Software Engineering Manager jobs in Muskegon, MI

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

This position is responsible for overseeing and providing strategic direction for the engineering department. Their duties include hiring and training qualified engineering staff, setting project budgets, priorities, and timelines for completion, as well as coaching and developing engineering staff.

• Safety is the top priority. Adheres to all company and regulatory EH&S & 6S policies and procedures and helps ensure all employees are working in a safe manner.
• Identify potential safety and 6S issues and offer suggestions to eliminate and/or mitigate process risk.
• Demonstrate personal integrity and the ability to conduct themselves and their job responsibilities in accordance with PCC's Code of Conduct.
• Motivate, direct, and coach engineering team.
• Champion and implement technology for factory automation, data collection and analytics, and streamlined production process.
• Establish strategic plan and identify opportunities for optimizing overall equipment effectiveness.
• Develop a standard process for new equipment installations and equipment upgrades.
• Institute criteria for maintenance budget and critical spare inventory requirements.
• Drive process evaluation and improvement projects related to yield improvement, scrap reduction, and cost take out.
• Manage capital budget, project scoping, approval, and implementation.
• Assist in equipment troubleshooting and root cause investigations of significant down time events, striving for a zero-defect process.
• Establish and implement process control strategy for critical equipment and processes.

Four-year degree in engineering or related field of study, and a minimum of 10 years of experience in an industrial manufacturing environment. A minimum of 5 years of experience with leading and coaching a team of engineers.

Preferred Experience

Experience with implementing significant process changes and improvements.

Automation implementation.

• Strong leadership and team-building skills, able to direct and motivate others to accomplish company objectives.
• Operations and Maintenance experience.
• Improvement-oriented mindset, shows initiative, generates improvement ideas.
• Determination and assertiveness to accomplish goals and company objectives.
• Highly analytical, detail-oriented mindset. Data-driven decision making.
• Strong reasoning ability and problem solving/trouble-shooting skills. Able to mentally process and comprehend complex issues involving multiple variables.
• Ability to understand complex equipment mechanically and operationally.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to establish effective intra- personal relationships with all levels of the organization.
• Presents information, data, and conclusions in a clear, concise manner.
• Strong time management and multi-tasking skills, can organize, prioritize, and balance time to meet established deadlines.
• Strong project management skills.
• Highly competent in Microsoft and other computer applications for information and data management, basic understanding of PLC programming.