Plant Manager Manufacturing Engineering

About the role

Dauch Corporation is hiring a Plant Manager for its Manufacturing Engineering and Program Launch department. The role gives first-level administrative and technical leadership to a team of professional engineers and technicians working on engineering projects, and typically involves leading a staff of five to twenty people.

Key responsibilities

• Review the technical feasibility of proposed solutions to engineering problems and help solve difficult technical problems.
• Execute site industrial plans and footprint activities, align capital requests and deploy industrial and process standards to drive production excellence.
• Direct work assignments, scheduling and reviews of work in progress so that deliverables are achieved.
• Handle personnel matters such as performance reviews, salary recommendations and training and development coordination.
• Lead NPI and program launch activities from C-stage through start of production, manage customer milestones, engineering changes, VA/VE and CIMS initiatives, and close project open issues.
• Design and supervise the installation of plant and machinery, including civil, electrical and mechanical works, and commission installations.
• Develop manufacturing methods and processes, draft engineering standards and specifications, and carry out engineering inspections.
• Manage budgets, build team capability through training and coaching, and follow HSE policies.

Required profile

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, automotive, industrial engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in automotive manufacturing, with at least 5 years in a leadership or people management role.
• Proven track record of leading manufacturing operations, continuous improvement and operational targets, and experience managing multidisciplinary teams.

Required skills

• Lean Manufacturing, Quality Systems and Operational Excellence principles.
• Engineering design, specification, build and development, and financial analysis.