Manufacturing Engineering Manager Job at Illinois Tool Works in Woodstock

Founded in 1912, Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) is a diversified, Fortune 200 manufacturing company that delivers specialized expertise, innovative thinking, and value-added products to meet critical customer needs in a variety of industries. Ranked among Fortune's Magazine's most admired companies, the company focuses on solid growth, improving profitability and strong returns across its worldwide platforms and divisions. These divisions serve customers and markets around the globe, with a significant presence in developed as well as emerging markets. ITW's revenues totaled $12.6 billion in 2020.

ITW Medical is comprised of two highly-respected medical product brands - Coeur & Filtertek - supplying medical devices and components to global medical device brands. Filtertek manufactures molded filtration and flow control components. Coeur is a leading provider of disposable diagnostic imaging consumables.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Manufacturing Engineering Manager is responsible for providing engineering support to Manufacturing. Manages activities and allocates resources within the Manufacturing Engineering area to ensure complete engineering support is provided to meet department /plant and divisional goals. Manages the monitoring of the molding and assembly equipment, machines, and tools. Troubleshoots equipment downtime issues, processes out of control producing non-conforming products, low yields or product quality issues. Identifies areas and means to improve molding and assembly manufacturing processes / equipment and product quality on existing product and processes.

Duties and Responsibilities:

* Engineering support for the molding and assembly manufacturing processes and equipment.

* Plan any pre-Production Engineering activities necessary to support the monthly/quarterly production plan.

* Manage the Toolbox projects and maintain a strong toolbox pipeline.

* Co-ordinate/plan and execute the activities with Production / Quality and Maintenance relevant to Conversion Cost Reductions, Scrap Reduction and Material Cost Savings.

* Partners with Quality and Production to ensure that products are produced in conformance with production specification.

* Overviews and co-ordinates the Molding Processes/Modifications/Upgrades.

* Overviews and co-ordinates the Automation Processes /Modifications/Upgrades.

* Support the Quality department in equipment and process validation activities.

* Proactively leads CAPEX/Project Management initiatives.

* Manage staff in a manner that promotes a high standard of employee performance in a positive and supportive work environment.

* Equipment/Facility Capacity Expansion Planning.

* Supports the introduction of automated manufacturing cells in molding and assembly.

* Support the divisional engineering group when assistance is required.