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Engineering manager

Galway
MSA Safety
Engineering manager
€104,000 - €130,878 a year
Posted: 5 September
Offer description

* 9202
* Engineering
* Full Time
* Onsite
* Ballybrit Galway, Ireland


Job Description


Overview

Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career.

At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day.

Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role.

Responsibilities

While leading/mentoring the Engineering group

This exciting leadership role will execute Continuous Improvement productivity gains while championing an industrial engineering approach through line balancing, layout, process flow, material management processes together with the MSA Operating System and industry best practice tools as 8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa Diagrams, Poka Yoke, PFMEA, Kaizen, 6s, SPC & Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, VA/VE, Gemba, DFMA

Responsible, through the Engineering Group, for the technical support and maintenance of the SMT, taking responsibility for the complete setup of all New Products into the Galway plant. Be responsible for delivering first time Pilot Builds while programming all boards on all SMT equipment including Stacker, Destacker, Printer, Pick&Place x 3, Oven and AOI

Key enabler/doer/mentor of Continuous Improvement initiatives not only on the Production Floor but throughout the entire Operations group of EHS, Quality, Production, Supply Chain, Facility

Maintain Test and Manufacturing technical support on the Production Floor including SMT

Mentor and coach the Engineering Group through regular check-in's on career gap analysis and Development Plans.

Focus on machine and test system uptime and efficiencies while owing Tester improvement roadmap

Work with government agencies (eg: IDA) to maximize funding around Automation etc

Manage Factory PM

Project Manage NPI technology transfers into Galway

Delivery productivity gains and target EHS through innovative automation utilizing CapEx

Facility management and capital expenditure for both the building and all assets within

Operational Efficiency

* Mixed Model manufacturing line capacity optimisation and constraint management
* Conduct time studies, define manufacturing costs and develop/implement/maintain work standards and manufacturing documentation
* SMT uptime, technical support, maintenance and programming for NPI
* Process equipment uptime and effective TPM implementation
* Test equipment optimisation and uptime management
* Support right first-time assembly and test activities through jigs, fixtures, tools and poke-yoke solutions
* Maximise SMT line OEE
* Time standards measurement, adoption, review, monitoring and improvement
* Delivery productivity gains and target EHS through innovative automation
* Focus on machine and test system uptime and efficiencies while owing Tester improvement roadmap

Manage/Lead/Mentor Engineering Group

* Manage, Mentor and coach the Engineering Group through regular check-in's on career gap analysis and Development Plans.
* Report KPI to site Leadership and externally within MSA

Continuous Improvement & Cost Reduction

* Working with the CI Site Leader, lead the identification, scoping, and execution of projects to reduce product manufacturing costs collaborating with associates, supervisors, engineers, managers
* Support the MSA Operating System at Galway (Daily Huddles, Gemba Walks, Problem Solving Tools, Action Tracker adoption)
* Execute projects and coach as needed who guides and teaches others the Six Sigma DMAIC approach and the application of effective lean tools

Projects

* New Product Introductions
* Technology Transfers
* Corporate Initiatives

Facility Management & Capital Expenditure

* Ensure the day to day running of the facility to the comfort of all its users
* Maintain, Improve and Renew the infrastructure of the building, all manufacturing-based assets including manage relationships with all contractors

Qualifications

Required

* 10 years hands on Industrial Engineering and 3 years people management experience
* Leading and facilitating workshops/improvement activities in a manufacturing environment and delivering savings
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Project Management experience.
* Experience in managing/developing people and influencing different levels of management
* Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Techniques (Value Stream Mapping, One Piece Flow, Setup Reduction, Visual Controls.
* Proven ability to simultaneously and independently manage multiple tasks, solve technical problems, lead projects and work effectively in cross functional teams
* Keen willingness to learn. Excellent leadership skills, organizational and multi-tasking skills, ability to coach and develop associates by providing feedback

Preferred

* SAP, Excel and Power BI
* SMT progamming, optimisation
* Solidworks
* MES and Manufacturing digitalization experience
* Engineering Team Leadership / Mentor
* Experience with advanced manufacturing applications such as: robotic cells, collaborative robotics, autonomous guided vehicles, additive manufacturing, vision
* New Product Industrialization (NPI), Design-for-Assembly / Manufacturing (DFM/A), · Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE)

Education/Training

* Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Preferred

* SMT
* Six Sigma


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