Engineering Supervisor

Engineering Supervisor – Menlo Park, CA

Intertek is searching for an Engineering Supervisor to join our Electrical team in Menlo Park, California. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in Management. By joining Intertek, your contributions will be valued as we continue to help the world Build Back Ever Better.

Intertek's Electrical business line applies more than 100 years of product testing expertise to quickly and efficiently help clients meet safety, performance, environmental and quality requirements for every market. Spanning a wide range of industries such as Medical, Lighting, Renewable Energy, HVACR, Appliances & Electronics, Hazardous Locations, Industrial Equipment, Life Safety & Security, IT & Telecom Equipment, Intertek's global network of laboratories employ world-class experts in their fields who deliver quality, accurate testing and certification that continually exceeds our clients' expectations and helps to clear a path for their product's success.  

We go beyond Testing, Inspection and Certification of products: we are a Total Quality Assurance Provider to industries worldwide. Intertek is continually innovating and evolving to reduce risk for consumers, brands, and organizations in every sector around the world. Our purpose: Bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.

What are we looking for?

The Engineering Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day management of an assigned lab, including managing projects, operational budget, and assisting with the development and direction of strategic plans and growth initiatives. The position will be reporting to the Operations Manager. 

Salary & Benefits Information

The base wage or salary range for this position is $70 - $74.50 per hour. Individual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons. In addition to competitive compensation packages, Intertek employees are eligible for a variety of benefits including paid time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, medical plan options, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with company matching, tuition reimbursement, and more.

What you’ll do:

• Manage and direct personnel
• Manage budgeted costs and exceed monthly production/revenue and profit goals
• Allocated time on safety projects/evaluations, 50%
• Assess, monitor, report, and improve on lab productivity
• Identify and develop processes to enhance and maximize efficiencies and margin/expense
• Coordinate with other working groups to effectively reach and exceed targeted goals
• Mentor and develop staff by setting appropriate goals and objectives
• Maintain facility assets in accordance with Intertek Safety, Health, Quality and Compliance Policies
• Attend technical trade or association meetings
• Serve as a technical resource to employees and clients
• Make recommendations on improvements to operational processes to maximum efficiencies
• Interact with clients, accreditors and/or Authority Having Jurisdiction to resolve issues
• Provide support to engineering and sales
• Make business recommendations on capital expenditures and other initiatives
• Promote new business opportunities
• Perform other work as required

This position outline is a general guideline and does not represent all encompassing details. The position assumes that the incumbent has both the mental and physical requirements to carry out the above defined duties.  

Minimum Requirements & Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• 10 years of experience in a directly related field
• 2 years of direct supervisory experience
• Model Intertek’s 10X Energies at all times within the work place, practicing business the right way
• Be aware of, and adhere to, safety practices and policies to ensure your own safety, as well as the safety of others who may be affected by your actions at work
• Ability to work in fast-paced, multi-tasking environment with shifting priorities and demanding deadlines
• Must be detailed-oriented and able to effectively prioritize and organize workload, with efficient time management 
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively in verbal written and presentation formats
• Must possess the fundamental technical and administrative skills required to perform the job duties

• Must be customer focused and quality driven

• Ability to travel as business needs