Engineering Manager

Job Description : Engineering Manager- Injection Molding- Southbury, CT USA Directs the efforts of the engineering and project management staff. Reviews all RFQ’s for suitability and assigns quotes and awarded programs to a project manager. Works with clients, sales, and project management to resolve business and technical issues relative to new and existing programs. Identifies and establishes outside services for specialty requirements and sub-contracting needs. As required coordinate off-shore tool build. Verification and Validation for medical products. Ensures department objectives are met in regards to quality, delivery, service, . Attends and submits new work information in weekly staff meetings. Provides technical support to manufacturing and quality departments. Responsible for establishing departmental and personnel goals. Balance staff requirements with department workload. Actively manage a portfolio of customers from a Project Management perspective. Assumes project mangager responsibility when workload demands it or for vacation coverage. Develop personal/professional goals for Departmental staff. Build, develop and manage engineering team capable of carrying out operational needs. Through the Review Process, continue to develop employees to improve business performance and continue to attract and retain the best possible employees. Expected to exhibit and demonstrate safe behaviors at all times and to perform job in a safe manner. Other duties as assigned. Education Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Plastics Engineering or work experience equivalent. Experience Minimum 10 years related experience required. Supervisory/management experience in manufacturing environment. Plastic Injection Molding experience a plus. Superior written and verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and organizational abilities. Ability to take initiative, maintain confidentiality, meet deandlines, and work in a team environment essential. Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office with focus on Microsoft Excel. Prefer prior technical management responsibility. General knowledge of tooling, molding, secondary, product design, Cad/Cam, mold design and other processes related to the plastics industry. Familiarity with the IQ, OQ, PQ process. Has had direct customer responsibility

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