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Req ID: 122887

Remote Position: No

Region: Americas

Country: USA

State/Province: Minnesota

City: Maple Grove

Summary

Provides direct and indirect supervision to subordinate managers and employees performing diverse roles within large sites. This includes establishing three- to five-year plans/objectives, and developing policies for the function/unit. Accountable for projects or programs on a multi-functional, national, or regional basis. Work is guided by broad site objectives and corporate policy. Work requires developing solutions, precedents, and/or policies. Receives assignments in the form of objectives and sets goals to achieve objectives. Establishes long-term plans/objectives and recommends changes to policies. Develops department budgets and goals. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve goals results in critical delay in schedules and/or unit operation and may also have a company-wide affect. Provides direct supervision to others, or indirect through subordinate supervisors, and coordinates the activities of a section or department with responsibility for results in terms of costs, methods, and employees. Reviews employees’ performance and recommends employee compensation; coaches for improved performance and disciplines as necessary. Provides final approval for subordinate managers’/supervisors’ salary and performance recommendations. Builds cross-functional relationships where persuasive skills, negotiation skills, and considerable tact are required to gain support. Interacts regularly with senior management or executive levels on matters concerning several functional areas, divisions and/or customers. Maintains positive relationships with key customers, suppliers, etc., who have a significant impact on the success of the organization.

Detailed Description

Perform tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Manages engineering projects for development and production.

• Responsibilities include providing project definition and metrics, resource allocation, budget development and management, schedule management, task prioritization, contingency planning, project and program review.

• Communicates progress and results to senior management and customers.

• Works with Corporate and other Technical Managers to develop and maintain a process for determining which projects to staff based on customer demands and industry trends.

• Manages equipment selection, chemical computability, Design For Manufacture, process transfers, and qualification and reliability methodologies.

• Duties may be performed at the on-site at a customer’s location.

• Develops solutions based upon existing knowledge, and leveraging industry and other sites capabilities.

• Responsible for coordinating activities with customer and other sites to ensure maximization of resources and efficiencies across the NPI process.

• Responsible for overall management and success of the NPI function and its ability to transition and support products and processes to manufacturing.

• Project management and coordination of activities of a technical nature involving the analysis and modification of manufacturing methods to improve cost of manufacturing or support services, mfg. Processes, efficiencies, technical capabilities, engineering support, or for unique customer requirements.

• Project management may take place within the entire department, a sub-team within the department, across a Business Unit, etc.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Engineering Foundation Competencies

• Understanding of competitor's pricing models.

• Knowledge of competitive benchmarks for pricing of specific product types.

• Knowledge of mechanical parts manufacturing processes.

• In-depth knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes and equipment.

• In-depth knowledge of quality improvement practices and techniques.

• Ability to plan for and coordinate a wide variety of resources to meet production quality and quantity metrics.

• Ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of internal and external customers.

• Ability to effectively lead, manage, train, coach and motivate a diverse group of employees to achieve high production levels within tight time deadlines and in a highly dynamic manufacturing environment.

• Ability to use some or all of the following PC applications: Word, Lotus Notes, Excel, PowerPoint.

• Excellent negotiation, problem resolution and project management skills.

• Ability to plan strategically for the coordinated delivery of a variety of materials.

• Strong analytical and statistical skills.

Physical Demands

• Incumbent will perform the duties of this position in a normal office environment.

• Duties may require periodic sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.

• May require occasional travel.

Typical Experience

• 7 to 10 years’ relevant experience.

Typical Education

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience. Advanced studies in Business/Operations/Technology are recommended.

• Educational requirements may vary by geography.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job.

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).

At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.