Senior Engineering Manager

Job DescriptionJOB TITLE: Senior Engineering ManagerDEPARTMENT: Engineering REPORTING TO: Head of Engineering or Director of Engineering DIRECT REPORTS: Yes About Sanmina Fermoy Our Fermoy, Ireland, facility is FDA registered and certified to ISO ISO13485:2016 for the manufacture of high-quality PCBAs, subassemblies and complete devices up to and including Class III medical devices. Sanmina Fermoy’s core specialization is manufacturing automation. We provide services for the entire product lifecycle from New Product Introduction (NPI), prototyping and process validation to complex volume manufacturing & test, shipping and repair. We create a state-of-the-art environment for manufacturing medical and other high-quality devices. The facility has a track record of 30 years of outstanding operational performance and customer service, backed by a highly experienced workforce. We hire people with a range of skills, experience, and backgrounds to fulfill roles in careers such as engineering, quality and manufacturing to name just a few. Objectives Of Position

• Lead and manage a team comprising of different Engineers and Technicians within the Engineering Dept.
• Develop departmental technical capability, in line with customer needs.
• Develop the capability and effectiveness of a team
• Deliver on goals and targets to meet customer needs and demand requirements
• Drive cross functional programs in support on continuous improvements in quality, delivery and cost.
• Be an active contributor to plant wide projects
• Take part and lead as required Projects and new installations.
• Support Plant in delivering on customers demand and new products
• Develop succession, training and yearly goals and plans for direct reports
• Support and lead corporate initiatives as required

Responsibilities

• Manufacturing, Test, Automation and Preventative Maintenance as required
• Deliver on plant goals and customer needs
• Support and lead new product projects as required
• Customer support
• Set Direction, and Goals for a diverse team
• Develop skills and competences to enable the department to support customer expectations.
• Ensure all new and existing processes are designed to comply with industry standards and H&S regulations.
• Assure ongoing compliance with quality and industry regulatory requirements.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety Legislation and Regulations.

Measurements

• Machine / process Uptime and throughput
• Process Yield
• Development of procedures and process
• Completion of tasks / projects against set objective in performance review
• Completion of identified training programmes
• Training and succession plan available for team

PERSONNEL SPECIFICATIONSEssential

• Degree in Engineering (Level 8)
• Very strong management and leadership capabilities.
• Minimum of 8 years experience in a similar role within a medium/high volume multinational manufacturing organization.

Desirable

• Strong technical process knowledge
• Teamwork and stakeholder management
• Excellent problem solving capabilities
• Medical devices experience
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, both business and personal.
• Ability to manage and improve the performance of a diverse team.
• Strong leadership capabilities.
• High degree of initiative and self accountability towards the achievement of objectives

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