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Engineering Manager

We're looking for Visionaries, enablers and innovation drivers.

Breaking new ground. Realizing innovative ideas. Helping to shape the future of mobility. At GRAMMER, you can make a big difference - for yourself as well. As a global partner to the automotive industry, we are successful worldwide with our two divisions Automotive and Commercial Vehicles. Every day, we develop and produce systems for passenger car interiors as well as driver and passenger seats for offroad commercial vehicles, trucks, buses and trains. We shape the way people are mobile today and in the future. Bring your unique talents to the diverse GRAMMER community. More than 14,000 employees in 20 countries want to change the world together with you.

Engineering Manager

Location: Shannon

What are your main tasks?

Take the lead in engineering activities in order to obtain optimum productivity and quality levels while complying with customer specifications.

Responsible for the overall development and administration of the Engineering Process.
Coach and develop engineering team members
Establish and review process controls, emphasize continuous improvement and improve productivity through waste reduction.
Responsible for achieving product target cost, improved efficiency, identifying possible production problems for existing products.
As a part of the plant leadership team, the Engineering Manager will be involved, process flows, labor and machine standards.
All proposed plans for changes to the process, equipment, molds, and tooling are to be reviewed by the Engineering Manager to ensure reliability and compatibility with existing Grammer standards/systems
Support multiple projects and work with the plant to maintain third party registration to ISO/IATF standards.
Support product launch strategy
Review equipment and process design and make recommendations
Develop workflow, effective layout and optimize processes
Assist in quoting and contracting tool sources to build support tooling
Evaluate and implement process/product improvements
Work with the team to develop tooling and poke yoke methods
Assist with training of both technical and production in processing standards
Develops short- and long-term strategy to support customer requirements
Authorizes engineering change notices (deviations), process alerts, purchase orders, equipment spare parts inventory, and personnel training requests
Supports plant safety rules
Approves department expenses and appropriations requirements

What are your qualifications?

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering preferred
5+ years of experience in Automotive industry preferred
APQP Process understanding (FMEA, Control Plan, etc).
Lean Manufacturing experience preferred
Experience leading continuous improvement projects/Kaizens
Demonstrated management skills
Able to perform problem solving and root cause analysis.
Excellent written and verbal presentation skills
A self-starting, goal-oriented, customer-focused individual who takes personal accountability and is driven by the achievement of the business unit’s vision and objectives in accordance with the Company’s Leadership Values
Able to delegate responsibilities; objectively evaluates the performance of direct reports; and able to hold others accountable in a constructive manner
Strong leadership and facilitation skills coupled with the ability to remain rational and in control when confronted with difficult circumstances or crises