Engineering Manager jobs in Saint Paul, MN

POSITION SUMMARY:

This role will develop, implement, and manage quality control systems and team designed to ensure continuous production of industry-leading, high-quality products consistent with established standards, customer specifications, and production goals. This role with also establish and maintain processes and procedures necessary to monitor and react to the quality of incoming raw materials, production processes, and performance of products in the field.

This role will also develop, implement, and manage regulatory compliance for local, state, federal, and international laws and regulations relevant to our operations including but not limited to REACH, SCIP, RoHS, Conflict Minerals, Prop 65, and UL.

This role also oversees the Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) of the organization as well as Technical Services department.

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Develop, implement, communicate and maintain a quality plan to ensure the Company’s Quality Systems and Policies are in compliance with quality system requirements
• Develop, implement, communicate, and maintain regulatory compliance plan to assure the Company is following state, federal, and international laws and regulations
• Develop, implement, communicate, and maintain a technical services plan to assure customer satisfaction for both internal and external customers
• Develop, implement, communicate, and maintain the EHS plan to promote a safe work practices and conditions that comply with EHS policies and regulations including OSHA

• Responsible for interviews, selection, onboarding, time approval, time off calendar management, performance reviews, and addressing performance concerns of quality and technical services teams

• Formulate and manage the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures and systems pertaining to overseen area
• Effectively communicate with Production, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams to maintain product supply and help introduce new products
• Work with Supply Chain to establish quality requirements from external suppliers
• Ensure Company compliance with national and international standards and legislation
• Promoting quality achievement and performance improvement throughout the organization
• Liaise with customers’ auditors and ensuring the execution of corrective action and compliance with customers’ specifications
• Monitor performance by gathering relevant data, producing statistical reports, and conducting audits
• Identify and deliver relevant training
• Ensure tests and procedures are properly understood, carried out, and evaluated; investigate product modifications if necessary
• Write technical and management systems reports
• Maintaining awareness of the business context and company profitability, including budgetary control issues.
• Assessing the product specifications of the company and its suppliers and comparing with customer requirements
• Regularly attends and participates in meetings as applicable, to include daily supervisors’ meeting and others as requested
• Other duties as assigned including training others on known processes

HOURS:

This is a full-time 40 hour per week role working four ten-hour days Monday – Thursday between the hours of 6:00am and 6:00pm. Occasionally longer hours may be required.

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 5 years in related experience including at least 1 year in regulatory compliance
• Proficiency in reading and writing in English

PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• ASQ Certifications

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, ETC:

• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to work with individuals from all levels of the organization
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• High attention to detail and dedication to quality
• Problem analysis and problem resolution skills
• Highly motivated, self-directed, and highly organized
• Must be computer literate, especially strong at database management and Microsoft suite
• Must be highly self-motivated, work with minimal supervision able to perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS (Lifting, Bending, Stretching, etc.)

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required to sit, stand, walk, handle or feel objects, tools and controls
• Vision required to inspect products and documents in detail
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, and to stoop, kneel, or crouch
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds; some work stations require lifting and/or moving up to 60 pounds

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The performance of this position may occasionally require exposure to the manufacturing areas where under certain areas require the use of personal protective equipment, may work near moving equipment, and exposed to dust, odors, oil, fumes, and noise.