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At Benchmark, we are driven by our purpose: to innovate for a healthier, safer, and better-connected world to create a brighter future. When you join us, you become part of a team passionate about making a meaningful impact across various sectors, including commercial aerospace, defense, advanced computing, next-generation communications, complex industrials, medical, and semiconductor capital equipment. We prioritize career growth, fostering a culture that ensures you reach your full potential. At Benchmark, your work is purpose-driven, enabling you to create a positive impact on the world and make your career truly meaningful. You'll be part of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive team that values your ideas and contributions. Summary: The Manager, Manufacturing Engineering is responsible for all areas of departmental management including personnel, production support, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, maintenance, materials, and tooling to ensure that products are assembled to customer expectations. Responsibilities: * Manages Manufacturing Engineering Group, leading engineers and technicians through career development and day-to-day responsibilities for support and sustaining engineering of production equipment and the facilities * Recommends and selects new hires, as well as recommend and perform disciplinary action up to and including termination * Responsible for employee development and performance reviews * Oversees the implementation of customer documentation changes and internal order changes * Develops strategies for new business and assist in production planning * Reports on the status of NPL (New Product Launch) activities * Uses statistical tools to lead quality improvement within the support engineering team for products and processes * Leads and participates in a continuous improvement activity with complete documentation, including a follow up review with the team in a presentation format * Provides product design review leadership to customers * Drives internal and external corrective action plans * Plans new customer development and new business development within the support organization * Analyzes data to understand business improvement needs * Maintains an effective employee unit through appropriate employee selection, training and development, motivation and discipline, performance evaluation and wage salary treatment. * Assists in driving the standardization of manufacturing processes. * Establishes clear measurable goals and objectives by which to assess individual and team results (i.e. metrics, results against project timelines, training documentation, knowledge of roles and responsibilities, personal development goals). Drives individuals and teams to continuously improve in key metrics and the achievement of organizational goals. Ensures that the responsibilities, authorities, and accountability of all direct subordinates are defined and understood. * Drives a lean culture. Identifies creative ways to reduce cost by streamlining processes and systems (i.e. modification of responsibilities or consolidation of tasks, elimination of non-value-added processes, or complete re-engineering of processes and systems). Other information: * Excellent written and verbal communication skills * Effective interpersonal skills * Effective multitasking skills and the ability to take on additional responsibilities as required * Effective organization and prioritization skills * Demonstrate high attention to detail * Ability to work with diverse groups * Demonstrates discretion, confidentiality, independent judgment and professionalism. * Ability to work with minimal supervision and guidance, exercising discretion and independent judgment. * Understanding of and ability to use continuous improvement tools. * Strong customer service and client focus * Working knowledge of productivity tools, including Microsoft Office products and WebEx conferencing software * Demonstrated leadership and people managem nt skills including ability to effectively coach and mentor employees at all levels. * Enthusiastic and motivational communicator with multi-cultural experience. * Demonstrates effective customer interface skills. * Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact and influence individuals, internally and externally, across all levels, functions and geographies. * Use of discretion with the ability to gain trust of business leaders and others to discuss and respond to sensitive and business critical issues. * Effective negotiation and problem-solving skills. * Effective analytical, planning and organizational skills. * Collaborate and influence cross functional peer leaders in order to obtain support for process improvements * Solid financial understanding, risk analysis ability, relationship building and project management. * 4 year Engineering or Technical degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience as approved by executive management * 5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering * 3+ years in a leadership role * Lean Six Sigma Green Belt * Understanding of manufacturing systems and tooling development * Ability to support a 24/7 global business operation as required * Available for travel up to 25-40% of the time, including day, overnight and international travel as required Education: 4 year Engineering or Technical degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience as approved by executive management Geographical Location: Minnesota:Winona Physical Location: Winona, MN - East Shift: 1st Work Schedule: M-F 0800-1700 Full Time Export Control: This job position may include access to controlled information or technology covered under applicable U.S. export control laws. As such, employment for this job position may be contingent on either verification that an applicant falls under the definition of a "U.S. Person" (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and those granted U.S. asylum or refugee status)or on the Company timely obtaining any necessary export license required under federal laws. The Company evaluates such export license situations on a case-by-case basis and may decline to proceed with a job applicant in its sole discretion since export license applications can take many weeks to be processed. In our innovative environment, you'll work with cutting-edge technology, leading the way in engineering design and delivering world-class manufacturing services for products that make a real difference in the lives of others. At Benchmark, your career is more than just a job. It's an opportunity to be part of something bigger, where your work matters and helps shape a brighter future for everyone. Together, we will achieve extraordinary things. Benchmark is an equal opportunity employer. We are bringing together a diverse workforce with unique talents, life experiences, cultures, and perspectives to promote an innovative, collaborative, and creative place to work. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at careers@bench.com. Benchmark is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to compliance with all applicable laws prohibiting employment discrimination. It is our policy to take all employment actions and make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, citizenship status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, disability, military status, status as a disabled or other protected veteran or any other protected status under applicable law. 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