Engineering Manager

Tenneco is one of the world’s leading designer, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 78.000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.

We are currently looking for an Engineering Manager. The Engineering Manager is responsible for overseeing engineering projects, applying engineering principles and analytic techniques to help improve manufacturing processes and products. This individual will provide hands-on technical support on the manufacturing floor and help optimize equipment layout, sequence of operations, and deployment of lean manufacturing techniques.

The Engineering Manager is responsible for establishing goals and objectives for the business and managing the assets assigned to the engineering department. The Engineering Manager is also responsible for achieving or exceeding the expected performance levels in the areas of safety performance, customer satisfaction, employee productivity, financial performance, quality performance and work ethic.

Key Responsibilities:

Directs, trains, and motivates employees for an efficient and effective workforce

Provides professional development where applicable in assigned areas

Builds effective teams and provides support as requested by team

Understands customer requirements and determines how to deploy and manage people, equipment, and tooling to meet those requirements and support the plant objectives

Identify method improvements to continually improve the process of doing work through a lean operations implementation and thought process

Has responsibility to see that all business dealings of the value stream are carried out in accordance with all plant, corporate, local, state, and federal laws and requirements

Works with all senior managers to determine, implement and enforce plant rules and policies

Performs as a valued member of the senior leadership team

Responsible for timely research, completion, and submission of capital proposals for projects

Implement project work such as equipment receipt and installation with vendors, manufacturing engineers, maintenance and production. Including testing, run-offs and capability studies

Present engineering drawings of new and proposed projects, plant layouts, and equipment modifications

Oversee the documentation and generate cost date related to project activities

Implement process technologies in manufacturing equipment

Assist Development Group to implement needed equipment to improve friction products implemented in the facility

Evaluate equipment, tooling and process problems and failures

Assist and lead miscellaneous projects that could include cost reduction, scrap reduction, process improvement

All other responsibilities as assigned

Education: BS in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering

Skills & Experience:

5+ years of manufacturing experience

2+ years of supervisory or management experience

5+ years’ experience working with general manufacturing methods, materials, processes and systems

Proven experience in the application and implementation of Lean Manufacturing Principles

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Analytical troubleshooting

Problem-Solving techniques

Principles of ergonomics, constraint management and visual pull

Products produced in the value stream and costs related to the value stream processes

Mechanical Principles

AutoCAD

Bills of Material

Oracle

We are committed to the safety and health of our employees. We adhere to social distancing recommendations and other protocols, ensuring a safe work environment for all.