Engineering Manager in State College at GPAC

Job Description

Reports to the General Manager/Managing Director of the Company.

Interfaces with department managers within the company.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and manage all aspects of the Engineering department and team.
• Will be responsible for all aspect of engineering
• Institute 3D AutoCAD Inventor, or other, program for existing and future design documentation.
• All technical publications
• Provide production with manufacturing files including detailed and assembly drawings and instructions to meet committed scheduled delivery.
• Works closely with Marketing and Sales departments to ensure a consistent offering to meet customers' needs.
• Innovation of new product and technology via R&D program to anticipate customers' future needs.
• Prepare the department's budget and manage accordingly to maintain within its budget deficiencies will exit and develop action plans to make corrections.
• Set performance standards for the department and monitor its efficiency and make corrective changes where necessary to ensure standards are adhered to.
• Track and report quality trends and quality improvement efforts.
• Work with product development team to evaluate and select new products and vendors.
• Work closely with our suppliers to coordinate all technical and product issues.
• Work closely with Service department to resolve issues and make product improvement in those areas of concern through customer and service personnel feedback.
• Work closely with production to reduce manufacturing costs.
• Involvement in day to day engineering designs.
• Keep abreast of new technologies and competitive products through trade shows, field visits, etc.
• Assist Marketing and Sales and Service departments with customers via plant and field visits, presentations and meetings.

Job Requirement:

• Bachelor's degree in Design Engineering field or related combination of experience and education.
• 5+ years of management experience in a manufacturing, product development, QA environment.
• Experience in mobile construction, heavy equipment or mining industries. Rock drilling application knowledge preferred.
• Strong knowledge of structural and heavy weldment design, stress analysis, and assemblies.
• Strong knowledge of mobile hydraulics, components, controls, 24 VDC electrical, mechanical components and mechanisms, power and pneumatic systems.
• Strong knowledge of AutoCAD Inventor 2d and 3d practices and design.
• Must have knowledge of quality systems and processes.
• Must have financial knowledge
• Must have strong interpersonal skills, with strong leadership and management skills with proven problem solving capability.