Director of Advanced Manufacturing

This position oversees the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Team which encompasses Manufacturing, Industrial, Controls, Packaging Engineering, Cost Estimating, and Facilities Construction Management. The Director of Manufacturing Engineering is critical in driving technological advancement, scalability through automation, and the seamless execution of new business ventures, positioning themselves as a senior technical leader in partnership with Sales to expand business opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Creation and execution of long-term strategic objectives and performance standards for the engineering department.
• Develop and implement plans to meet annual operational goals. New business execution, continuous improvement initiatives, quality objectives, and profitability targets.
• Enhance and improve engineering and manufacturing systems by adopting industry best practices, focusing on reliability, flexibility, and scalability to support strategic growth.
• Manage and oversee technical budgets, including annual Engineering Department and Cap-Ex budgets, and project budgets for all new business awards, ensuring fiscal discipline and effective resource allocation.
• Serve as an escalation point for technical issues within the department, actively resolving escalated issues, particularly those raised by customers, thereby maintaining and strengthening customer relationships.
• Assist in the negotiation and management of key supplier relationships, enhancing the procurement of essential services and materials necessary for organizational operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, an MBA or Master's degree in Engineering is highly preferred.
• Proven ability to lead, inspire, and maintain effective working relationships with highly skilled engineering teams.
• Extensive experience in senior engineering management, preferably with the automotive industry, with a strong grasp of both manual and automated assembly systems and technologies.
• A strong understanding of assembly requirements across all Automotive Component Systems.
• Strategic planning and execution, with the ability to travel as required to support direct reports and project launches.