Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope
Building Products
SeniorEngineeringManager,ProductDesign
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“Senior Engineering Manager, Product Design at Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope. Skills: Design Engineering, Production Engineering, Manufacturing launch. Lead, mentor, & develop engineering staff. Foster a culture of engagement”
What You'll Achieve.
Maintain budgeted volumes; Maintain on-time delivery; Reduce engineering revisions; Value-engineer projects to improve margins
Industry & Context.
Resolve project-related issues; Apply product analysis methods; Apply process analysis methods
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
B. S. in Mechanical, Civil, or Architectural Engineering, 5+ years engineering management experience, 5+ years engineer-to-order manufacturing, 3+ years fabrication, submission applications, or design engineering
Nice to Have
Softec V6 software experience, Kaizen & Lean Manufacturing experience
What You'll Do.
& develop engineering staff
Foster a culture of engagement
Manage preparation of product layout drawings
Manage preparation of bills of material
Manage preparation of fabrication drawings
Manage preparation of component drawings
Manage Production Engineering process
Maintain budgeted volumes
Maintain on-time delivery
Coordinate translation of customer order information
Coordinate manufacturing launch of new products
Coordinate manufacturing launch of revised products
Establish goals for new product launch
Train team members for new product launch
Evaluate results of new product launch
Serve as technical resource for sales
Serve as technical resource for project management
Confer on product & installation methods
Define project information
Process project information
Resolve project-related issues
Maintain clear communication with manufacturing
Apply product analysis methods
Apply process analysis methods
Drive quality improvement
Drive operational efficiency
Design tools to support manufacturing
Develop tools to support manufacturing
Test tools to support manufacturing
Cost-justify tools to support manufacturing
Design machinery to support manufacturing
Develop machinery to support manufacturing
Test machinery to support manufacturing
Cost-justify machinery to support manufacturing
Design equipment to support manufacturing
Develop equipment to support manufacturing
Test equipment to support manufacturing
Cost-justify equipment to support manufacturing
Confer on manufacturing capabilities
Confer on new product launch considerations
Identify opportunities to reduce engineering revisions
Value-engineer projects to improve margins
Represent manufacturing on cross-functional teams
Represent engineering on cross-functional teams
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams
Process & Methodology
Scheduling, Performance metric ownership
Full Job Description
Come Join Us! From apartments in New York to hospitals and stadiums in Dallas, libraries at prestigious universities to creating modern retail experiences, our teams contribute architectural glass and building products to projects that shape the way people live, work, heal, learn, and play. At OBE, the work of our employees truly matters. With over 6,500 employees, we operate more than 80 manufacturing and distribution facilities in five countries. You can see some of our favorite projects here. Start your journey with OBE and help us build the future. What You'll Get to Do As Senior Engineering Manager, you'll lead two interconnected engineering functions from a single management seat, overseeing both Design Engineering (partnering with commercial teams to translate customer requirements into fabrication-ready specs for custom extrusion orders) and Production Engineering (receiving signed contracts and designing all windows to customer specification through delivery). This is a leader-of-leaders role with broad influence over how our engineering group operates, performs, and grows. Key Responsibilities: Lead, mentor, & develop engineering staff through hands-on coaching, structured performance management, & career development Foster a culture of engagement, accountability, & trust that strengthens team cohesion & retention Manage the preparation of detailed product layout drawings, bills of material, & related fabrication & component drawings for specific projects Manage the Production Engineering process to maintain budgeted volumes & on-time delivery Own the overall coordination of translating customer order information into manufacturing-ready formats bills of materials, cutting information, & drawings used by purchasing & production Coordinate the manufacturing launch of new & revised products including establishing goals, training team members, & evaluating results Serve as a technical resource for sales & project management teams Confer with architects, sales
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