Engineering Manager jobs in Bergenfield, NJ

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Job Type: Full-time direct hire

Job Location: Little Ferry, NJ (Onsite)

Work Authorisation: US Citizen/GC

Job Description:

• The Metal Manufacturing Engineering Manager is in a mission-critical position.
• They plan, direct, and coordinate the activities of the engineering department as it pertains to facilitating efficient manufacturing operations across the organization.
• They also apply their knowledge of materials and engineering theory and methods to design, integrate and improves manufacturing systems or related processes.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Leads Engineering team in the development, review, and improvement of manufacturing processes.
• Evaluates and identifies potential failures related to operational processes, efficiency, and quality loss, identifies solutions, and remediates roadblocks using corrective and preventive actions.
• Using available technology, defines and communicates design intent and engineering tolerances that help engineers and manufacturers optimally control variations in manufacturing processes.
• Creates job methods utilizing engineering expertise.
• Creates detail prints of fixtures and tooling.
• Assigns engineers to implement improvements.
• Provides operator training when introducing new processes.
• Ensures compliance with health and safety laws, regulations, and guidelines, including EPA and OSHA requirements.
• Conducts tests and or reviews feedback from operators when new fixtures or tooling are implemented to determine means of improving production.
• Aids in maintaining fixtures, tooling, and other equipment.
• Proposes and implements cost reduction programs.
• Establishes and maintains production floor layout to improve efficiency of operations.
• Authors Work Instructions pertaining to production processes.
• Fulfills customer engineering or suppliers engineering requests as needed.
• Completes quality system requirements as they pertain to specific job functions.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

Other Responsibilities:

• Directly supervises up to 10 team members within the Engineering department.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5-10 Years management experience in contract manufacturing in a metal shop environment.
• Degree in Manufacturing Engineering Technology or equivalent, or a minimum of ten years of related experience and training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• In-depth knowledge of ISO9001 / ISO13485 QMS, and FDA requirements.
• Knowledge of EPA and OSHA requirements
• Experience with precision, low to mid volume machining and assembly equipment, tooling, fixturing, and gauging.
• Experience with PFMEA, CAPA and GD&T.
• Working knowledge in the use of Mastercam or equivalent software to program CNC equipment and model creation.
• Computer skills required: E2 MRP Systems; Microsoft Office Suite; Project Management Software; Ability to write and send E-mails to peers, reports, customers, and suppliers as needed.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts.
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Specialized equipment, machines, or vehicles used: CNC Machine Tools, Inspection tools, CMM, Comparator, ETC.

Experience level:

• 5 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day Shift (Required)
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Work setting:

• Manufacturing facility

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field
• metal machine shop: 5 years (Required)
• managing a team of manufacturing engineers: 4 years (Required)

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $82,559.67 - $99,426.70 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

Experience:

• Manufacturing: 4 years (Required)
• CNC: 3 years (Required)
• manufacturing metal: 5 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Little Ferry, NJ 07643 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Little Ferry, NJ 07643: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person