Company Information
Headquartered in St. Augustine, FL, with offices and manufacturing facilities all around the globe, Amphenol CIT is one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of high-performance wire, cable, and medical devices. We provide complete interconnect solutions to industries like Aerospace, Military & Defense Electronics, Space, Medical, Test & Measurement, and Industrial.
Our talented team of employees worldwide helps bring movies to your seat on airplanes, deliver mission-critical information from drones to the command office, transfer heart rhythm to paper, route communications from space, connect power to downhill oil drills, and get planes back in the air faster. At Amphenol CIT, we make the amazing possible. Take the next step to become an integral part of our team by applying today and kickstart your journey with us.
SUMMARY
The Engineering Manager - Assembly is a dynamic player-coach who will drive results and develop the engineering teams to design and sustain high-reliability products, delivering timely and high-quality service to internal and external customers. This position provides technical and strategic leadership to the engineering teams supporting St Augustine's Harness Assembly, Legacy Assembly, and Sensor manufacturing cells. This leader will embody ACIT and St Augustine's culture of excellence, execution, and continuous improvement, and will grasp both the big picture of business strategy and how it translates to day-to-day operational success.
The role also offers cross-functional impact, supporting departments such as manufacturing, sales, customer service, quality, testing, product design, and product engineering.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Drive effectiveness of process and manufacturing engineering teams in the Harness Assembly, Legacy Assembly, and Sensor manufacturing cells.
Collaborate with Value Stream Leader to support and drive the operational strategy for the Assembly group, ensuring that operations has the necessary engineering support to execute on its objectives.
Drive actions and monitor the progress of engineer and engineering technician activities in support of product qualification and value stream team objectives.
Direct and/or shared accountability for plant TTIs: waste and associated savings; DPPM and corrective actions review; labor efficiency (process design/manufacturability; process improvements, etc.).
Serveas the technical and functional subject matter expert (SME) for the Assembly, Harness, and Sensor groups. Engages additional technical resources when necessary to ensure robust designs.
Ensures utilization of formal problem-solving, documentation and project management techniques. Leverage data and expertise of team members and other functions to drive continuous improvement.
Participate in or designate coverage for production stand-up, waste, value stream team, product management, and factory project planning meetings. Lead engineering team meetings for assigned areas of responsibility. Actively supports MRB meetings and process.
Foster a culture of learning and growth within the engineering team by supporting training initiatives. Oversee hiring, promotion, development, work assignments, and performance evaluations for direct and indirect reports.Prepares estimates of non-recurring engineering (NRE) costs and preliminary bill of materials (BOM) in support of internal or external quotes.
Reduce engineering and manufacturing costs through product and process improvement.
Communicate with customers to establish understanding of customers' technical requirements and convey design and manufacturing capabilities, product performance, and organizational expertise.
Maintains current knowledge of general interconnect technology and applications, and ensures that the company incorporates best practice into designs and processes.
Enhances technical and managerial skills through ongoing learning; shares best practices with team.
Other duties may be assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Electrical engineering, or a closely related field.
5+ years in roles requiring engineering management/leadership of technical personnel
5-10 years' experience in the commercial air, avionics, or a related manufacturing field
Experience in rapid-growth/rapid-ramp companies or industries a strong plus
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Six Sigma /TQM certified or experience preferred.
JOB SKILLS
Excellent leadership skills; able to mentor and coach for performance and development.
Strong customer service mindset; partners effectively with other functions, particularly operations, to provide proactive support.
Strong grasp of business operations and financial drivers, with the ability to see the big picture and align engineering efforts to maximize business impact and bottom-line results.Driven, accountable, and results-focused. Able to map out and execute project plans.
Excellent communication skills - verbal, written, and ability to present publicly.
Must have strong analytical, reasoning, trouble-shooting and problem-solving abilities, extensive planning and scheduling skills, and the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Familiarity with modern approaches to harness manufacturing and software automation. Design and molding, particularly potting, knowledge a strong plus. IQ/OQ/PQ experience.
Industry 4.0 knowledge or experience a plus.
Strategic and critical thinker with ability to develop both long- and short-term plans.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES
This role is accountable for leading direct and indirect reports. The Engineering Manager - Assembly directly leads three engineering supervisors and indirectly leads a large group of engineering technicians. This position is responsible for all normal management responsibilities, including hiring, performance management, coaching, feedback, and input on compensation decisions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Amphenol CIT is a clean facility, housing different machinery, equipment, processes, and chemicals which produce potential hazards in the work environment such as: ergonomic, chemical, machine point of operation, and powered industrial vehicle traffic. These hazards are controlled through means of engineering controls, such as machine guarding, and administrative controls, such as safety policies and programs. In certain areas of the facility, employees are required to wear Personal Protective equipment such as Hearing Protection, Safety Glasses, Safety Toe Shoes, and hand protection.
TRAVEL
0% - 10%
AMPHENOL CIT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY, INTERPRET, OR APPLY THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IN ANY WAY THE COMPANY DESIRES. THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IN NO WAY IMPLIES THAT THESE ARE THE ONLY DUTIES, INCLUDING ESSENTIAL DUTIES, TO BE PERFORMED BY THE EMPLOYEE OCCUPYING THIS POSITION. THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS NOT AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE. THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP REMAINS "AT-WILL." THE AFOREMENTIONED JOB REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE QUALIFIED DISABLED INDIVIDUALS.
Amphenol CIT is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. For more information regarding EEOC requirements please visit http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf
http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP\EEO\Supplement\Final\JRF\QA\508c.pdf
Due to the nature of our business, the candidate must be able to legally work in the United States; we are unable to provide sponsorship. Position requires candidate to be a U.S. person as defined in ITAR, 22 CFR 120.15 (U.S. Citizenship or Resident Alien Status) and defined by 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) (20).
Amphenol CIT participates in the United States Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program. The E-Verify program is a web-based employment eligibility verification system for newly hired employees operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Any candidate that needs an accommodation or assistance with the application process should contact HR at Recruiting-Corp@AMPHENOL-CIT.COM
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