Engineering Manager

All About You

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager, oversees our product development and manufacturing operations, ensuring procedures adhere to industry standards and regulations. As the Manager, you will set goals, develop strategies to optimize processes, conduct regular assessments and reviews, manage engineering teams, and coordinate with engineers and other experts in developing manufacturing plans. You will make significant decisions, negotiate deals and contracts, and supervise the recruitment of employees. You will also support operations while implementing company policies and vision.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree major in engineering, management, electronics or equivalent
• Minimum fifteen (15) years’ experience in leadership roles within a manufacturing organization leading engineering.
• Demonstrated understanding of financial and operational performance data is required.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to drive change and accountability in a fast-paced, international matrix organization.
• Leads across cultural, geographic, business, and functional boundaries.
• Ability to energize and motivate people and to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization and lead as a change agent and hold people accountable for high standards of performance.
• Proven track record of creating, implementing and/or sustaining a lean operation within a dynamic environment.
• Experience in developing, implementing and improving key performance indicator metrics through strong data analysis and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge and practice of Quality Systems and Problem Solving (Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing).

Responsibilities

• Set and enforce a department budget.
• Analyze our current manufacturing operations to locate inefficiencies.
• Lead engineering to make improvements where you see fit to increase profits.
• Coordinate with upper management to align with overall company goals.
• Develop effective automated and non-automated systems.
• Support evaluation of manufacturing processes based on quality criteria, such as efficiency and speed.
• Study production and machine requirements
• Develop and test effective automated and manual systems.
• Oversee the design and installation equipment.
• Integrate disparate systems (e.g., equipment handling, transport).
• Optimize facility layouts, production lines, machine operations and network performance.
• Ensure that procedures follow safety and environmental regulations.

What We Offer

Whether you are just getting started or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package to include generous compensation based on market standards, healthcare, wellness, adoption assistance, discounted stock purchase, career development and recognition programs. Some of our superior benefits include parental (maternal and paternal) leave, 401K retirement contribution match at 7%, educational assistance (tuition reimbursement), Short-term Disability (STD), paid holidays, paid vacation, and paid employee referral award.

We appreciate diverse skills/experience and yours could add immense value to our team. Our customers have varied backgrounds and so do our employees. If you are excited about leaving your footprint on our technical customer-centric solutions while increasing sales, we would love to hear from you.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, and genetic information. If you require an accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact us by email at reasonableaccommodation@saft.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

About Us

Saft is a global battery company like no other! Our long experience and pioneering spirit, combined with our unique industrial approach, puts us in a leading position to meet the needs of the most demanding customers. Our batteries and battery systems make a different in every market sector they serve.

Established in 19 countries and supported by our 16 production sites, Saft has more than 4,300 employees around the world and more than 3,000 customers across a range of industries.

Since 2016, Saft is a wholly owned subsidiary of TotalEnergies, a global integrated energy company that produces and markets various forms of energy, including oil, biofuels, natural gas, green gases, renewables, and electricity. With 100,000 employees, TotalEnergies is committed to provide reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy to as many people as possible. The company operates in approximately 120 countries and places sustainability at the core of its strategy, projects, and operations.

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