Engineering Manager

Job Title

Engineering Manager

Job Location

Indianapolis, IN 46222

Job Overview

The Engineering Manager at Praxair Surface Technologies (PST) is responsible for supervising, formulating, administering, and coordinating engineering projects, policies, processes, methods, and procedures designed to improve operating performance.

Compensation

• Full-time position
• Salary: From $95,000.00 per year
• Benefits include:
  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision insurance
• Schedule: 8 hour shifts

Responsibilities

• New product Introduction
  • Responsibility for the effective operation of manufacturing functions that supports timely and cost competitive bids for new business, in both new products and repeat business
  • Customer facing role directly supporting sales team activity with technical detail on processes
  • Project management of new process and equipment installations
  • Needs analysis and equipment selection
  • Development of capital models and project justification
  • Deployment and validation of new production processes
• Production Engineering
  • Maintain approvals and processes for current products
  • Investigate non-conformance and incidents
  • Maintain data-driven focus on Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) working closely with the quality department
  • Understand plant capacity and work with management team to shape resource to need
  • Utilize plant financial data to understand profitability of work streams
  • Identify and mitigate risks to production through robust process and equipment management
  • Be a key contributor in the formation and delivery of operations strategy. Including developing processes, plans, and employees to meet the strategic aspirations of our business
• Compliance
  • Enforce all health, safety and environmental policies and procedure, to achieve Zero / Zero target
  • Work with plant management team to ensure plant remains compliant to quality and regulatory requirements
• Leadership and Coaching
  • Recruit, retain and develop talent in the engineering department
  • Lead, motivate and coordinate the engineering team
  • Actively participate to ensure effective plant management team structure
  • Provide training on new methods
  • Creation of robust succession plans that provide strength and depth
• Team Role (Manager of people)
  • Demonstrate active involvement in the implementation and improvement of relevant quality procedures
  • Attract, develop and retain the best team to deliver PSTL’s current and future business objectives
  • Ensure clarity of expectations for individuals and team
  • Providing regular feedback on performance
  • Providing coaching for growth and success to build individual and team capability
  • Demonstrate commitment to workplace health and safety through active involvement and implementation

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent
• 3-5yrs of Management Experience Preferred
• Experience working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Be self-motivated, and able to work without appreciable direction
• Possess the ability to manage detail, establish root cause and be able to extract and analyze data
• Must be able to demonstrate effective problem-solving and analytical capability
• Must be proficient using MS Office applications
• Ability to effectively handle multiple activities simultaneously and successfully

We're excited for you to apply!