Engineering Manager (Manufacturing Systems)

• Manage and develop the Manufacturing Systems Engineering team, including KPIs, manpower planning, technical competency and engineering standards.
• Develop and optimize manufacturing processes, ERP/manufacturing systems, BOM, routing, work instructions, tooling, fixture and process controls.
• Lead manufacturing engineering activities for NPI, including DFM reviews, process development, trial builds, validation, product transfer and production ramp-up.
• Drive Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma and productivity initiatives to improve OEE, cycle time, yield, TAKT time, labour productivity and manufacturing costs.
• Improve ERP/EPICOR and manufacturing systems, data integration, traceability, engineering change control and Industry 4.0 initiatives.
• Lead root-cause analysis, corrective actions, defect reduction and ECN implementation while ensuring manufacturing processes meet quality and customer requirements.
• Manage engineering projects and collaborate with NPI, Production, Quality, Supply Chain, IT, Product Engineering and external suppliers to achieve business and manufacturing objectives.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 8 -12 years of manufacturing/engineering experience, including at least 3-5 years in an engineering supervisory or management role.
• Strong experience in manufacturing engineering, NPI, product transfer, process development, DFM/DFA and proudction ramp-up.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, OEE, TAKT time, cycle-time improvement, SPC and process capability.
• Experience with BOM, BOO/routing, ERP/EPICOR, manufacturing systems, tooling / fixtures and engineering change management.
• Proven people-management and mentoring skills, with strong analytical thinking, decision-making, communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.