MGR ENGRG I

Summary: Directs and coordinates activities of engineering department to design, manufacture, and test components, products, and systems by performing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Directs department activities to design new products, modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and develop test procedures.

Resolves problems using solutions that involve new techniques, technologies, or concepts.

Analyzes technology trends, human resource needs, and market demand to plan projects.

Confers with management, production, and marketing staff to determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products.

Forecasts operating costs of department and directs preparation of budget requests.

Advises management of new developments, which may affect profit, schedule, costs, customer relations, and/or inter-departmental relations.

Provides direction and example for interpretation and application of company policies and procedures to the engineering activities.

Maintains a working knowledge of new technologies, which may improve operations, and develops recommendations accordingly.

Maintains a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and others are performed in a safe manner.

Provides direction for the Technical Writing Department in support of all product manuals (new or updated), production specification information, etc.

Participates in and is supportive of the Six Sigma process.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must have knowledge of word processing software; spreadsheet software; design software, manufacturing software and SAP.

Education/Experience:
Must have 10+ years experience required; must have 5 years or more of supervisory experience. Four year degree in Mechanical or related engineering discipline required.

Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to
Finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.