These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned.
Responsible for completion of a complex project on time. Will be responsible for overall project schedule and budget and manage multiple priorities.
Collaborate as needed with other engineering business support disciplines internally as well as suppliers externally. May have exposure to the external customers and/or industry organizations.
Perform and check complex engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks as assigned according to Oshkosh as well as general industry engineering standards and processes.
Participate in the budgeting process to include recommending capital improvements and preparing justification data as required.
Research, study, and propose use of new technologies to be used in the development of new and improved products.
Maintain effective communication with suppliers, internal and external customers, and outside resources concerning technical issues.
Enforce the proper use of engineering criteria and drawing standards. Ensure that technical issues are conducted within the framework of company policies and procedures.
Directs preparation of layouts, drawings, specifications, and bills of material.
Provide subject matter expertise leadership to a large technical staff to ensure program success. Assure designs meet customer requirements, statutory requirements, and corporate objectives.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in operations, engineering, or related field.
Seven (7) or more years of relevant experience.
STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience in leading engineering teams of manufacturing, fabrication, or weld engineers
Experience working in an union environment
Experience prioritizing and managing projects
CORE COMPETENCIES:
Internal Contacts: Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information (these contacts may be within or outside department or division), and the gathering of factual information; may include the communication of sensitive or confidential information.
External Contacts: External contact involving a requirement to maintain a continuing external working relationship with individuals, or organizations.
Decision-Making: Significant responsibility for decisions and final results, affecting more than one function or a function with multiple units. Substantial analysis is required and many factors must be weighed before a decision can be reached.
Supervisory/Managerial: General instructing, scheduling, and reviewing the work of others performing the same or directly related work. Acts as "lead worker". Job functional supervision only.
About Kewaunee, an Oshkosh company
Kewaunee Fabrications is a top-quality, heavy fabrication specialist. Since 1941, we've offered turnkey advantages by providing all aspects of heavy fabrications-manufacturing, engineering, cutting, forming, welding, machining, blasting, painting and assembly-under one roof. It's what we do. From start to finish, we offer the single-source advantages of greater control and efficiency, improved accuracy and complete accountability. In 1999, Kewaunee Fabrications joined the Oshkosh family and helps transform tomorrow with their innovative heavy fabrication capabilities.
The Manufacturing Engineering Manager - Welding & Fabrication will direct high level engineering analysis and design of new and modified components and subsystems in accordance with engineering standards and project scope to ensure that designs meet customer requirements, corporate objectives, are safe, and can be manufactured. This role will lead direct reports.
Oshkoshcorporation · Kewaunee, WI