Engineering Manager

4 weeks ago


Iowa City, Iowa, United States Exide Technologies Full time

Job Summary

The Engineering Manager is a key role within Exide Technologies, responsible for leading the development, support, and improvement of manufacturing processes for our plant. This position will oversee a team of Process and Continuous Improvement engineers, driving innovation and efficiency across the organization.

About the Role

As Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for:

  • Capital Expense planning and budgeting
  • Realization and follow-up of approved projects
  • Directing and accountable for all lean and continuous improvement activities
  • Providing technical support to other departments
  • Coordinating projects with other departments
  • Providing training and guidance based on project requirements
  • Coaching and developing each member of the engineering team
  • Calculating factory capacity according to production needs
  • Improving reliability efforts, implementing key metrics, and driving a systematic approach to reduce downtime and increase production throughput
  • Managing Site Management of Change and ESG facilitation

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering
  • At least 5 years of experience managing engineering teams
  • Understanding of manufacturing cost drivers and knowledge of continuous cost improvement processes
  • Investigation and benchmarking activities with all departments to propose improvements
  • Team building and teamwork activities to share, clarify, and track targets and results
  • Experience in work orders, budget management, and contract negotiation
  • Knowledge of legal regulations and contractual relationships affecting performance

Skills

The ideal candidate will possess:

  • Proven knowledge and skills in Project Management, with a structured approach to project leadership
  • General technical knowledge in utilities, electronics, mechanical, chemical, pneumatic, hydraulics, and installations designs
  • Ability to analyze data and metrics to create understanding, make sound decisions, and manage performance and progress
  • Skills in planning, organizing, and priority setting, including resource allocation and management
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to communicate, negotiate, and report in English at a Business and technical level

Travel Requirements

This role will require occasional travel to plant locations.



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