You will be joining the company at an exciting time of growth. The Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering and Operations is a key member of the engineering and production team. You will perform your complex duties in a highly-visible role to senior leadership reporting directly to the CEO. You will lead key activities and influence business results in our Technology and Production Center (TPC).
This role will be performed Onsite at our Macomb, MI facility.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa.
Responsibilities:
- Lead manufacturing activities for new product development releases and production volumes to meet cost, schedule, and quality targets.
- Collaborate in new product development process in the design and ramp up to production including design, CNC programming, and execution of first article production.
- Troubleshoot and improve operations including but not limited to fixturing issues, CNC program and/or parameter issues, and expendable tooling issues.
- Manage manufactory labor cost targets, departmental budgets, and plant expenditures to meet business objectives.
- Collaborate with leadership to build future capability for facilities, equipment, and workforce to ensure capacity meets business needs.
- Champion lean manufacturing activities and continuous improvement projects such as cost reduction, efficiency improvement, and headcount.
- Lead special projects as directed to grow Dapra's capabilities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations Management, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive management experience and (5) years of production machining experience.
- Experience designing, programming, and tooling for CNC machining in a manufacturing environment
- Strong technical, communication, and computer skills.
- Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio), SharePoint, and MS Project.
- Very strong leadership qualities and experience.
- Highly organized with a strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage change and priorities and coordinate/realign project resources as necessary.
Key Competencies
- Decision Making & Analysis: Makes sound decisions based upon a mixture of data-driven analysis, expertise, experience, and judgment; collects relevant information, seeks input from others, and identifies connections and/or root causes of problems.
- Continuous Improvement: Displays a consistent orientation toward producing the highest quality products or services, while keeping a focus on sustainability. Constantly looking for incremental improvements in work processes and results.
- Takes Initiative: Exhibits strong drive for results and success; conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure; persists despite obstacles and opposition.
- Delivers Results: Achievement-oriented, feeling a sense of urgency to reach goals on time, if not before.
- Teamwork: Works cooperatively with others to accomplish team goals and organizational objectives.
Dapra Corporation offers a comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees including paid time off, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, paid holidays, a 401K retirement plan, disability insurance, and more. As an EOE/AA employer, Dapra will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, veteran status, marital status, or physical challenges.