Manager of Engineering - Kansas City, United States - UltraSource LLC

Description

Job Description

Come join our team as a Manager of Engineering in an organization where helping customers is its number one goal

Since our founding in 1883, UltraSource has served the processing and packaging equipment needs of thousands of companies worldwide in the meat and poultry, seafood, produce, dairy, medical and pharmaceutical industries. Our comprehensive offering includes hundreds of products that enable us to custom tailor equipment solutions that meet the production line objectives, labor goals, budget constraints and brand image of our customers.

Sign on Bonus $3,000

Mon-Fri 8AM-5PM

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Skilled in implementing best practices, driving operational excellence, increasing team productivity functions.
• Directs the development, evaluation, and design of new products and enhancements to existing products. This includes the mechanical design as well as the electrical controls and programming.
• Leads, manages and supports the engineering team. Assigns tasks, manages resources, and oversees department and project budgets.
• Determines the need for training and talent development.
• Develops, implements, and refines product development, testing, manufacturing, and product life cycle (PLM) management processes.
• Support the company's goals regarding inventory optimization, cost reductions, lead-time reductions, quality improvements, and on-time delivery performance.
• Collaborates with sales, planning, purchasing, production, quality, service, and customers to ensure products operate safely and meet the customer's expectations.
• Works with production and quality to address defective products, determine the root cause, and take corrective action.
• Oversees the creation of design standards, specifications, engineering change notices, manuals, and work instructions to improve the assembly, operation, and maintenance of the products.
• Travels to vendors and customer sites to investigate and resolve complex technical issues.

Education and/ or Experience

• B.S Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with 5+ yrs experience in industrial product design.
• 1-2 years proven work experience as an Engineering Manager or similar role.
• 3 year's experience in industrial product design with PLC and HMI programming a plus
• Good understanding of Engineering Change Management within an ERP system (Enterprise Resource Planning). Microsoft Dynamics Supply Chain Management (SCM), Finance & Operations (F&O), or Microsoft AX experience is a plus.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
• Design experience in electrical and pneumatic schematics
• Schematics software ( AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or DraftSight)
• Knowledge of pneumatics and vacuum systems a plus
• Design experience with industrial equipment and machinery is a plus.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision plans
• 401k with company contribution
• Voluntary benefits: life, disability, accident and critical illness
• Life Insurance
• PTO and Personal Days
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