Senior Engineering Manager, Consumable Methods & Process

Lincoln Electric; Euclid (OH); Vor Ort; USD 162.000 - 202.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Lincoln Electric in Euclid, Ohio, seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Process Engineering function, setting the technical vision and priorities to elevate safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and reliability across manufacturing operations.

The role directs Engineering Managers and professionals, partnering with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, EHS, CI, R&D, and support functions to align resources with plant priorities and drive cross-functional improvements while

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, industrial, manufacturing, chemical, materials, welding, or a related engineering discipline.
• Preferred - Master’s degree MBA / engineering, engineering management, business administration, or a related field.
• Typically 10 or more years of progressive engineering or manufacturing experience.
• Typically five or more years of people-leadership experience, including leadership of engineering managers, engineering teams, or technical functions.
• Demonstrated success leading manufacturing-process improvements in a complex industrial environment.
• Experience developing engineering strategy and translating business objectives into technical priorities.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing systems, process capability, equipment integration, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence decisions across organizational boundaries.
• Experience managing complex projects, capital investments, budgets, and technical resources.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and executive-communication skills.

Aufgaben

• Set the technical vision, engineering strategy, and roadmap aligned with plant and business priorities.
• Convert business needs into prioritized initiatives, resources, technology investments, and long-term capability plans.
• Lead improvements in safety, quality, delivery, throughput, productivity, cost, capability, and equipment reliability.
• Use performance data and root-cause analysis to reduce risk, variation, and chronic losses.
• Sponsor automation, process controls, digital manufacturing, and continuous improvement.
• Direct the evaluation, validation, implementation, and standardization of manufacturing technologies and processes.
• Govern engineering standards, process ownership, documentation, priorities, resources, risks, and decisions.
• Manage projects, budgets, and capital plans with clear ownership, milestones, risks, and success measures.
• Transfer completed projects to Operations with proper validation, documentation, training, controls, and sustainment plans.
• Partner cross-functionally to resolve systemic issues, industrialize products and processes, and align priorities.
• Coach Engineering Managers and technical leaders while strengthening expectations, accountability, capability, and succession.
• Use skills matrices, Career Profiles, talent reviews, and development assignments to advance mastery and careers.

Kenntnisse

People leadership

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Root-cause analysis

Project management

Strategic thinking

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree / MBA or engineering management

Jobbeschreibung

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Lincoln Electric is a high-performance industrial machinery and technology leader who helps customers manufacture and maintain vital equipment and infrastructure. Lincoln Electric’s innovative solutions enable higher quality and productivity across a variety of processes including welding, cutting, brazing, machining, process automation, and field repair. The Company leverages proprietary technologies and expertise in materials science, power electronics, automation, and intelligent software to help customers build better and achieve resilience in their operations. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is the essential ‘Linc’ that keeps the economy running. The Company operates 71 manufacturing and automation facilities across 20 countries and serves customers in over 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric and its products and services, visit the Company’s website at https://www.lincolnelectric.com .

Location: Euclid - 22801
Employment Status: Salary Full-Time
Function: Engineering
Pay Range: ($161,734.00 - $202,167.00)
Target Bonus: 20.0%
Req ID:30053

Position Summary

The Senior Engineering Manager provides strategic and organizational leadership for the Process Engineering function. This role establishes the technical vision and engineering priorities required to improve manufacturing safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and process reliability.

The Senior Engineering Manager leads through Engineering Managers and technical professionals, building the systems, capabilities, and partnerships necessary to solve complex manufacturing challenges and deliver sustainable business results. The role works closely with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, EHS, Continuous Improvement, Research and Development, and other support functions to ensure engineering resources are aligned with the plant’s most important operational and strategic priorities.

Success in this role requires a balance of technical credibility, strategic thinking, disciplined execution, and people leadership.

Role Purpose

The Senior Engineering Manager contributes to our purpose by setting the technical vision, developing engineering talent, and aligning cross-functional efforts to drive manufacturing excellence and operational reliability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Set the technical vision, engineering strategy, and roadmap aligned with plant and business priorities.
• Convert business needs into prioritized initiatives, resources, technology investments, and long-term capability plans.
• Lead improvements in safety, quality, delivery, throughput, productivity, cost, capability, and equipment reliability.
• Use performance data and root-cause analysis to reduce risk, variation, and chronic losses.
• Sponsor automation, process controls, mistake-proofing, analytics, digital manufacturing, and continuous improvement.
• Direct the evaluation, validation, implementation, and standardization of manufacturing technologies and processes.
• Govern engineering standards, process ownership, documentation, priorities, resources, risks, and decisions.
• Manage projects, budgets, and capital plans with clear ownership, milestones, risks, and success measures.
• Transfer completed projects to Operations with proper validation, documentation, training, controls, and sustainment plans.
• Partner cross-functionally to resolve systemic issues, industrialize products and processes, and align priorities.
• Coach Engineering Managers and technical leaders while strengthening expectations, accountability, capability, and succession.
• Use skills matrices, Career Profiles, talent reviews, and development assignments to advance mastery and careers.
• Embed safety, environmental, quality, compliance, and continuity requirements into engineering decisions and changes.
• Advise plant leadership on risks, capacity, investments, technology, strategy, and major technical escalations.

The Senior Engineering Manager is expected to model the organization’s five elements of Leader Standard Work:

• Cadenced reflection -Regularly assess performance, leadership effectiveness, organizational capability, and emerging risks.
• Effectively communicate - Translate technical complexity into clear priorities, decisions, expectations, and business implications.
• Model ideal leader behavior -Demonstrate accountability, integrity, disciplined problem-solving, respect, and commitment to standards.
• Go to the work- Maintain firsthand understanding of manufacturing conditions by routinely engaging with employees and observing processes where value is created.
• Coach, teach, and develop-Build the problem-solving, technical, and leadership capabilities of Engineering Managers and the broader engineering organization.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, industrial, manufacturing, chemical, materials, welding, or a related engineering discipline.
• Preferred - Master’s degree MBA / engineering, engineering management, business administration, or a related field.
• Typically 10 or more years of progressive engineering or manufacturing experience.
• Typically five or more years of people-leadership experience, including leadership of engineering managers, engineering teams, or technical functions.
• Demonstrated success leading manufacturing-process improvements in a complex industrial environment.
• Experience developing engineering strategy and translating business objectives into technical priorities.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing systems, process capability, equipment integration, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence decisions across organizational boundaries.
• Experience managing complex projects, capital investments, budgets, and technical resources.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and executive-communication skills.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience implementing automation, process controls, digital manufacturing systems, or advanced data analytics.
• Demonstrated experience developing technical career paths, succession plans, and skills-based development systems.

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

Nearest Major Market: Cleveland
Job Segment: Welding, Machinist, Manufacturing