Manufacturing Engineering Manager

At Modine, we are engineering a cleaner, healthier world.
Building on more than 100 years of excellence in thermal management, we provide trusted systems and solutions that improve air quality and conserve natural resources.
More than 13,000 employees are at work in every corner of the globe, delivering the solutions our customers need, where they need them.
Our Climate Solutions and Performance Technologies segments support our purpose by improving air quality, reducing energy and water consumption, lowering harmful emissions and enabling cleaner running vehicles and environmentally-friendly refrigerants.
Modine is a global company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin (USA), with operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia.
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Position Description Responsible for ensuring that both new and existing manufacturing processes:
equipment, tooling, facility, methods, standard work, manufacturing engineering systems, and process controls; produce products that meet:
EH&S requirements, customer requirements, Modine risk management objectives, quality requirements, standard labor cost, overhead cost, and material costs.
The Manufacturing Engineering Manager reports to the Plant Manager, Rockbridge.
The following functions report to the Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor:
Plant Manufacturing/Process EngineeringMaintenanceJanitorial Key Responsibilities Maintaining a high level of core technology competence within the engineering staff.Direction and coordination of product and process launches using APQP procedures and principles.Ensuring that the manufacturing process is established with equipment, tooling, and process controls that can meet customer, risk, and operational targets.Ensuring that the engineering staff is trained and competent to apply effective project management skills.Managing, through direct reports, the implementation of the PM system and the maintenance and repair of the equipment, tooling, and physical plant.Equipment and tooling capacity monitoring and planning.Establishing a capital budget and expense budget for management approval.Ensuring that applicable Standard Practices are understood and applied.Maintaining metrics on:
equipment and tooling capacity utilization, regulatory conformance, launch conformance, process performance, process control, PM performance, and labor standards conformance.Oversee maintenance and implementation of Engineering Change Management in the plant making sure to coordinate with cross functional teams.
The Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor supervises Engineering interaction with the Product Groups regarding product/process launches, field failures, DV and PV failures, design review/technical feasibility, capacity, capability, capital equipment costs, tooling costs, and labor content.The Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor interacts with all plant department heads by providing and receiving advice/assistance on topics such as personnel policies, manufacturing, production or quality issues, etc.
Maintaining a high Specific Accountabilities:
Improve/maintain technical competency via the hiring process and PDP process.Maintain launch plans and ensure that regular launch meetings with key personnel are scheduled and held.Monitor capacity utilization to ensure OEE conformance and maintain 1 year and 5 year capacity plan.
Work closely with production on capacity issues/opportunities.Monitor and ensure that all processes meet capability requirements.Establish and monitor labor standards for accuracy and issues.
Coordinate with production on variance issues.Monitor key operational measurables - scrap, FPY, RC's, energy cost - and provide support for CA and CI.Plan PM requirements for all key tooling and equipment and monitor system to ensure compliance and performance.Oversee the development and use of structured project plans for all products and process launches and/or changes.Prepare capital and expense budgets and track conformance.Mentor the ME Team in 80/20 principles and ensure continuing development and use the 80/20 throughout the plant.
Required Education & Qualifications Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Business required5-7 years minimum experience as a Manufacturing Engineer working in a similar industry.Launch management - demonstrated experience with structured APQP process.Project management - history of successful development and management of project plans for a product launch.Capital management - history of planning, development, and management of large capital projects.Process control - understanding and application of SPC.Experience in metal forming and joining technologies - preferred experience in plant product materials and core joining processing - brazing, welding, etc.Working knowledge of labor standards.Experience conforming to ISO9001 requirements.Supervisory experience - technical and maintenance staff preferred.LLC equipment and tooling souring preferred.
Modine is an equal opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Modine provides a competitive benefit package, which could include paid vacation, short term disability, 401(k), health, dental, vision, life insurance, flex spending benefits, tuition reimbursement, Health Savings Account and much more.
Human Resources will provide more detail upon your hiring.
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