Mechanical Engineering Manager

Job Description: Summary: The Mechanical Engineering Manager will lead the Mechanical Engineering team in the designing, prototyping, testing, documenting, and launching of our new product portfolio and continue to maintain current products with enhancements. This position will focus on Safety, Ergonomics, Quality and Cost. The Mechanical Engineering Manager will work collaboratively with the other Engineering disciplines along with Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality, Sales, Service and Marketing. General Purpose: Competencies Strong verbal, written and communication skills Ability to communicate internally and externally to customers Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail Ability to handle multiple projects and priorities Excellent Project Management Skill Set Team player, ability to work with various functional areas and levels of management Position Responsibilities: Leadership and mentoring for direct reports to deliver designs that meet the project requirements. Communicate Company objectives through performance metrics. Coaching for direct reports that manage projects and communicate status during New Product Development (NPD) team reviews. Ability to interpret and understand mandated regulations such as Fuel, Plumbing and Building Codes. Ability to communicate engineering progress with all levels of the organization clearly and effectively. Develop and maintain an excellent understanding of ERP system, including Items, BOM structure, Costs and Routings in order to support all activities of the organization; from Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality, Sales, Service and Marketing. Create and implement standard operating procedures in Engineering. Meets financial objectives by supporting the forecast requirements for capital and expense budgets, monitoring monthly expenditures and analyzing variances. Develop, manage and communicate annual performance plans for direct reports along with personal development and coaching. Support both new and existing vendor relationships. Communicate new and updated product and components designs, and update drawings and specifications as needed. Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget Develop, monitor and revise resource availability and allocation plan for direct reports. Take ownership in our business results and your personal wellness. General Duties: Performs other related duties as assigned. Essential education, licenses, certifications, skills and experience: Relevant Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering 5 or more years of professional experience in various engineering functions Proficient with CAD software, preferable Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk vault. Advanced skills with MS office tools. Problem Solving: Manage in-depth analysis of the different possible courses of action and then selecting the best solution for implementation. Research and Development: Capable of managing and directing the research and development programs to meet organizational needs and to capitalize on potential products. Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical demands: While performing duties of the job, employee is occasionally required to sit, stand, walk use hands to finger, handle objects or controls, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. Employees must occasionally lift and or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception and the ability to focus. Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually light to moderate. Travel less than 1%. Required to pass a background, physical, drug and alcohol screenings. Authorization to work in the United States. EEO IS THE LAW EEO IS THE LAW (Spanish) Dexter Laundry has been manufacturing laundry equipment since 1894 in Iowa and our manufacturing facility currently resides in Fairfield. At Dexter Laundry Inc., our ability to accomplish our goals, to a large extent, is based on the people we hire. We care about our employees and want to see them develop their skills and achieve their goals. We offer competitive wages and benefit programs to our employees. If you'd enjoy working for a commercial laundry leader in the industry, Dexter Laundry Inc. is the place to start your new career.