Global Manager, Mechanical Design Manufacturing Solutions

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Rate: $124,000 - $170,500
• Eligible for Annual Incentive Bonus
• Stock Purchase Plan
• 3 Weeks Vacation
• Health Care Benefits + $600 Health Care Spending Account
• Employee Engagement Events (Employee BBQ’s and lunches, weekly treat day, etc.)
• Employee Development Programs

Specific Responsibilites

•    Assess workload, update, and forecast labor loading, assign staff to engineering projects and oversee the completion of drawings according to specific deadlines and project schedules.
•    Review project schedules and ensure detailed design plans match schedule and budget requirements on a timely basis to ensure the mechanical automation engineering portion of projects are completed on time and take corrective action, coordinating with other departments as required.
•    Provide engineering expertise for projects progressing through the manufacturing and system installation stages to overcome and correct problems and technical difficulties.
•    Critique and approve all respective design work under their charge.  
•    Conduct/oversee employee performance evaluations recommend salary adjustments, and initiate personnel actions such as promotions, transfers, discharges, and disciplinary measures for staff reporting to him/her.
•    Encourage and mentor direct employees to ensure that departmental morale and efficiency are maintained at the highest level. Conduct regular 1:1 with Group leads and direct reports
•    Support employee training by analyzing needs on an annual basis using the training matrix
•    Based on business goals and annual growth, establish resource requirements skills and organizational needs that will sustain adequate capacity and leadership within the department.
•    Coach team members on ABM processes, A3s, RCAs, cost benefit analysis, process development
•    Lead daily team meetings
•    When required, travel to support Mechanical Designers in IA’s Global Operation
•    Prioritize resources to ensure all work is achieved. Work closely with Engineering Group Leads to ensure resources are properly deployed. 
•    Deploy Visual Management tools for Engineering Team (i.e., Control Board)
•    Develop & deploy Team KPIs (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Productivity, Cost, and Employee Engagement)
•    Measure departmental KPI results and rework and develop improvement plans where required.
•    Set objectives on a yearly basis that align with business unit objectives and track progress throughout the year on those objectives.
•    Provide engineering expertise for projects progressing through the manufacturing and system installation stages to overcome and correct problems and technical difficulties.  
•    Provide technical support to the Applications and Sales departments when quoting new business. 
•    Interview and select applicants on their technical qualifications and suitability for positions in the department when hiring new personnel.
•    Support the business unit quality system by maintaining quality procedures, job descriptions, and responding to NCR’s and CAR’s.
•    Measure departmental throughput and rework and develop improvement plans where required.
•    Drive and maintain lean practices in factory automation, that support the competitiveness of IA Manufacturing Solutions.
•    Support employee training and development by assessing specific employee needs on an annual basis minimally.
•    With the Director, collaborate on developing a departmental budget on an annual basis.
•    Develop outside contractors in anticipation of overload situations.
•    Maintain a co-operative working relationship with your counterparts in other ATS business units

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•    Advocate and foster a team environment within both the department and throughout the business unit.
•    Hold departmental communications meetings on a regular basis (minimum once per quarter).
•    Emphasize continuous improvement as a long-term goal and with the Director, implement procedures and programs to achieve continuous improvement in this area.
•    Act as back-up coverage for Director, Engineering as required
•    Ensure that all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the ATS Code of Business Conduct.
•    Adhere to all health and safety rules and procedures.

Financial Performance:
•    Deliver on the departmental initiatives prescribed by the Director.  
•    Report on team project status using the project status tracking system.  
•    Ensure optimal utilization of resources within the team.  
•    Manage the team within the budget parameters by forecasting, implementing and defining resource plans and alerting the Director of project variances within time frames that prevent budget over-runs.
•    With the Director, collaborate on developing a departmental budget on an annual basis.

Quality Improvement:
•    Perform SWOT analysis on team performance as required by the Director.  
•    Recommend and direct the implementation of best practices and standard designs to improve quality.
•    Execute ABM continuous improvement projects.  
•    Measure and report on quality performance data.
•    Support the business unit quality system by maintaining quality system procedures, conducting a departmental audit and responding to NCR’s/CAR’s.

Technology Development:
•    Assess new technology to meet project requirements as authorized by the Director. 
•    Report on performance of strategic third party suppliers. 
•    Execute innovative programs to meet industry demand.  
•    Recommend and enforce design and engineering procedures and standard practices to comply with industry specific regulatory requirements.

Safety:
•    Demonstrate leadership in Health, Safety and Environment compliance.
•    Hold team members accountable for health, safety and environmental compliance as part of the annual performance review process.
•    Ensure that the requirements of the health, safety and environment management system are implemented and maintained.
•    Carry out hazard assessments, inspections, and audits as required by legislative framework and/or corporate requirements.
•    Ensure that training is provided to all departmental employees are per established in the training matrix.
•    Implement appropriate corrective measures for unsafe conditions and unsafe acts.
•    Ensure that appropriate equipment, materials and protective devices are provided and maintained in safe condition.
•    Provide information, instruction and supervision to employees.
•    Take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of employees.
•    Attend HSE Due Diligence for Management training sessions.

Qualifications

Education:

• A post-secondary degree in, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, Mechanical Technologist or equivalent.

Experience:

• Minimum 8 – 10 years of experience in automated tooling and equipment design, development and testing.
• 2 or more years of demonstrated experience in a leadership or management role.
• Demonstrated understanding of the systems design process, mechanics/mechatronics, robotics, vision systems, machine controls, structured problem solving, DOE, common manufacturing principles, superior drafting skills, practical GD&T application, precision engineering principles is preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to lead and work as part of a multi-disciplinary project team is essential.
• Experience in radio-pharmaceuticals automation, structural engineering, pressure boundary design and GAMP/GMP is an asset.