Walter USA is looking for an Engineering Manager in Cleveland, OH.

Walter USA, LLC is seeking an Engineering Manager for our Endmills manufacturing plant in Cleveland, Ohio. The role requires working within a team environment at the Cleveland Production Unit, in both an office setting and Production support. This individual reports to the Production Unit Manager.

Profile and Position Summary

In this role, you will be responsible for supporting our Endmills manufacturing unit with routings, manufacturing strategy, manufacturing drawings, Capex, investments, training & support to production team and manage improvement initiatives.

We place great value on your personal qualities in this recruitment. The candidate will pride themself in their knowledge in process improvement, problem solving, and machining to develop, evaluate, and improve manufacturing methods. Our ideal candidate enjoys being hands on and a great teammate, working closely with our engineers, CNC technicians and operators to make process improvements while collaborating with other employees and teams for continuous improvement opportunities, changes, and corrective actions. You hold a bachelor’s degree in engineering field or have 10 years’ experience in a machining environment.

Duties & Responsibilities

Maximize return on investment of company manufacturing assets and project portfolio.
Reduction of cost of goods sold (COGS) through improvement projects and initiatives.
Use the appropriate project tracking for resources and schedule; effectively & efficiently handle project change requests.
Budget, track and maintain financial information and status on our SAP and Epicor ERP.
Coaching and mentoring direct reports to solve problems and make sustained improvements effectively at their own level.
Defining adequate service and delivery to support the needs of production.
Strive to increase efficiency of the team and delivery of engineering improvements.
Securing that quality procedures are followed and improved in the production organization.
Create stable process to deliver quality work to production.
Work close with production leaders and quality team to solve quality problem.
Test and implement new tooling and machinery.
Manage system such as Epicor, SAP, Design software for Anca, Rollomatic and Walter cutting grinders machines to guarantee problem free production.
Create and improve CNC programs for new and active products.
Provide training to support and educate regarding usage and understanding of established manufacturing standards or systems.
Actively engaged in continuous improvement projects.
Work with other Walter and Sandvik plants in identifying best practices that can be implemented in Cleveland Production Unit.
Follow safety, health, and environmental procedures pertaining to company, legal, and ISO 9001, 14001, and OHSAS 18001 standards.
Lead projects; create and maintain timeline; follow up the progress of the projects.
Support local and global projects.
Conduct training and presentations to the employees.
Use Inventor, Rollomatic, Walter and Anca software to create drawings and its manufacturing processes.
Support production together with maintenance to assure that the machines are functioning according to the desired level.
Support local and global projects.
Liaison between Engineering and Sub-contractors.
Recommend changes in process instruction or process print deviations or changes.
Participates in additional duties as required.

About you

We’re looking for someone with extensive work experience within production processes, combined with management experience. Through your background, you’ve gained knowledge of continuous improvement processes and techniques, as well as change- and project management. Your experience is backed by a relevant degree or equivalent knowledge gained from a working career. As we operate in a global environment, you need excellent communication skills in English.

Your personality is important to us – you’re a doer with a high focus on people. You use your excellent interpersonal communication skills to build and maintain solid relationships and you have an ability to influence and promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. Operating in a global and fast-paced business environment with diversified cultures excites you, and you believe that good teamwork is the key to success.

We believe that diversity of experience, perspective, and background leads to a better environment for our employees, our business and our customers. We’re looking forward to meeting you!

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