Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Build your best future with the Johnson Controls team

As a global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places and the planet.  Join a winning team that enables you to build your best future! Our teams are uniquely positioned to support a multitude of industries across the globe. You will have the opportunity to develop yourself through meaningful work projects and learning opportunities. We strive to provide our employees with an experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Become a member of the Johnson Controls family and thrive in an empowering company culture where your voice and ideas will be heard – your next great opportunity is just a few clicks away!

What we offer:

• Competitive salary

• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time

• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care – available day one

• On the job/cross training opportunities

• Encouraging and collaborative team environment

• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

The Johnson Controls’ North America Air Handling Unit (AHU) operation designs, builds and distributes a wide range of air handling equipment aimed at enhancing the efficiency and performance of our customers’ HVAC systems. Johnson Controls manufactures some of the most elite air handling, variable air volume, and fan coil brands in the industry, including Johnson Controls, York, Frick, AcuAir, Miller-Picking, Solution, Enviro-Tec, Krueger, Titus, and Superior Rex.

The four primary manufacturing sites encompass over 750,000 square feet of manufacturing space. This footprint has led to significant employment growth in York, PA; Largo, FL; Hattiesburg, MS; and Albany, MO, where the workforce now totals approximately 1,100 employees. The Johnson Controls’ Airside Center of Excellence (ACE) is a state-of-the-art facility located in York, Pennsylvania. It serves as a world-class manufacturing, training, and support center for Johnson Controls' industry-leading air handling products.

How you will do it

• Lead the development, deployment and execution of the factory master plan comprehensive strategy that outlines the long-term vision, goals, and steps for the development and optimization of the North America Air Handling Unit manufacturing facility footprint. This strategy will serve as a roadmap for future growth, efficiency improvements, and technological advancements.

• Reduce complexity and streamline operations to achieve superior results. Analyze workflows to pinpoint areas where 20% of efforts can yield 80% of results, thereby triggering activities such as make vs buy, core versus non-core definition, and footprint optimization.

• Partner with plant manufacturing engineering and maintenance to provide sufficient reporting of equipment capacity utilization (CU) and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). Ensure assets are fully utilized, performance improvements are identified and implemented, and best business practices are shared across operations. Maintain an inventory of equipment with a supporting mid to long-term replacement strategy.

• Ensure the best practice sharing process operates successfully within the global products and solutions operating model.

• Provide leadership and coaching to ensure benchmark technology, layout and flow and all known best practices, across the JCI network, are incorporated into new product lines and operations. Optimize manufacturing technology and footprint to drive ops excellence and resiliency.

• Provide coaching and leadership to ensure that the Johnson Controls Manufacturing System (JCMS) principle for Design for Manufacturing (DFM) is clearly understood and implemented.

• Act as a key member of new product introductions and product design changes, understanding how those changes affect the manufacturing process.

• Directs strategic plan initiatives involving production, materials, quality, design engineering, and other cross functional personnel.

• The role of this leadership position is to build a winning company that outpaces the competition, serves as a role model for an enterprise-first leadership approach, drives clarity and alignment across teams, sponsors and coaches throughout change, and builds trust among our team members. You will be provided with the autonomy to be creative, inspire others, and be on the cutting edge of a cultural transformation to accelerate growth by making a difference in the lives of our customers and people through trust and accountability.

What we look for

• University degree in Engineering,