Engineering Manager / REPORTING TO:
MD Structures & Systems
Purpose:
To provide leadership in the Engineering Function across both of RLC’s manufacturing facilities in NI which form the Structures & Systems Division
KEY RESULT AREAS
- Develop and implement an engineering strategy for each of the Value Streams to enable business growth
- Leadership and development of a multi functional Engineering Team including: machining, assembly, NPI, chemical treatments, automation and processing
- Operate within a matrix organization, ensure the Engineering function is fully integrated and contributing to divisional and business goals
- Develop an annual budget and KPIs that are delivered
- Identify and deliver on capital investment opportunities that help to differentiate our offering and deliver on efficiencies
- Ownership and management of the NPI gated process
- Actively support sales and operations planning
- Develop and foster customer relationships, always being an advocate of RLC and achieving customer intimacy and understanding
- Ownership of all appropriate business tools and metrics ensuring that they are used with maximum impact to drive performance
- Focus on developing and improving our processes to provide additional capacity and efficiencies within the function and throughout the division
- Act as a strong inspirational leader and coach team members ensuring all people actions and processes are initiated and followed through to deliver enabled, empowered and engaged employees
- Engage in appropriate escalation such that all issues are addressed and resolved in a timely way
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships across the entire business in order to foster teamwork and collective accountability
- Ensure the utmost focus and highest standards with respect to Health,Safety and Environment
- Any additional tasks or duties deemed necessary to meet all responsibilities of the role
Qualifications
•A degree in an engineering discipline
Essential experience
•A minimum of 3 years’ experience in an Engineering Manager role within a manufacturing environment
Essential Competences
RLC core values
•Integrity – The development of strong professional relationships with both internal and external stakeholders through building trust and mutual understanding and responsibility for the customer and supplier relationships
•Responsibility – Must be able to demonstrate commitment to time scales, with a flexible hands on approach
•Unity – Lead and work effectively within a cross functional team, providing technical support to other departments as and when required; ability to communicate complex engineering concepts at all levels of the organisation
•Enterprise – Identify, promote and introduce technical innovation and improvements
Job specific competences
•Experience in NPI
•Experience in the evaluation and development of technology roadmaps and manufacturing systems design
•Ability to think and operate at a strategic level
•Experience in CAD/CAM along with an understanding of modern manufacturing techniques and systems
•Experience in using Lean and Six Sigma tools
•Financial and commercial experience
•Experience in managing capital projects
•Experience in managing and developing a high performing team
Desirable skills, experience and competences
•Experience in aerospace and working to recognized aerospace standard
KEYS TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Salary Competitive Salary
Hours of work Dayshift
8.00am to 4.30 pm Monday to Thursday
8.00am to 1.00 pm Friday (37 hour week)
Employee Benefits25 days holidays and 8 statutory holidays accrued during first years’ service – which can be taken in hours
Defined contributions pension scheme, starting at 3% employee and 7% company contribution
Life Assurance Policy, from day 1
Family friendly working policies