Senior Manufacturing Production and Engineering Manager

Company: Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions
Location: Boulder
Posted on: November 23, 2022

Job Description:

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions (WTS) is a worldwide leader in water recovery, treatment, and reuse. We design, supply, and service a range of water systems and monitoring equipment in industries ranging from pharmaceutical to food and beverage applications, and from microelectronics ultrapure water to municipal water and industrial wastewater treatment. We are one of the world's leading manufacturers of total organic carbon (TOC) analyzers and corresponding certified reference materials. Our ground-breaking endotoxin analyzer is the latest addition to our expanding analytical instruments portfolio. We strive to provide not only superior technology and design, but also outstanding quality, service, and application support. Please click here to learn more about our Analytical Instruments business.

The Senior Manufacturing Production and Engineering Manager has the overall responsibility for the manufacturing production and manufacturing engineering of the instruments and aftermarket parts business lines. This position will lead all instruments and parts manufacturing, including receiving inspection, board testing, welding, instrument assembly, instrument test and calibration, and parts kitting. This position will also manage the manufacturing engineers and software engineers supporting the instruments and aftermarket parts business lines. This position will direct engineering activities to improve the manufacturing operations through design, operating rate / efficiencies improvements, scrap reduction, ergonomic improvements, and tooling improvements. This position will also coordinate the local installation, set-up, and overall readiness of new products (NPI - New Product Introduction) through close collaboration with Analytical Instruments (AI) Technology team. This role will be a key member of our Supply Chain team, reporting directly to AI Global Supply Chain Leader.

Key Characteristics

• Excellent leadership skills and ability to manage and coach team members. Skilled in influencing, leading, and conflict management.
• Demonstrated customer focus, project achievement/management, and cross-functional collaboration/teamwork skills.
• Strong problem solving / trouble shooting experience. Solid engineering background.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills targeting internal and customer audiences
  Duties & Responsibilities
  
  • Provide leadership, coaching, and development of team members ensuring positive and effective cooperation with cross-functional team members to ensure business objectives around safety, quality, productivity, efficiency, and new product development are met.
  • Analyze production trends, customer demand, capacity needs, and human resource needs to plan department activities.
  • Forecast operating costs of department and preparation of budget.
  • Advise management of new developments which may affect profit, schedule, costs, customer relations, and/or inter-departmental relations.
  • Direct department activities to design equipment needed to improve production.
  • Lead capital expenditure and continuous improvement / LEAN projects.
  • Confer with management, production, and sales staff to determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and production capability for new and existing products.
  • Coordinate with the manufacturing technicians to ensure manufacturability in design phase and implementation on floor within timeline and budget to ensure new product introduction success
    Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
    
    • Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to manage and coach team members
    • Ability to interact with all levels of management to maintain a positive and productive work environment
    • Ability to flourish in a fast-paced and diverse work environment
    • Proven ability to develop and manage a project plan to achieve desired results
    • Proven ability to manage capital expenditures (cost, time, quality triangle)
    • Proven ability to implement and enforce process improvement initiatives
    • Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in instrumentation and hardware development
      Education & Experience
      
      Required:
      
      • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (preferably mechanical, electrical, or software) or related program
      • At least 8 years of manufacturing work experience to include manufacturing engineering
      • At least 3 years people leadership work experience
        Preferred (if applicable):
        
        • Electronics industry manufacturing experience
        • Experience with Lean Manufacturing implementation preferred
        • Experience with using root cause analysis and Lean Six Sigma tools for process improvement and waste reduction preferred
        • Knowledge of SAP
          At Veolia, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We're an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Because our people are our greatest assets, we also offer competitive compensation and benefits that include:
          
          Compensation The salary range is tied to the market for similarly benchmarked roles. The range is not an absolute, but a guide, and offers will be based on the individual candidate's knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, as well as internal peer equity. Depending upon all of the preceding considerations for the final selected individual candidate, the offer may be lower or higher than the stated range: $140,000 - $155,000
          
          Bonus/Incentive Pay: 15% Annual Incentive Plan Target
          
          Health & Life Insurance
          
          Paid Vacation & Sick Time
          
          Paid Holidays
          
          Parental Leave
          
          401(k) Plan
          
          Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity
          
          SWTS does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting firms. All vendors must have a current and fully executed MSA on file before submitting candidates. Any unsolicited resumes and candidate profiles will be deemed the property of SWTS, and no fee will be due.

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