Engineering Manager

Precision Resource is a leading global supplier of precision metal components and assemblies using fineblank technology. Our eight North American divisions serve a global customer base with a commitment to continuous improvement. For over 50 years we have provided solutions to quality, cost and production challenges for market-leading customers in the automotive, heavy duty and off-highway vehicles, tools and hardware, electronics and cutlery.

SUMMARY: Process development and validation through PPAP and mass production.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leadership of the Engineering Department

• Launch new programs, develop and validate processes through PPAP and mass production.

• Provide technical support & expertise to customer engineering community.

• Interface with customer quality representatives and participate in root cause problem analysis and related corrective action.

• Recruit, train and mentor new engineering and tool room talent

• Oversee tool room process flow to ensure integrity of tool maintenance process and available inventory of perishable tooling components.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive and nurture a plant wide culture of continuous improvement

• Assist team leaders and members in evaluating and implementing continual improvement

• Track completion and results of projects

Contract Review

• Validate feasibility of new opportunities with cross functional sales group Capital budget projects

• Engineering department will lead capital budget projects / participate in annual business planning.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Manufacturing Engineers and dotted line with Application Engineers

• University degree in Engineering (PEng) or Engineering Tech Certificate (CET) preferred or equivalent experience in a metal stamping environment.

• 3-4 year’s experience at a Supervisory level within an engineering or production department environment of a stamping operation.

• Experience using computer engineering applications (Autocad, Solidworks, etc.)

• Knowledge and experience with formal documentation systems and methods particularly ISO/TS16949

• Other computer skills (MS Office, project)

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve complex problems and deal with a variety of variables. Ability to interpret a variety of multifaceted instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram or schedule form.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Be able to acquire and analyze data using statistical methods across a spectrum of business environments to facilitate process analysis and improvements

• Demonstrate departmental sustainability to adherence of set policies and procedures

• Ability to pass along knowledge ensuring clarity and understanding

• Strong technical writing experience

• Strong organizational skills

• Excellent project management and problem solving skills

• Customer contact in a technical project management role

• Able to effectively communication with internal and external customers using a variety of methods

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.