Engineering Manager

Kion Group AG

• $75K — $165K *
Mississauga, ON L4T 0A1In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related field
  • 5+ years of Engineering Management or people leadership experience
  • 8+ years in material handling/logistics automation industry
  • Experience with CAD design software (AutoCAD preferred)
  • Familiarity with PLCs (Allen-Bradley/Rockwell preferred)
  • Strong problem-solving and cost-effective solution skills
  • Excellent communication and leadership abilities

Responsibilities

  • Provide coaching and guidance for team and project success
  • Ensure quality, timely delivery, and cost objectives are met
  • Report project performance and status to management and peers
  • Maintain accurate monthly project forecasting
  • Manage project budgets effectively and contribute to annual budget forecasts
  • Assess projects for risks prior to execution team deployment
  • Make staffing decisions based on skills and project priorities
  • Participate in pre-sale technical reviews with Sales and Development teams
  • Analyze impacts of decisions on business operations
  • Recommend changes to improve current processes
  • Recruit and integrate new hires into the Project Engineering team

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment with remote options
  • Emphasis on professional development and coaching
  • Opportunities for cross-functional teamwork
  • Exposure to diverse engineering challenges
  • Supportive company culture focused on quality and improvement
Full Job Description
Tasks and Qualifications:

What You Will Do In This Role:
  • Provide coaching and guidance to help ensure team member and project success
  • Ensure project targets are met for quality, on-time delivery, and cost. Anticipate issues and address proactively
  • Provide regular reporting of project performance and status to management and peers
  • Maintain accurate monthly forecasting across assigned projects
  • Proactively manage direct project budgets and indirect department budgets
  • Provide input to annual budget regarding staffing, indirect spending, etc
  • Attend project turnovers and assess projects for technical, cost, and schedule risks prior to execution team deployment
  • Make project staffing decisions based on team skills, project priorities, and customer visibility
  • Maintain utilization for individual contributors and coordinate level-loading of team members
  • Participate in pre-sale technical reviews with Sales and Solution Development teams
  • Look for opportunity to reduce project risks and develop awareness of customer expectations and demands
  • Analyzes and understands impact of decisions on business operations
  • Appraise and recommend changes in current processes or procedures
  • Effectively recruit, on-board, and integrate new hires into the Project Engineering


What We Are Looking For:

  • BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related field of engineering
  • At least (5) years of demonstrated Engineering Management and/or people leadership
  • At least (8) years of material handling and/or logistics automation industry or related experience preferred
  • Ability to work individually and lead with minimal supervision in remote, office, and customer site environments
  • Knowledge of CAD design software including AutoCAD is a plus
  • Knowledge of PLCs including Allen-Bradley and/or Rockwell a plus.
  • Ability to solve complex problems and recommend cost-effective solutions
  • Proven communications skills, collaboration, flexibility, and willingness to lead and work as part of a team of solution-oriented professionals
  • Demonstrated presentation skills, group facilitation, and ability to effectively interact with customers
  • Excellent leadership, teamwork, influencing, and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent organizational, analytical, reasoning, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and maintaining composure
  • Travel approximately 10% to Customer or Dematic locations
  • Positively represent the Engineering organization and Dematic with both internal and external Customers
* Ladders Estimates

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