Henkel · 1 day ago
Engineering Manager
Cleveland, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$115K/yr - $135K/yr
10+ years expHenkel is a company that shapes the future through innovation, sustainability, and collaboration. The Engineering Manager will oversee all engineering functions within a Value Stream at the Cleveland facility, ensuring a safe working environment and optimizing processes for maximum efficiency.
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Responsibilities
Responsible for management of all engineering functions within a Value Stream at the Henkel Cleveland facility
Manages the engineering staff to deliver a safe working environment, processes that result in quality products that have been optimized for maximum efficiency and productivity (in this order)
This individual is a key contributor to the site management team for building a site culture of teamwork, accountability, and communication
Building the pipeline of skilled engineers and management resources
Evaluates and allocates facility and company resources to accomplish facility and corporate objectives within established budgets
Owns the strategic plan for future site, utility, and production planning
Align facility’s organizational structure, resources, processes, and metrics to optimize the value streams and achieve business objectives. Establish processes to prioritize and align work to business objectives, process targets, and operations broad action plans
Lead and coach the facilities technical staff to execute process optimization, problem solving, and troubleshooting to resolve and prioritized the facility’s most complexed problems and processes. Utilization of best practice engineering tools and methods: 6σ, Lean, continuous improvement, 8D, A3, and 5 why to drive business KPIs
Develops, analyzes, improves, and implements effective processes, plans, and procedures consistent with the service, cost, inventory, and safety goals. This includes optimization through process hazard analysis, job safety analysis, reducing waste, cost analysis, industrial engineering, implementing process measures, controls and optimization. Ensure processes are under statistical control and meet industry process capability standards
Lead efforts to design equipment and processes to continuously improve material flow, reduce inventory, shorten lead-times, and improve velocity of in spec. product through the plant
Generate and modify Bills of Material (BOMs), Routings, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Manufacturing Instructions (MIs), Packaging Instructions (PIs), process and product specifications and related documentation to support operations in the manufacture and shipment of Henkel products
Issues status reports including the tracking of KPIs of operations work and processes as frequently as in weekly operations review
Qualification
Required
B.S. in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering. Strong working knowledge in both disciplines
10 years process engineering experience
Ability to work independently or as part of a cross-functional team on complex technical projects
Demonstrated strong management and leadership skills to balance multiple competing priorities for a diverse group of skilled technical personnel
Aptitude to work with customers to understand and react to their requirements
Must work efficiently and within established time frames to deliver functional systems and effectively function within a team environment
Proficient in use of spreadsheet and database programs as well as software including AUTOCAD, MS Project, MS Office etc. SAP experience will be necessary to operate efficiently
Appropriate knowledge of process control systems and development, including strategic design, modification, and implementation required
Project management skills (Scope, budget, Gantt charts, timelines, etc.)
Understanding reaction based polymerization, thermodynamics, and unit batching equipment and processes
Familiar with all applicable Federal, State & Local regulations
Ability to work with applied mathematics: probability, statistics, finance, geometry, trigonometry, and applied calculus
Ability to define problems by collecting and analyzing data, establish facts, and determining root cause. Formulate and test hypotheses and develop valid conclusions
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
Ability to manage multiple projects across several cross-functional teams
Must be able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical personnel
Must be able to adjust to changes in workflow, prioritize as needed, and meet deadlines and business objectives
Benefits
Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement
Company
Henkel
Henkel leads with innovations, brands, and technologies to create sustainable value.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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Leadership Team
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Chief Executive Officer
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