Engineering Manager

HOW WE DO IT / i

Grow, Improve, and Engage is our focus as an organization to ensure we succeed by executing the right things. These are our Core Values and are How We Win in the marketplace. The Winning Behaviors are what each Douglas Dynamics employee does to support the success of our company . They are the expectations of all of us to help ensure we focus on winning as an organization the right way! Our Winning Behaviors are :

• Be Customer & Results Driven
• Anticipate the Possibilities
• Collaborate & Care
• Communicate Responsibly
• Develop Self & Others
• Get Better Every Day

We are seeking an Engineering Manager.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE : Senior management position engaged in a collaborative team environment with direct responsibility for new product development, manufacturing engineering, engineering process development, departmental budget control, and team development. Drive positive changes that directly support defined and deployed Strategic Objectives.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU :

HOW YOU'LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE :

Create and sustain a culture consistent with the company’s winning behaviors.

Effective leadership, management and development of direct reports.

Passionately lead both direct and indirect reports creating process consistencies and synergies across functions and locations.

Promote open and honest communication across all organization levels and disciplines.

Develop and administer reward and recognition systems that will motivate the team to achieve project goals.

Communicate simple, measurable, metrics to align employees with company goals and values.

Remove barriers and obstacles from team’s path to aid in their execution of project objectives.

Support VP of Engineering by providing advance notice and possible solutions to business anomalies.

Support the company’s deployed projects by appropriate resource alignment (both human and capital).

Define results expected, provide tools required to complete goals, hold self and team accountable to complete goals, administer corrective actions and discipline as appropriate.

Analyze and distill multiple forms of information (verbal, written, environmental, business cues, competitive) from multiple sources, and take appropriate responses.

Standardize and educate technical resources in the use of key NPD tools and processes such as but not limited to 3P events, DFMEA, computer simulations, lab testing, winter validation

Lead cross functional teams and coordinate activities with other functional areas to complete projects on time and within budget

Promote a safe workplace and act in a safe manner at all times while proactively eliminating unsafe work conditions.

WHAT THIS ROLE NEEDS :

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS :

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master’s degree is preferred but not required

5-10 years of work experience and previous experience of supervision

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES :

Excellent oral and written presentation skills

Ability to effectively communicate to a diverse audience (customers, suppliers, employees)

Past leadership positions with positive quantifiable new product development results

Product development experience with a complex mechanical, electrical and hydraulic systems

Ability to identify and extrapolate complex business signals

Results oriented approach

Solid computer skills