POSITION TITLE: Product Engineering Mgr PREPARED/REVISED BY: J Patrick/ L Greco

DEPARTMENT: Engineer DATE: 3/2021

LOCATION: Electric Materials REPORTS TO: President

PAY TYPE: Salaried, Exempt

About Us:

At Electric Materials we endeavor to ensure a strong culture of teamwork, high quality and delivering on our commitments. We take pride in everything we do and we will always act morally, ethically and legally to achieve results that are expected for our employees, our customers, our stakeholders and our community.

We focus relentlessly on ensuring:

Nothing is more important than the safety and health of our people and our environment.

We are compliant to all regulations and requirements.

People are our most valuable assets. Through our people, we strive to continuously improve our processes, products and performance.

Our customers never doubt the quality or integrity of our products. They get what they need when they need it.

"Right the First Time, On Time, Every Time!"

Summary of Position:

The Product Engineering Manager directs and coordinates the activities of our team responsible for all aspects of product and process design from Request for Proposal to manufacturing order release. The successful candidate will be a key member of the business' senior leadership team directing a small team of highly experienced technical experts as well as functioning as a significant individual technical contributor.

This position will work closely with operations and quality leadership to develop effective manufacturing processes and develop and introduce new products. This leadership position will be a key part of the organization's site leadership team helping to transform the business into an effective, lean operation.

Key Accountabilities:

Engineering/Technical Leadership

Provide technical leadership for the business and develop expertise in copper products and various manufacturing processes such as foundry melt, extrusion, machining, fabrication and assembly.

Ensure products meet all customer and industry requirements designed for ease of manufacture and cost effectiveness.

Foster product and process innovation to continuously improve product quality and cost.

Create, implement, and maintain processes for design of products and processes which foster long term institutional knowledge.

Support planning efforts with cross-functional teams across employees, contractors and suppliers.

Provide project planning expertise, materials coordination, cost estimates, project status updates and technical analysis.

Quality

Along with the Quality and Operations leaders, develop and implement standard work to ensure conformance to defined specifications and continuous improvements in customer satisfaction.

Reinforce a culture of continuous improvement through employee training, involvement, and metrics.

Customer Support

Work closely with business development and sales team to provide technical support directly with customers as necessary. This person will often be the technical face to the customer.

With Operations and CI teams to find and implement product and process improvements focused on improved manufacturability, product flow and short, flexibly cycle times.

Develop and maintain processes and staffing to support rapid customer response and short lead time proposals.

People Development

Embodies, by example, the Culture and Values of the organization - People focused, Respect and Integrity, Dedication and Effective solutions.

We believe in our People. Everyone, everyday sharing values, common goals and a commitment to excellence. We treat each other with Respect, and we act with Integrity. We are Dedicated to achieving our goals and relentless in our pursuit of continuous improvement. We find Effective solutions, avoiding excuses, to meet the needs of our customers and stakeholders

Engages team members in the establishment of annual performance objectives, providing coaching and corrective actions as warranted.

Coaches production supervisors in leadership development skills to build a positive culture that holds employees accountable for their role.

Coaches production employees daily in work performance, safety, housekeeping, quality and process improvement.

Candidates must possess strong organization and time management skills, and ability to communicate clearly.

Education: At a minimum, a Bachelors degree is required preferably in mechanical engineering, material science or related field.

Work Experience: The ideal candidate will have 10+ years' experience in engineering with demonstrated leadership and talent development. Lean/Six Sigma knowledge is a plus.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to the job. They are not intended to be an all-encompassing list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Reasonable accommodations to essential functions of the job will be made if necessary.

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Manager, Production Engineering at Electric Materials

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Typical mid-level pay: $121k for Industrial Production Managers nationally

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