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KION Group

Forklift, warehouse equipment and software solutions

Engineering Manager

Engineering LeadershipUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeMississauga, ON, Canada$75k - $165k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or a related field of engineering.
  • At least five years of demonstrated Engineering Management and/or people leadership experience.
  • Ability to work individually and lead with minimal supervision in remote, office, and customer-site environments.
  • Ability to solve complex problems and recommend cost-effective solutions.
  • Demonstrated communications skills, collaboration, flexibility, and willingness to lead and work as part of a team of solution-oriented professionals.
  • Demonstrated presentation skills, group facilitation, and ability to effectively interact with customers.
  • Excellent leadership, teamwork, influencing, and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent organizational, analytical, reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and maintain composure.
  • Willingness to travel approximately 10% to customer or Dematic locations.

Responsibilities

  • Provide coaching and guidance to help ensure team member and project success.
  • Ensure project targets are met for quality, on-time delivery, and cost; anticipate issues and address them proactively.
  • Provide regular reporting of project performance and status to management and peers.
  • Maintain accurate monthly forecasting across assigned projects.
  • Proactively manage direct project budgets and indirect department budgets.
  • Provide input to the annual budget regarding staffing, indirect spending, and related matters.
  • Attend project turnovers and assess projects for technical, cost, and schedule risks before execution-team deployment.
  • Make project staffing decisions based on team skills, project priorities, and customer visibility.
  • Maintain utilization for individual contributors and coordinate level-loading of team members.
  • Participate in pre-sale technical reviews with Sales and Solution Development teams.
  • Look for opportunities to reduce project risks and develop awareness of customer expectations and demands.
  • Analyze and understand the impact of decisions on business operations.
  • Appraise and recommend changes in current processes or procedures.
  • Effectively recruit, onboard, and integrate new hires into Project Engineering.
  • Positively represent the Engineering organization and Dematic with internal and external customers.

Desired Qualifications

  • At least eight years of material handling and/or logistics automation industry or related experience.
  • Knowledge of computer-aided design (CAD) software, including AutoCAD.
  • Knowledge of programmable logic controllers (PLCs), including Allen-Bradley and/or Rockwell.

About the Company

KION Group

Forklift, warehouse equipment and software solutions

KION Group provides forklifts, warehouse equipment, and integrated automation, along with software to optimize supply chains. It sells and leases industrial trucks, offers automated storage/retrieval and warehouse management software, and provides financing and digital transformation services through KION Digital. Its strength comes from a broad brand portfolio (Linde MH, STILL, Dematic, Baoli, Fenwick, OM, Voltas) delivering end-to-end intralogistics across hardware, software, automation, and services for real-time, secure operations. The goal is to help customers improve efficiency, accuracy, and visibility in their supply chains by tightly integrating material handling with digital tools and services.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Wiesbaden, Germany
Founded
2006

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