Onsite Wet Cast Engineering Leader

Posted 21 hours ago

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About the role

  • Engineering Leader for multi-site Forming Systems Division at Afinitas. Leading engineering design standards and driving continuous improvement across the division.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the multi-site Forming Systems Division engineering department.
  • Participate in development of standard engineering design standards/best practices and ensure consistent implementation through wet cast product lines
  • Provide design oversight to minimize product liability exposure.
  • Develop and provide directions for on time schedules for engineering department.
  • Ensure timely and effective communication with all functional areas is provided to avoid work stoppages, rework, delayed shipments or redundancy of efforts.
  • Provide engineering support to all departments, ensuring partnership in troubleshooting issues and identifying solutions.
  • Partner with cross functional teams and leaders to drive continuous improvement across the division.
  • Coordinate specifications and delivery requirements for key purchased parts components.
  • Monitor daily/weekly engineering progress and relay pertinent information to Operations leaders.
  • Establish thoughtful resource plans to ensure the engineering department is staffed to support the business; when necessary, hire and train new team members.
  • Provide coaching, mentorship, and performance feedback to each member of the Engineering team.
  • Evaluate product cost reduction measures and implement design changes.
  • Use AutoCAD, SolidWorks, MS Word, and MS Excel software effectively.
  • Travel to other team locations to assure alignment and team cohesion.
  • Travel to customer sites for customer visits and warranty issues as they arise.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering required
  • Applicable industry experience of 10 or more years required
  • Minimum of 3 years direct leadership experience required
  • Thorough understanding of drafting standards, dimensioning, and tolerances
  • Mechanical power relationships, such as, horsepower, torque, and speed
  • Strength of materials and structural analysis
  • Manufacturing processes
  • Training and/or experience in using AutoCAD or similar CAD software
  • Training and/or experience in using SolidWorks or similar 3-D modeling software
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, adapt to shifting priorities

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Remote work options

Job title

Wet Cast Engineering Leader

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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