Engineering Manager

**Quienes somos**:
WHY WERNER? BECAUSE WE ARE THE PRO'S CHOICE You will find our market leading products and brands on trucks and job sites all over the world. Focusing on end users' needs drives our success. Our entire product development process—from research to engineering to manufacturing to commercialization—creates products that ensure ease of use, productivity, durability and safety for the end user. On jobsites across America and the world, WernerCo brands are most preferred.

**Resumen**:
Provide leadership for the operational engineering strategy to include site-specific safety, environmental, engineering, maintenance, capital projects, standards compliance, recruitment and training, equipment and controls optimization. The position works with plant resources and sourced suppliers on projects and initiatives to achieve ‘best in class’ manufacturing cost performance.

**Responsabilidades**:
**Key Responsibilities (Essential Job Functions)**: New Product /Process Development - Recruit, organize and develop the manufacturing engineering team. - Provide leadership to Safety and Environmental compliance requirements and performance management within the facility. - Optimize the performance of existing manufacturing processes and provide support to Advanced Mfg. Technology as needed for the development of new manufacturing processes, material and equipment capabilities. - Implement plant-specific process technologies in support of NPD initiatives and to improve existing operational manufacturing performance. - Stay up to date and transfer knowledge into engineering organization abroad as required. Manufacturing Engineering - Responsible for driving improvements in productivity and product flow throughout the manufacturing process & material supply chain (metal forming, welding, powder paint and assembly). Provide leadership to cost reduction process and project teams. - Ensure process uniformity & accountability (rates, methods, work practices) and implement use of existing & new manufacturing procedures. - Provide technical leadership for plant-specific initiatives (as required) implementing Lean/Demand Flow strategies. - Responsible for driving site manufacturing capacity planning activities. - Coordinate efforts with manufacturing operations, advanced manufacturing technology, planning, and purchasing to analyze in-house and supplier capabilities to identify capacity shortfalls and recommend & implement action plans to meet business objectives. Capital Investment Management - Responsible for budget creation and management of operations capital spending. - Work with Finance and all operations teams to identify annual Capital expenditure requirements. Engineering Infrastructure - Improve overall proficiency and performance of the manufacturing engineering department Other - Responsible for driving an environment where individuals are treated with respect and dignity across all locations - Ensure product / process compliance to local and regulatory standards

**Calificaciones**:
**Declaración EEO**:
WernerCo is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. WernerCo is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All qualified applicants to WernerCo are considered for employment without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status or any other protected characteristic. WernerCo will not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind based on these characteristics.