POSITION SUMMARY- Lead Design & Development efforts and commercialize significant programs.
- Provide input into and support for opportunity development.
- Increase reliability and profitability of existing product lines through identification of and leading process improvement projects.
- Develop new processes to support business growth and continuous improvement
- Onsite, Fort Wayne, IN
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: - Meets with customers and internal staff to understand and document product requirements, features, benefits, and performance characteristics.
- Plans, coordinates, and documents trials to meet requirements.
- Works with suppliers to identify and specify appropriate materials.
- Develops manufacturing methods and coordinates the design of new process equipment.
- Creates product specifications, quality plans, test methods, work instructions, risk assessments, and other documentation.
- Ensures the smooth release of new products to manufacturing once development is complete.
- Optimizes and improves processes and systems once products have been released to manufacturing.
- Develops cost models and budgets for trials, commercial production, and capital expenditures.
- Manages complex projects with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, stay organized, meet cost, and time budgets, and drive to completion.
- Prepares reports, presentations, and spreadsheets.
Performs any other function or responsibility as assigned
Additional REQUIRED Qualifications/Skills:- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, or similar technical degree.
- Training and/or job related experience in project management.
- 5 years minimum web converting manufacturer.
- 10 years minimum web converting manufacturer in a technical role.
The above information provided in this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of employees assigned to this job.
