Supervisor Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Generac; Beaver Dam (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Generac Corporation seeks an Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor to lead and develop a high‑performing engineering team. You will coordinate resources to deliver process improvements across the value chain and work closely with Production, Supply Chain, IT, SGS, and Engineering.

You will drive multi-year projects, standardize processes, and implement the Generac Fulfillment System to optimize Plan-Source-Make-Deliver-Service. Strong leadership and SAP experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• Two years of engineering experience in an operational environment.
• Two years of experience leading teams, developing people or organizing tasks.
• Experience with SAP or ERP systems (Oracle, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics).

Responsibilities

• Select, coach, and develop staff; set clear expectations and motivate the team.
• Oversee facilities standards for appearance, cleanliness and order.
• Lead complex multi-year strategic operational projects.
• Train and develop team to achieve SMART goals and objectives.
• Lead successful NPIs within operations.
• Design and implement the Generac Fulfillment System (GFS) across order-to-cash.
• Manage facility transformation and maintenance of value streams.
• Ensure policies and processes are documented and followed.
• Deploy demand-driven strategies to support operational excellence.
• Ensure material and information flows are synchronized to maximize efficiency and minimize cost.
• Utilize SAP tools and standard Generac processes across the function.
• Define resource needs and manage within budget and staffing constraints.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Process Improvement

SAP Super User

MS Office

Lean

Change Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

SAP

Oracle/JD Edwards/Microsoft Dynamics (ERP)

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor is a business partner providing leadership to ensure ongoing process improvement initiatives that deliver excellence across entire value chain. Overall responsibility for coordinating and leading engineering resources and employees to meet or exceed company business objectives. The Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor will utilize enterprise standards to ensure ongoing success of process improvement initiatives by implementing policies, procedures and process documentation related to continuous improvement directives. Responsible for leading, coaching and developing a high performing team of Industrial or Manufacturing Engineers. This position will need to work closely with cross-functional teams including Production, Supply Chain, IT, SGS, and Engineering. Success in this role will be defined by the step function improvements and process capabilities for sustained excellence.

Essential Duties

• Select, coach, and develop staff. Set clear expectations to inspire and motivate the team. Manager performance- recognizing achievement, providing feedback and administering progressive discipline when necessary.
• Oversee, direct and assign activities and responsibilities that ensure the highest level of operating standards regarding facility appearance/cleanness/orderliness.
• Execute and lead highly complex multi-year, multi-discipline, best practice strategic operational projects.
• Train, develop, motivate, monitor and lead a team of people to achieve established SMART goals and objectives.
• Lead and coordinate the successful launch of New Product Introductions (NPI) within operations.
• Design, lead, and implement Generac Fulfillment System (GFS) across Order-to-Cash process (Plan, Source, Make, Deliver and Service).
• Manage facility transformation, technology transfer and ongoing maintenance of mixed model lines or value streams.
• Ensure ongoing success of process improvement initiatives by implementing policies, procedures and process documentation.
• Deploy demand driven principals and strategies that supports operational excellence and long range plans.
• Ensure product, material and information streams flow and are synchronized to produce maximum efficiencies and lowest cost of operation while meeting and/or exceeding customer expectations.
• Oversee deployment of standard Generac tools, methodologies, standards, practices and processes.
• Direct efforts and objectives to include continuous improvement initiatives to achieve customer satisfaction and fulfillment needs.
• Define resource needs and works within budget and staffing parameters to accomplish objectives for area of responsibility.
• Act as SAP Super User within functional area as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 2 years of engineering experience in an operational environment
• 2 years of experience leading teams, developing people or organizing tasks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience using SAP or equivalent ERP system (Oracle, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics) and Microsoft Office.
• Formal leadership or team development training
• Experience in Lean or Demand Flow principles
• Relationship Building and Earning Trust – Consistently follows through on team commitments, communicates, and demonstrates accountability. Builds trust and sets the example for the team by being inclusive and fair.
• Accountability – Remains outcome focused, holding the team accountable while removing barriers to success. Plays to win by defining team objectives/scope and clear milestones. Keeps leadership apprised of progress and brings options/solutions for issues when elevated.
• Ask, Listen, and Follow Up – Actively listens, questions to help others understand, shows care/concern, and closes loop. Drives action and alignment using coaching techniques, reinforces team's progress/development.
• Inspire, Motivate and Recognize – Teaches others new tasks and is self- aware of strengths/developmental opportunities. Celebrates individual successes.
• Conflict Management and Resolution – Influences employees to collaborate and achieve goals as a group. Asks questions, remains unbiased and encourages unconventional suggestions. Diffuses conflict as it arises rather than avoiding it and focuses on solving the problem.
• Identify, Engage and Retain – Creates an open and honest work environment, providing others an opportunity to develop and grow.
• Change Agent – Consistently optimistic about the ability to change in order to improve a product/service. Uses the voice of customer (VOC) to validate ideas. Works well autonomously and in a team, leads change by promoting the value of transformation.
• Demonstrated skills to understand mechanical and electrical principles, machine functionality, drawings and schematics