Manufacturing Engineering Manager

2 weeks ago


Santa Clarita, United States AVALON Full time

Manufacturing Engineering Manager Valencia, CA


Our client welcomes highly motivated and energetic people to join us in working to be the world’s leader in providing innovative technology for extreme environments. For the last 75 years, we have specialized in the design, manufacture, and marketing of highly engineered products and systems principally for the aerospace and defense markets. We do this in a vertically integrated, 90,000 square-foot facility in Valencia, CA. Our corporate organization is structured with 50+ independent operating units, which drive value through autonomous data-driven market strategy, innovation and execution.


Job Summary

The Manager of Manufacturing Engineering & EHS is responsible for guiding the staff and activities of the Manufacturing Engineering team and ensuring our site is operating to meet and exceed all regulatory safety requirements. This Position has overall responsibility to ensure manufacturing processes, tools and equipment are in place to support operational objectives and Productivity initiatives. Manages the department, including staffing, budget and planning. Directs production process development to optimize manufacturing efficiency, quality and safety. Establishes policies and standards within the department and provides technical advice in support of department and company objectives. This role will become a key member of the management Leadership team.


Value Drivers

Productivity: Responsible to ensure all Productivity commitments are met with appropriate margin to ensure continued cost improvement within the business

Price: Drive process improvement for both direct and indirect costs to improve opportunity for value pricing

New Business: Provide estimated costs, build capacity, and entry into production plan to the Sales & Engineering team to determine go/no-go on new business opportunities


Primary Responsibilities

Mentor, guide and supervise the manufacturing engineers and lead the business through all EHS activities Oversee, plan and prioritize department activities and resources

Oversee and lead productivity projects and processes

Interview, hire, and develop manufacturing engineers and safety team members

Develop, monitor and manage department budget, CER’S and related project expenses.

Lead the team to develop manufacturing processes.

Identify technical issues of future importance and develop plans to address them.

Identify machine requirements and capital requirements that will improve productivity

Oversee and assist team members performing the following duties:

Developing production processes and documentation

Developing time standards

Establishing estimated cost of manufacturing including material, labor and tooling

Creating/modifying routing operation files and BOMs.

Approving engineering drawings for manufacturability.

Creating Workmanship Standards and Acceptance Criteria.

Creating Work Instructions as needed to support process steps

Head of the safety committee


Secondary Duties

Provide tooling lead-times to Customer Service for quoting purposes, primarily mold tooling. Identify product redesign opportunities to reduce rework and scrap

Identify opportunities for process standardization and automation

Champion Lean Manufacturing, Value Stream Mapping, and Process Improvement in a manufacturing environment.


Qualifications

Self-motivated team leader with ability to lead and sustain improvement activities.

Effective employee relations experience (experience in a union environment preferred)

Strong mentoring and coaching skills.

Leadership skills - effective in motivating and directing a team for positive results

Advanced skill level of ERP, automated scheduling systems and software programs including Microsoft Office

Knowledge of/experience with manufacturing support functions such as Quality and Facilities

Business acumen and customer interaction experience

Philosophic knowledge of and direct participation in Continuous Improvement

Organizational, communication, planning and presentation skills.


Education/Previous Experience

Minimum of 5-7 years management experience in manufacturing engineering, aerospace preferred.

BS in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering; MBA preferred

Effective written and verbal communication skills. Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.

Ability to effectively manage multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously.

Proficient computer skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and CAD software(CATIA)

Experience in a union environment is desirable

Bilingual Spanish would be valued


This is a full-time, direct-hire, on-site role.

Qualified and interested candidates are urged to apply immediately:

Jackie Hoofring, AVALON, jackie@avalonstaffing.com, www.avalonstaffing.com.

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