What you will do

This position manages activities and allocates resources within the Manufacturing Engineering Team to develop and meet Divisional, Site, and Value Stream goals. He/she/they will lead a group of Manufacturing Engineers and Technicians to design and develop tools, controls, equipment, and processes to support manufacturing fabrication and assembly operations of commercial HVAC units. A significant portion of the manager’s time is dedicated to team development, performance management, and organizational leadership responsibilities. This person will work closely with the manufacturing operations team with a Lean mindset in developing new production methods, workstream consolidation layouts, and interfacing with the quality control staff to establish standards and resolve manufacturing issues.

How you will do it

· Position is responsible for managing Manufacturing Engineering personnel and Lean Manufacturing Professionals

· Develop Future State vision and drive and monitor the implementation plan.

· Provides direction and guidance to technician and engineering staff who exercise significant latitude and independence in their assignments.

· Aligns resources and identifies opportunities for improvement within the existing processes and systems.

· Builds strong relationships and collaborates with cross-functional teams including Operations, Maintenance, Quality, New Product Introduction, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Team, Supplier Engineering, and Continuous improvement functions.

· Ensures that inputs from all internal and external customers are understood, plans are appropriately developed and drives accountability and execution to plans.

· Utilizes excellent communication skills, demonstrating leadership communicating both up and down the organization.

· Influences, guides, and manages internal/external resources to achieve program goals.

· Provides significant guidance and approval regarding technical strategies and approaches.

· Recruits, coaches, and develops organizational talent.

· Fosters a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.

· Creates an entrepreneurial environment.

· Keeps the organization’s vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action.

· Demonstrates effective change leadership.

· Monitors and ensures compliance with company policies and procedures.

· Makes decisions regarding work processes or operational plans and schedules to achieve department objectives.

· Strong Capital Planning skills: budget, application and project management.

· Directs activities of manufacturing engineers in developing labor standards, work instructions, operational description sheets, and labor costing.

· Responsible for achieving the plant's annual Continuous Improvement (CI) Savings Goal by:

· Enhancing Workflow (Material Presentation, Material Flow, Support Plan for Every Part)

· Balancing Production Lines

· Conducting 3P Kaizen events

· Adopting a Lean mindset to eliminate waste and reduce controllable conversion costs

What we look for

· University degree in Engineering or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer or Industrial Engineer or equivalent degree preferred.

· A minimum of 8 years manufacturing and production operations and/or manufacturing engineering experience including at least 5 years’ successful supervisory/management experience of manufacturing engineers.

· Demonstrated track record of project management execution and a high-level of performance in current and previous positions.

·Hands-on experience in cost estimating, project management, contract negotiations and interaction with product vendors.

· Strong knowledge and experience with Lean layouts and related flow strategy using six sigma and lean principles.

· Experience with manufacturing process improvement and production tools.

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $100,000 - $150,000(Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, location and alignment with market data.) This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group, and corporate performance. This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us

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