Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

General Overview:

This position is responsible for all engineering, maintenance, and facilities matters. This includes, but is not limited to the monitoring all of engineering’s progress and establish quantifiable measures to gauge status and ensure that objectives are being achieved. This position will provide leadership and direction to support a continuous improvement/problem solving culture through use of the Management Operating System tools.

Basic Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or related field
• Seven (7) years management experience in an engineering maintenance environment, preferably in a union setting with rotating shifts
• High speed packaging experience in a fast-paced production environment in a consumer products organization
• Experience managing direct reports
• Experience in developing highly effective teams and increasing the skill levels of your direct reports
• Must possess strong leadership and ownership qualities (e.g. conflict resolution, facilitation, change management, decision making, and delegation skills)
• Must have business and administrative knowledge (e.g. budgets, investment proposals, job estimating and scheduling, plant/corporate policies, collective bargaining agreement, etc.)
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Must have shift flexibility to accommodate a 24/7 manufacturing operation
• Must be able to work in a manufacturing plant environment
• Must be able to respond to urgent or emergency situations outside of normal working hours as needed

Preferred Requirements:

• Master's Degree in related field
• Experience managing in a union environment
• Experience managing in an FDA regulated facility
• Experience managing in a high-speed manufacturing setting

Physical Requirements:

• Daily responsibilities may require working on elevated surfaces, climbing stairs/ladders, kneeling, bending, squatting, stooping, lifting to 30 pounds, crawling under equipment, wearing fall protection and required PPE

• Ability to work in year-round indoor/outdoor conditions

• Standing/walking for extended periods of time
• Sitting for periods of time working in front of a computer screen

Other Required Skills:

• Strong planning and organizing skills
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Prior experience in the consumer products industry

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise, develop and guide a staff of Process, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and technicians to deliver process and other continuous improvement initiatives across a 24/7 manufacturing organization
• Conduct process optimization activities to identify opportunities for cost reduction and lead the implementation of method changes to realize these savings
• Provide leadership to achieve required results for Productivity, Quality, and Service through understanding and ownership of the Management Operating System
• Identify coaching opportunities and provide the feedback to influence the behavior change to Direct Reports required to sustain a problem-solving culture
• Lead project management for the engineering group.
• Provide support, guidance and technical leadership to other business functions
• Ensure that technology is not a constraint to the manufacturing process and ensure that the company maintains its competitive edge by staying abreast of the latest developments in technology and process development
• Develop robust plans to cost effectively incorporate state of the art technology/processes into the company
• Provide leadership, motivation, training and development for employees. Monitor/correct performance of employees in accordance with company policies and procedures.

VVF is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex or gender, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, including the perception that a person has any of those characteristics or that the person is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable law. VVF is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, call Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.