Manufacturing Engineering Technical Leader - Small Parts Machining and

Industry: Aerospace / Aviation / Defense

Job Category: Engineering - Industrial / Manufacturing

Manufacturing Engineering Technical Leader - Small Parts Machining and Tool Design

As Manufacturing Engineering Technical Leader, you will provide the primary technical leadership of Manufacturing Engineering for the Aircraft Group's East Aurora Small parts machining and tool design operations. This leadership is directed to the manufacturing engineering personnel, currently consisting of six Manufacturing Engineers. You will direct the team's daily activity to support the shop areas over which they have been assigned.

In addition, you will be responsible for overall project tracking, metric adherence, skills gap identification and resolution along with coaching and mentoring members of the small parts machining and Tool design manufacturing engineering team. You will be part of the manufacturing engineering leadership team that will help develop and execute future state vision to improve manufacturing processes while meeting or exceeding safety, quality, cost, and delivery goals.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership to the Manufacturing Engineering department.

• Serve as the technical focal point for Manufacturing Engineering on the manufacturing floor.

• Provide leadership and support to the process teams to ensure the success of structured work teams.

• Organize and operate within the matrix organization philosophy.

• Provide input on job selections, job evaluations, performance appraisals, and training issues within the Manufacturing Engineering Department.

• Promote the building of relationships and respect between process teams, cells, functional manufacturing, design engineering, and product delivery.

• Promote the sharing of new concepts, ideas, and tooling between process teams, cells, functional manufacturing, departments, divisions, and campuses throughout client to achieve one common goal.

• Promote a common goal to produce products in the most efficient, cost-effective, and timely manner across all client disciplines.

• Control non-recurring costs and schedules to meet objectives established in original estimates.

Basic Qualifications:

BS Degree (ME or IE preferred) and 8 Years of Manufacturing Engineering Experience.

Manufacturing processing knowledge and experience.

CNC programming experience is preferred.

Equivalent education and experience may be considered.

Skills and Certifications:

CNC programming experience

Manufacturing Processing knowledge

Candidate Details

7+ to 10 years experience

Seniority Level - Mid-Senior

Management Experience Required - No

Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree

Willingness to Travel - Occasionally

Screening Questions:

Are you willing to relocate to Western New York?

Ideal Candidate:

Someone with a strong technical background in Manufacturing.