Vanguard EMS, Inc. is in the service business. Even with Vanguard’s state of the art technology, vast manufacturing capability, and leading-edge information tools, we wake up every day thinking about how best to serve our customers, suppliers, and the communities in which we live.

What you’ll do:

• Provide employees with the equipment, resources and training needed to implement changes effectively and efficiently to ensure quality.
• Ensure trust and engage employees in the problem-solving process by actively listening to improvement ideas and the development of solutions.
• Proactively address new ideas, technologies, standards and processes to meet constantly evolving customer requirements.
• Guide expenditures to stay within budgets while meeting major growth objectives.
• Monitor, measure and report on operational, engineering, quality, process and product issues, opportunities, development plans and achievements.
• Keep current on new technology in order to continue to obtain maximum results and ROI.
• Lead the Engineer's support of the Manufacturing teams, tools and processes to cooperatively meet our quality and productivity goals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need:

• Strong Customer Service Orientation.

• Direct, hands on engineering background with LEAN and/or Six Sigma experience

• Proven leadership skills to drive strategy, develop process and people and improve results.

• Proven project management skills to drive to successful completion and eliminate waste.

• Experience in Test Engineering a plus.

• Good verbal and written communication skills (ability to read, write and communicate English)

Education and/or Experience:

• BS or BA degree.

• Experience managing in an Electronic Manufacturing environment.

• Strong PCBA experience.

• Experience in a regulated environment including ISO, Aerospace or medical devices.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described above are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

This Job Posting is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities associated with this position. Management reserves the right to modify and assign other duties as necessary

Benefits

Employees enjoy a highly competitive benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision

• 401K (with employer match)

• Up to 120 hours earned paid time off in the first year of employment

• Paid holidays