Ameriscan Designs, an American based manufacturing company that specializes in providing high performance furniture to the restaurant, educational, hospitality, healthcare, corporate and gambling industries is hiring a Design Engineer Manager.
This position is primarily responsible for directing and coordinating activities of the Engineering/Programming Department to design products and systems, maximize efficiency and meet schedule objectives by performing the following duties at two facilities in the Chicagoland area: SCI Custom (Joliet, IL) and Ameriscan Designs (Bellwood, IL).
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Directs and coordinates activities of the engineering/programming departments including managing and meeting schedule objectives and time frames, ensuring a quality product, and maintaining efficiencies.
- Develops and implements strategies that improve the overall process from initial job handoff to production and completion.
- Develops processes to ensure all project/product details are communicated effectively and efficiently from estimator to engineering to production.
- Manages resources such as the workload schedule of the Design Engineers and the programming schedule to ensure all deadlines are met.
- Communicates with the management team any potential issues and delays so action can be taken to resolve problems as a team.
- Prioritizes and assigns workloads based on customer schedules.
- Allocates production paperwork to the appropriate Design Engineers (DE).
- Trains employees in the programming and material ordering processes including Core Drill.
- Coordinates any approved design changes to the entire Design Staff.
- Monitors departmental workload by collecting and analyzing weekly hours and a Saturday schedule.
- Coordinates Pre-Order meetings with CSR or the Sales staff.
- Acts as the liaison with shop personnel on program and design issues.
- Conducts final review and approval of all core drill plans.
- Reviews and approves engineer drawings to the shop for quality control.
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities of the Design Engineer Department in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
- Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university and a minimum of five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience, including familiarity with scheduling resources based on production needs as well as the ability to coordinate with other departments both in office and production.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of: Epicor, Inergy, AutoCAD, Inventor, Solid CIM, Microvellum ; Spreadsheet Software (Excel); Design Software; Word Processing Software (Word); Electronic Mail Software (Outlook); and Presentation software (PowerPoint).
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.