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Together, let's create the extraordinary!Job SummaryTo support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Engineering Operations Director located in Guadalajara North, Campus.Reporting to the Director, Operations.
The Engineering Operations Director will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations and core functions of operations in order to achieve and maintain operational excellence.What a typical day looks like:- Guides department activities to hold up design of new products, modify existing designs, improve engineering techniques, and helps on development procedures.- Explores technology trends and market demand to plan projects.- Contributes with management, engineering, and marketing staff to resolve engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products.- Forecasts operating costs of department and directs preparation of budget requests.- Partners with team and management in the development of the strategic plan and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) for the function.- Reviews and establishes material, equipment, and manpower resource requirements.- Prioritizes production schedules based on engineering product introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials supply in order to meet customer requirements.- Coordinates engineering activities with other functional groups such as planning and distribution.- Selects and develops personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the engineering function.- Accountable for controlling engineering operation and ensuring that production & engineering quality and cost targets are met.- Working in extremely complex problems where the research of situations or data from an evaluation of intangible factors.- Reviews budgets and schedules required by management.- Regulate relations with the executives and/or major customers to maintain relationships with them.- Resolve controversial situations, customer negotiations, or influencing and persuading management levels for the achievements of the plant.The experience we're looking to add to our team:- Demonstrates detailed expertise in very complex functional/technical area or broad breadth of knowledge in multiple areas; understands the strategic impact of the function across sites.- Demonstrates advanced people and/or process management skills as well as customer (external and internal) relationship skills