Position Summary
The Process Engineering Manager is responsible for planning and directing the activities of the manufacturing engineering support team for the purpose of improvement of productivity, quality, capacity expansion, and for the industrialization of new products and new materials into the existing manufacturing footprint. The Process Engineering Manager will have direct supervision and development of process engineers and process technicians.
Team Overview and Job Responsibilities
- Utilize project management techniques to accurately forecast, manage, and coordinate project budget schedules
- Lead continuous improvement activities to achieve the annual plan of manufacturing efficiency projects
- Lead and enforce the culture of safety, health and environment in their work team and daily tasks
- Recruit, develop and guide resources to improve total performance and productivity
- Effectively manage multiple, complex tasks and deal easily with pressure on a day in and day out basis
- Prepare and update annually the capital plan to support the business plan and manage capital project execution within budget and timeline
- Develop and maintain process standards, procedures and specifications to ensure consistent product quality
- Provide structured continuous improvement framework aligned with Prysmian Lean Tools and Problem-Solving culture
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in engineering
- 7-10 years of process improvement management in manufacturing
- 3-5 years management of engineering resources
- Results driven individual who has demonstrated ability creating and working in a high-performance manufacturing environment
- Excellent team and leadership skills - as team member, trainer, and developer
- Proven success in project management
- Ability to motivate, communicate and drive continuous improvement implementation
- Good understanding of business principles and practices and ability to create financial solutions with a bottom-line result
- Coordination with Operations, Maintenance, Quality and Logistics to support plant goals
- Prior experience with extrusion or injection molding would be beneficial
Work Environment / Physical Demands
- 70% of time will be spent walking and standing on concrete production floor, along with occasional use of stairs.
- Regular interaction with all direct reports across 4 rotating 12-hour shifts in a 24/7 operation
