Howmet Aerospace

Engineering Manager - Plant 3

Howmet Aerospace • $100K — $130K *
Whitehall, MI 49461In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
1 month ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Material Science, Mechanical, Metallurgy, or Manufacturing Engineering
  • 7+ years in engineering
  • 5+ years in a supervisory role
  • Legal authorization to work in the United States, no visa sponsorship
  • Preferred knowledge of financial data, casting industry experience, and investment casting process

Responsibilities

  • Lead initiatives for product yield improvements and cost reduction in ceramic manufacturing
  • Direct product tool/part design and standards management
  • Spend significant time on the manufacturing floor
  • Manage engineering budgets for the facility
  • Oversee engineers on the plant's processes
  • Direct New Product Introduction (NPI) initiatives on timelines and budgets
  • Develop and manage scrap reduction plans
  • Coordinate scrap initiatives with corporate and technical staff
  • Establish relationships with Engineering Managers for improved team communication
  • Work with engine manufacturers to optimize designs

Benefits

  • Professional development opportunities
  • Engagement-focused work environment
  • Opportunities to foster team growth
  • Involvement in innovative problem-solving
  • Collaboration with engineering teams across different facilities
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Job Roles
  • Accountability and follow-through--interacts within organizational matrix understanding the inherent interdependence of roles and functions; takes ownership of outcomes; acts in the best interest of the team, group, function and enterprise
  • Rigor--continuous focus on repeatable processes at scale; analyzes efforts; recalibrates as needed; considers multiple inputs from multiple stakeholders; exhibits detail orientation
  • Tactical agility--inspires team to proactive improvements while maintaining ability to react to issues as they arise; functions well under pressure of production and time expectations; able to manage the tension of speed and specification demands
  • Practical and adaptive thinking--understands organizational capabilities and introduces solutions within existing frameworks while simultaneously adapting to changes, developments in technology and marketplace demands
  • Versatile leadership--technically capable, yet able to detach to gain perspective; deploys resources strategically and works alongside team when necessary
  • Possibility thinking--proactively challenges the status quo and seeks to solve problems differently than we have in the past; explores the boundaries of technology and current practice; embraces and champions change including automation, smart manufacturing and progress in data gathering and interpretation
  • Relationship-oriented--establishes and maintains connections with team, peers and cross functionally; collaborates and compromises for the good of the enterprise; provides thought partnership; creates and scales best practices across enterprise
  • Prioritization--understands the business and its technical, financial and strategic direction and goals; prioritizes work accordingly and communicates rationale for decisions; advocates for customers within the context of organizational capability and goals; understands the implication of decisions on other facets of the enterprise
  • Communication--listens well and takes multiple perspectives into consideration; articulates priorities and future possibilities clearly and frequently; interacts with operators, managers and customers and customizes approach to each stakeholder group
  • Coach/Mentor/Manager--provides direction, review, reassurance, encouragement, challenge, recognition on an individual basis; promotes growth and development in associates; inspires risk; continually assesses and reassesses talent and fit to role based on individual and collective performance
  • Resource and expertise deployment--understands where to invest to ensure resolution; solicits and directs the expertise and involvement of others and enables their success
  • Customer coordination--responds directly to customer inquiries, interfaces with customer
  • Influence without direct authority--provides justification for decisions and direction; presents a compelling case for needed efforts or change to parties with varying interests and priorities; aligns peers and stakeholders to achieve both tangible and anticipated objectives

Job Responsibilities
  • Lead initiatives to achieve product yield improvements, variation reduction, and achieve cost reduction goals related to the manufacture of ceramic cores/parts
  • Direct and manage the activities regarding product tool/part designs and standards
  • Significant time daily on manufacturing floor
  • Manage the facility's engineering budgets
  • Oversight of the engineers focused on the plants generic processes
  • Manage and direct the New Product Introduction (NPI) initiative ensuring product development in accordance with overall project timelines, budget, and quoted standards
  • Develop the overall plant scrap reduction plan and manage the initiatives and actions to meet the scrap targets
  • Part velocity through the plant operations and elimination of constraints and waste.
  • Oversight of engineers establishing and maintaining robust metallurgical processes for production product.
  • Work in conjunction with the Process Engineering Manager to achieve all plant financial and scrap reduction metrics
  • Report status of scrap reduction initiatives to Plant Manager and other high-level managers as required
  • Direct and participate in the conception, evaluation and implementation of cost improvement, product improvement and production problem solving activities
  • Coordinate scrap reduction initiatives with the HRC and Corporate Engineering technical staff
  • Establish professional working relationship with Engineering Managers and Engineering Team at each casting facility and promote engineering team communication regarding product status and issues
  • Work directly with engine manufacturer's engineering team in conjunction with the casting facility's engineering team to optimize core design and producibility as required
  • Responsible for developing the future strategic engineering organizational structure with the Process Engineering Manager, the Plant Manager, and the HR manager
  • Responsible for creating an environment of engagement and fostering development of Engineering Staff
  • Manage training development strategies for the Engineering Staff


Qualifications

Basic Qualifications
  • BS in Material Science, Mechanical, Metallurgy, or Manufacturing Engineering
  • 7+ years of experience in engineering
  • 5+ years of supervisory experience
  • Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Good knowledge of financial data
  • Experience in the casting industry
  • Competent working knowledge of investment casting process, customer specifications, and quality systems


About Howmet Aerospace

Howmet Aerospace is a global leader in engineered metal products. The company provides aerospace components, such as jet engine and industrial gas turbine components, as well as forged wheels for commercial transportation. Howmet Aerospace has a strong focus on research and development, and has been awarded numerous patents for its innovative products and processes. The company has a global presence, with operations in North America, Europe, and Asia. Howmet Aerospace was formerly known as Arconic Inc. and changed its name to Howmet Aerospace Inc. in April 2020.
Learn more about Howmet Aerospace
Size
19,900 employees
Market Cap
$16 billion
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Net Income
$261 million
5 Year Trend
-16.7%
Revenue
$5.2 billion
NASDAQ
HWM
* Ladders Estimates

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