BPE ENGINEERING MANAGER

Your Career. Your Impact. Your Future. At Gentherm, we believe the next big breakthrough begins with you. As a global leader in thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies, we develop advanced systems that deliver meaningful solutions to enhance health, wellness, comfort, and efficiency in everyday life. Our products and innovations are created for you, by you. Be part of our team where a human-centric mindset drives everything we do—from the technologies we build to the careers we support. With decades of expertise, we have pioneered advanced solutions that have become a standard expectation for consumers around the world. The same thoughtful approach we take in developing our technologies guides how we support your career: purposeful, impactful, and tailored to you. Because when you thrive, innovation thrives. BPE ENGINEERING MANAGERIMPACT and OPPORTUNITY:Functions at a Senior Level of the organization to manage and exercise discretion over the day to day operations of the essential function and of Continuous Improvement of the organization.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIESDevelop, lead and execute NA continuous improvement initiatives including projects metrics and cost reduction initiatives to deliver results, including objective and target setting, measurement, monitoring, identification and escalation of roadblocks including resolution and follow up.Coach, train, develop, and engage team members throughout the various continuous improvement initiatives including lean methodologies, six sigma, VA/VE, TPS, VSM and other relevant continuous improvement tools.Work closely with all department personnel and coordinate resources to develop problem identification and resolution skills and culture of continuous improvement.Lead and sustain CI activities by identifying champions and leaders to execute CI opportunities including manufacturing, administrative and development processes.Identifies process inefficiencies and identifies opportunities for cost reduction, waste elimination and capability improvement across the supply chain, manufacturing and development processes and coordinates/facilitates activities using cross-functional resources to eliminate them.Drive standardization efforts including documenting processes, creating value stream maps for various workflows and implementing control plans.Implements, monitors, and reviews information and progress of various waste improvement projects, and procedures throughout the manufacturing operation to achieve the established goals and sustainability.Provide routine updates on the progress against the strategic plan to members of senior management, including proposed corrective action for any deviations from the plan.Accountable for visual management, benchmarking and best practice culture sharing across the organization.Participate in the physical inventories that are organized in the company.SYSTEM MANAGEMENTTake part and comply with the requirements of the Quality Management System IATF 16949, Environmental. Management System – ISO 14001 and Occupational Health, Safety Management System - ISO 45001 and TISAX (Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange), corresponding to the position. Prepare evidence of compliance and support audits.Ensure that you and the personnel under your charge (when applicable) are trained according to their position in everything related to the Management System: Quality - IATF 16949, Environmental - ISO 14001, Occupational Health and Safety - ISO 45001 and TISAX , making a timely detection of training needs.Responsible for understanding and compliance with Information Security Policies.Focus on ProcessesSystematically manages the processes in which it influences and its interactions for the achievement of objectives, favoring the understanding, definition and management of its processes with focus on PDCA and Prevention.Planning and Analysis of Risks:Promotes teamwork and their functions; Risk-based thinking to ensure their identification, analysis of causes and consequences, assessment of risk level and treatment; Documenting the above as evidence for its control. Applicable to Management System Quality - IATF 16949, Environmental – ISO 14001, Occupational Health and Safety - ISO 45001 and TISAX.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS10 years’ experience in an engineering / business environmentUniversity Degree in Engineering and/or BusinessSAPCore Tools: APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, & MSAOutlook, XLS, PPT, MS ProjectPDMCustomer Service8D Problem SolvingIATF Quality Management Systems 16949LeadershipAccountabilityCommunicationCustomer ServiceFiscal ManagementOrganizational ManagementEnvironmental Management System ISO14001Health and Safety Management System ISO 45001PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSLean ProfessionalVA/VE.Smart Draw, VisioSix Sigma Black or Green BeltAt Gentherm México, we offer more than a job — we offer a path to make a difference. With plants in Acuña, Celaya, and Monterrey, we’re strategically positioned in Mexico’s automotive industry and part of a global team shaping the future of mobility. We value innovative, execution-driven talent and offer a safe, inclusive, and growth-focused workplace where you can develop cutting-edge automotive technologies. Gentherm is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status