Engineering Team Leader (Confidential)

Job Title: Engineering Team Leader
Company: Confidential
Location: San Antonio/Austin Region, TX

We are seeking an Engineering Team Leader to manage the design engineering, industrial engineering, and manufacturing engineering departments by coordinating all efforts involved in the process of developing and manufacturing of our industrial products.

The Engineering Team Leader:
Manages the design, documentation and implementation into production of approved, new products, or enhancements to existing products.

Ensures products meet design, performance and cost parameters of specified projects.

Evaluates design integrity and component selection based on function and structural strength.

Determines the most cost effective processes, methods, systems, tooling, equipment and plant layout to be used in the manufacture of our industrial products.

Evaluates labor and operating costs for compliance with standards and stated cost objectives.

Develops short and long term manufacturing strategies and capital requirements, and actively participates in the development and introduction of new products.

Creates development programs and schedules for each project and ensures successful on-time completion.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Designs approved new products or enhancements to existing products using CAD software program. Prioritizes projects and plans development cycle/design schedule. Ensures projects meet or exceed design, performance and cost parameters.

Maintains overall design responsibility for system designs as well as the design, styling, structural integrity and functional performance of our industrial products. Performs stress analysis and evaluates strength of material.

Maintains complete documentation of designs including 3D Cad models, detail drawings, purchased items with generic specifications, complete and accurate Bill of Materials, shipping configuration, long lead item lists and product specifications.

Communicates project status on regular basis to include product performance characteristics, specification information, manufacturing information and other pertinent data concerning hydraulic and mechanical flail products.

Coordinates production of prototypes and component delivery. Selects components and materials for design projects.

Assists in preparation and creation of owners/parts manuals by reviewing, correcting and updating.

Reports progress of test units to Marketing and Engineering staff. Acts as resource for Technical Services.
Provides project support to customer service, dealers and end-users.

Implement manufacturing techniques and processes (J.I.T., Continuous Flow, Kanban, Manufacturing Cells, etc.) that will reduce manufacturing labor costs, product through-put time, W.I.P. (Work In Process) inventory levels and overall manufacturing operating costs, while striving to attain World Class Manufacturing status.

Develops and implements manufacturing systems and operating procedures to support and enhance manufacturing techniques and processes. Evaluates, justifies and oversees installation of new equipment and tooling to support and enhance World Class Manufacturing techniques and processes.

Continually monitors and evaluates manufacturing labor cost indices such as efficiency, utilization and productivity to insure compliance with product cost levels. Evaluates plant operating costs, both indirect and period, for compliance with budgeted operating cost levels. Continually upgrades labor standard data base for use in labor standards applications, cost evaluations and product costing.

Evaluates/recommends plant layout changes and modifications to enhance space utilization, material flow, employee safety and product throughput.

Evaluates/recommends Bill of Material revisions that support work flow improvements, work order reductions and inventory accuracy.

Develops new transactional methods to reduce/streamline work order processing time in a manner that supports lean manufacturing initiatives. Develops short and long term manufacturing strategies and objectives to include capital equipment investments, tooling investments and operating cost improvements.

Actively participates in the development of new products to insure compliance with manufacturing and processing strategies, product quality objectives, tooling objectives, implementation dates and product cost goals. Develops departmental budget and ensures compliance to budget guidelines.

Supervises employees engaged in manufacturing engineering activities.


MUST HAVE QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering required.

Minimum 5 years experience in product design and development. 2-3 years supervisory experience in project management and project budget control.

Minimum of 5 years experience in a related industrial manufacturing environment required. Demonstrated experience/expertise in mobile equipment/related products, hydraulic systems design for closed/open loop drive systems, component selection, and design of mobile products using steel fabrication, welding, forming, machining and assembly.

Proficient in 3-D wire frame construction, design layouts, assembly drawings and/or component part drawings. Proficient on CAD; CadKey preferred.

Demonstrated experience/expertise in stress analysis, material selection, material sizing, structural integrity evaluation and product specification writing.

Knowledge of engineering design standards and manufacturing capabilities.

Produce accurate Bill of Materials. Excellent mechanical aptitude and understanding.

Knowledge of World Class Manufacturing techniques such as J.I.T. &Just In Time), Continuous Flow Manufacturing, Kanban, Manufacturing Cells, etc. required.

Able to organize and prioritize own work schedule and subordinates' schedules. Meet deadlines and work under pressure. Work overtime as needed to complete assignments.

Ability to travel occasionally to other Company sites.


COMPENSATION
This position includes a base salary plus bonus opportunity and full benefits package.
There is a relocation stipend available to qualified candidates seeking to relocate to the area for this position.

How to Apply

TO BE CONSIDERED
Please email your resume as a Word document attachment and advise me of the best days/times to contact you during business hours.

Your inquiry will be treated in a confidential manner.

Karen Murphy - Managing Director
August Associates
EMAIL KarenM@AugustAssociates.net


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