Woodward

Woodward

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Spartanburg, SC, US

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 2 days ago
Financial AnalysisBudgetingProcess ImprovementGD&TRoboticsPLCLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingAdaptability

About the role

  • Woodward is committed to creating a great workplace for all team members.
  • Our company and its members are committed to acting with integrity, being respectful and accountable to one another, and staying humble and driven, while maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards.
  • Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Responsibilities

  • Go and See Leadership: Actively engage with teams by showing up where the work happens, listening deeply, and understanding team needs to provide effective support.
  • Coach and Mentor Staff Leaders and Senior Engineers: Build trust, empower team members, and provide feedback to grow individuals to their full potential while maintaining a highly skilled and adaptable team using talent management systems, training matrices, and performance reviews.
  • Develop and Maintain Design Standards: Create, maintain, and improve design standards to ensure high-quality, compliant products while leveraging lessons learned to enhance future designs.
  • Budget and Resource Management: Develop and manage budgets to align with profit planning activities, assign resources effectively to meet business needs, and achieve the company's profitability objectives.
  • Cross Department Collaboration: Partners with other departments to integrate engineering initiatives with overall business objectives, ensuring seamless operational synergy.
  • Continuous Improvement Knowledge: Expertise in Design for Six Sigma, lean product development, waste elimination, and structured problem-solving methods.
  • Actively engage with teams by showing up where the work happens, listening deeply, and understanding team needs to provide effective support.
  • Build trust, empower team members, and provide feedback to grow individuals to their full potential while maintaining a highly skilled and adaptable team using talent management systems, training matrices, and performance reviews.
  • Create, maintain, and improve design standards to ensure high-quality, compliant products while leveraging lessons learned to enhance future designs.
  • Develop and manage budgets to align with profit planning activities, assign resources effectively to meet business needs, and achieve the company's profitability objectives.

Requirements

  • Proficiency in tools like CAD systems, CAE systems, design evaluation matrices, DFMEA, GD&T, configuration management, ECR management, and test methods.
  • Technical Expertise: Proficiency in tools like CAD systems, CAE systems, design evaluation matrices, DFMEA, GD&T, configuration management, ECR management, and test methods.

Skills

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present ideas clearly and effectively.
  • Communication and Presentation
  • Motivated to give and receive feedback from member employees of all levels
  • Assist team members in cross training, with demonstrated depth in multiple manufacturing and operational roles
  • Successful candidates typically have:
  • 10+ years in manufacturing or industrial engineering
  • Aerospace background
  • Experience with leading an engineering team
  • Lastest in automation technologies incudling program logic controllers and robotics and automated PLC machinging centers

Compensation

  • $145,000.00(minimum) - $181,000.00(midpoint) - $218,000.00(maximum)
  • All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity.
  • Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)

Benefits

  • Woodward supports our members' wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position.
  • In a flexible and cross-trained teaming environment, take a leadership role in sitewide decision making
  • Adaptability and Learning Agility: Ability to adapt to changing environments, maintain a customer-focused mindset, and learn quickly to address emerging challenges.
  • Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members

Company info

  • We are steadfastly committed to attracting the best talent across our communities creating a rewarding workplace.

Visa & Work Authorization

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