Manufacturing Engineering Manager

About Johnson Controls 

Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.  

For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.  

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What you will do

Johnson Controls is seeking a dynamic Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead and inspire a high-performing Manufacturing Engineering team supporting the production of world-class commercial HVAC solutions. In this influential leadership role, you'll drive operational excellence by managing resources, setting strategic priorities, and guiding a team of Manufacturing Engineers and Technicians in the development of innovative tools, automation systems, equipment, and manufacturing processes.

Leading a team of four or more engineers and technicians, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our manufacturing operations. You'll champion Lean manufacturing principles, partner closely with production and quality teams, and spearhead initiatives that enhance efficiency, quality, safety, and scalability across the facility.

This is more than a people leadership role. It's an opportunity to make a tangible impact on how products are built. You'll lead the design of next-generation production methods, optimize plant layouts and value streams, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and help solve complex manufacturing challenges. A significant focus will be on coaching, mentoring, and developing talent, building a culture of innovation, collaboration, and high performance.

If you're passionate about manufacturing excellence, team development, and transforming operations through engineering innovation, this is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of manufacturing at Johnson Controls.

This position is onsite 5 days per week at our manufacturing facility based in Largo, FL. Candidates must be commuting distance to the facility, or able to relocate. Various relocation packages are available. Only US citizens and/or Permanent Residents of the US will be considered, as sponsorship is not available.

How you will do it

• Position is responsible for managing Manufacturing Engineering personnel and working closely with Lean Manufacturing Team. 

• Develop Future State vision and drive and monitor the implementation plan.

• Provides direction and guidance to technician and engineering staff who exercise significant latitude and independence in their assignments.

• Aligns resources and identifies opportunities for improvement within the existing processes, systems and equipment.

• Builds strong relationships and collaborates with cross-functional teams including Operations, Maintenance, Quality, New Product Introduction, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Team, Supplier Engineering, and Continuous improvement functions.

• Ensures that inputs from all internal and external customers are understood, plans are appropriately developed and drives accountability and execution to plans.

• Ensure manufacturing processes are capable of consistently meeting safety, quality, delivery, and cost requirements.

• Own the development, validation, capability, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes from introduction through production maturity

• Establish and maintain critical process parameters, process controls, standard work, and manufacturing specifications.

• Establish engineering standards for manufacturing equipment, tooling, fixtures, and production systems.

• Partner with Maintenance to improve equipment reliability, availability, maintainability, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).

• Lead manufacturing readiness for new product introductions, including DFM/DFA reviews, process development, tooling, fixtures, equipment, layouts, capacity, labor planning, work instructions, PFMEAs, and production validation.

• Utilizes excellent communication skills, demonstrating leadership communicating both up and down the organization.

• Influences, guides, and manages internal/external resources to achieve program goals.

• Provides significant guidance and approval regarding technical strategies and approaches.

• Recruits, coaches, and develops organizational talent.

• Fosters a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.

• Creates an entrepreneurial environment.

• Keeps the organization’s vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action.

• Demonstrates effective change leadership.

• Develops and executes organizational and operational policies that affect one or more groups by utilizing technical/professional knowledge and skills.

• Monitors and ensures compliance with company policies and procedures.

• Makes decisions regarding work processes or operational plans and schedules to achieve department objectives.

• Develops, monitors, and appropriately adjusts the annual budget for assembly department.

• Strong Capital Planning skills: budget, application and project management.

• Directs activities of manufacturing engineers in developing labor standards, work instructions, operational description sheets, and labor costing.

• Identify and execute improvements in direct labor, indirect labor, material utilization, scrap, rework, overtime, equipment utilization, floor space, and manufacturing cycle time.

• Responsible for achieving the plant's annual Continuous Improvement (CI) Savings Goal by:

• Enhancing Workflow (Material Presentation, Material Flow, Support Plan for Every Part)

• Balancing Production Lines/Time Studies

• Conducting 3P Kaizen events

• Adopting a Lean mindset to eliminate waste and reduce controllable conversion costs

What we look for

Required

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and/or Industrial Engineering.

• 8+ years manufacturing and production operations and/or manufacturing engineering experience.
• 5+ years of successful supervisory/management experience of manufacturing engineers.

• Demonstrated track record of project management execution and a high-level of performance in current and previous positions.

• Hands-on experience in cost estimating, project management, contract negotiations and interaction with product vendors.

• Experience with manufacturing process improvement and production tools.
• Strong knowledge and experience with Lean layouts and related flow strategy using six sigma and lean principles. 
• US Citizen and/or Permanent Resident

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $104,000 - $156,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group, and corporate performance. This position includes a competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, we encourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us

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