Engineering Manager-Modernizations and Upgrades - Pittsburgh, United States - SMS group

Description

Summary

The Engineering Manager - Modernizations and Upgrades will plan, direct, coordinate, and oversee activities in the Mechanical Engineering department, ensuring the development and implementation of efficient and cost-effective operations to meet current and future needs of the company.

Who We Are

At SMS group, our people are our greatest asset. We offer an entrepreneurial environment that promotes a culture of innovation, growth, and inclusion.

We offer company events, activities, and opportunities to participate in charitable initiatives that benefit the communities where we are located.

What You'll Do

• Personnel Strategy – attracting, developing & retaining talent – 30%
• Develop talent strategies to determine workforce needs
• Conduct weekly team meetings
• Conduct weekly one-on-one meetings with direct reports
• Comfortable leading team meetings with all levels
• Regional Product Strategy – Best determine what products we need to develop for modernizations and upgrades for projects. 40%
• Lead and coordinate frequent, ongoing meetings with all relevant CoCs and CoEs to understand global product vision.
• Participate in "hot project list meeting" representing the Engineering department to provide input, and to adjust capacity, resources.
• Understand customer demands and market demands
• Maintains knowledge of emerging technologies and trends in engineering and development related to the organization's industry to learn best practices and incorporate into local strategies.
• Influence key stakeholders
• Pitch innovative ideas to key stakeholders
• Establishes and implements the strategic direction of the company's engineering and development initiatives.
• Develop independent Modernization & Upgrade opportunities / strategies for all product lines at SUS including flat rolling, processing lines, continuous casting, steel making, forging & long products.
• Coordinate all service workshop & spare parts engineering needs & related engineering support.
• Consolidate all satellite engineering group activities.
• Functional Strategy – aligning resources to support product strategy – 30%
• Functional strategy overlaps with product strategy
• Support the "Project first" directive by establishing and maintaining a functional project execution set-up for the local engineering teams
• Manage budgets based on hours
• Establish and maintain monthly local resource utilization planning
• Interact with supply chain to provide inputs
• Establishes, communicates, and implements engineering and development policies, practices, standards, and security measures to ensure effective and consistent operations.
• Ensures that departmental decisions such as staffing, development, organization, hardware acquisitions, and facilities are in line with the organization's business plan and vision.
• Conducts or acquires cost analysis for development projects; oversees preparation and maintenance of project engineering schedules and milestones.
• Ensures that projects are completed within budget, in quality and in an economical manner.
• Collaborates with the company's executive leadership to develop and meet organizational goals while supplying expertise and guidance on projects, operations, and systems.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains management staff in the department.
• Oversees the daily workflow of the department.
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
• Oversees discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; MBA and/or MSC Engineering preferred.
• Financial, technical, management, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
• 10 plus years' experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Extensive knowledge of engineering principles and procedures.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation, medical/dental/vision coverage, paid vacation, paid holiday time, 401k with a company match, training, a tuition reimbursement program and more

SMS group is the leading partner in the world of metals.

We are an original equipment supplier offering comprehensive maintenance and spare part services for metals production, continuous casting and rolling (flat and long products), tubes, welded pipes, forging, non-ferrous technology, and heat treatment plants - all from a single source.

SMS group Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, gender identity or other categories protected by law.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen and physical capacity profile test.