Engineering Team Lead

Job Purpose

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

•    Lead a group of Automation Engineering employees in their daily activities and implement long term direction of group.
•    Duties include: lead a group of employees, mentor employees, develop and review goals, coverage of programs and issues, participate in new hire selection, and assess merit raises and promotions
•    Work will involve managing day to day activities of a team of engineers (direct and indirect reports), including setting objectives, managing results, and evaluating/coaching individual performance
•    Develop training plan for both automation group and maintenance electricians
•    Support maintenance group and take lead as required with more technical repairs.
•    Ability to track, develop, and interpret metrics
•    Manage plant and capital expenditures for projects plant-wide 
•    Maintain safety focus and drive safety improvements plant-wide
•    Develop cost reduction and quality improvement projects
•    Provide Engineering support of all issues in the production processes, and control design of new machines 
•    Lead introduction of automation to high labor cost departments
•    The manager is responsible for leading and supporting continuous improvement activities 
•    Lead expansion of traceability and internal MES system
•    Support new business planning and implementation
•    Prepare and support estimates for automation on new business

Required Qualifications:
•      BS Degree in Engineering or equivalent level of experience
•    7+ experience in manufacturing engineering
•    Experience leading a technical team
•    High level of analytical ability where problems are unusual and difficult.
•    High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others
•    Proficient oral and written communication skills
•    Strong organizational skills
•    Demonstrated experience with skilled trades personnel and equipment 
•    Providing technical direction to and oversight of outside vendor sources
•    Working knowledge of CAD and schematics
•    Know and adhere to all applicable safety rules and procedures.
•    Knowledge of products and cost, with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to apply.
•    Knowledge of manufacturing technologies to assist in always supporting the needs of the customer. 

Preferred Qualifications
•    Knowledge of the Dana Operating System (DOS).
•    Knowledge of manufacturing processes and technologies to support on-time delivery. 
•    Know and adhere to the policies and procedures of the environmental management system.