best value possible. We are also a wholly owned subsidiary of Otter Tail Corporation, a publicly traded company on NASDAQ.

Safety is #1 at BTD: Our expectation is that every employee: 1) Strictly follows safety policies, rules and safe work methods. 2) Promptly corrects or reports safety hazards or unsafe conditions, and promptly reports injuries for prompt diagnosis and treatment. 3) Makes regular suggestions for safety process improvements to support continuous improvement in safety.

Essential Functions:

• Communicates with Manufacturing Engineer Manager regularly to ensure that the Leader’s decisions and actions are aligned with BTD’s objectives for the department.
• Leader for the Engineering staff and others as may be assigned to Leader’s area. Key focus on development of Engineers and site KPIs (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Productivity, Cost, and Talent).
• Provide engineering support to sales and the customer to help develop products within the scope of company’s capabilities, continually modifying and improving processes to increase flexibility.
• Directs the work of Manufacturing Engineer assistants, Manufacturing Engineers and other resources assigned to the department.
• Assumes the responsibility to make decisions independently and then, if necessary and/or appropriate, consult the next level of management.
• Oversees all engineering, maintenance and tooling work order requests for accuracy and appropriateness.
• Utilizes Lean Manufacturing Methodology to identify non‑value‑added activities and other opportunities for increased productivity. Eliminates non‑value‑added activities where possible and brings them to the attention of others where appropriate.
• Remains current with technical skills, Leadership skills, and familiarity with each piece of production machinery, and its capabilities, and capacities.
• Strengths and skills in all departments to serve as a working Leader and problem solver.
• Ability to serve as the subject matter expert in engineering and train to meet KPIs.
• Project Management in Operational, Commercial, Automation, and Capital investment Projects.
• Drive business success through improvement initiatives within the designated BTD Location.

Leadership Responsibilities:

• Establish performance standards, monitoring employee performance and focusing the Department’s attention to areas of opportunity to maximize performance.
• Maintains ethics and integrity congruent to the Company’s mission and values.
• Assists in the development of personnel through positive reinforcement and coaching techniques.
• Responsibilities include hiring, planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and assuring problems are resolved; developing leadership in all people.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: The minimum level of education and experience required to perform the job.

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 3 years of experience in Engineering or a technical field or
• Associate’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience in Engineering or a technical field or
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in Engineering or technical field.
• The ability to travel and be gone for a week or more if required. (New equipment, shows, seminars, training, customer visits, alternate plant locations, etc.)

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use of hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of the job, the employee may be exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Compensation Salary Range: OTC13: $92,619 - $138,923 per year. The range for this position is being displayed in compliance with all state and local regulations. Salaries are set based on a number of factors to include an individual's job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education. This means that no two candidates are alike. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the full base salary range for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future & continued salary growth. The range provided above does not include additional compensation such as bonus, health benefits, vacation, 401(K) match, etc.

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