Manufacturing Engineering Manager

 

Thomasville, Georgia

 

This company a privately held, custom manufacturing services supplier of semi-finished and finished components and assemblies for the aerospace, power generation, rail, off highway, automotive and other industry industries.

Headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia , the company has divisions in Cleveland, Everett, WA; Kent WA; Newington, CT; Santa Fe Springs, CA; Thomasville, GA; Utica, NY; and Wichita, KS.

The Thomasville division produces large and medium fan blades, vanes, small compressor blades, and structural components primarily for the aerospace industry.

 

This position is located in the Thomasville facility.

 

POSITION DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

 

Reporting directly to the General Manager and working directly with other key managerial peers the Engineering Manager will have primary responsibility for building greater organizational capability (through people, process, equipment, methods and facility) within the Manufacturing Engineering Department and throughout the organization. It is expected that the Engineering Manager will provide more sophisticated direction which will ultimately ensure that the company profitably meets customer expectations for quality and delivery. It is further expected that the Engineering Manager will create continuous improvement in the overall performance of manufacturing engineering.

 

Additional responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

 

In general this position requires an individual to possess as well as evidence thorough knowledge of the engineering, design and manufacture of precision machined aerospace components.  In addition this individual should be a proven, successful manager with considerable knowledge of the engineering disciplines relating to the manufacture of precision machined components to include quality, CNC programming, materials, production, process and manufacturing engineering and other related disciplines so as to be a resource to the group and across disciplines. Additional qualifications include but are not limited to the following:

 

 

CHARACTERISTICS

 

In general this individual will be characterized by a sense of ownership, pride, and accountability with a strong desire to excel. Overall personality will be described as someone with a bias for action, genuine concern for a task well done and a sense of personal pride in his or her work. More specifically this individual will possess the following:

 

·        An above average ability to communicate professionally.

·        A strong personal, professional appearance.

·        An engineering instinct and approach to solving problems.

·        The ability to fit into a long-term succession plan evidenced by leadership characteristics and traits.

·        The desire and ability to make things better than they found them.

·        Is proactive and will take initiative independently, without prompting or a push from superiors…in fact will drive superiors to action.    

·        Possessive of un-compromised work ethic and personal integrity.

·        Enjoys and can evidence building successful teams and plays an integral role as a management team member.

 

COMPENSATION

DOE within a range of $90,000 to $110,000.  A discretionary bonus opportunity based on performance is part of this package. Relocation assistance is available within reason. Full benefits.