Senior Engineering Manager

CareerWise Recruitment

Cork

An experienced Senior Engineering Manager is required on a Permanent HYBRID basis by CareerWise Recruitment for our Cork-based multinational, world-leading Medical Device Company. This exciting role reports to the Director of Advanced Operations with multi-site and multi-divisional responsibility for leaders, project managers and engineers tasked with the commercialisation of new products and platform technologies in line with divisional portfolios. The successful candidate will be a key member of the AO Ireland Leadership Team; formulating and implementing strategic plans to help drive the overarching strategic plan and future direction of the organisation, ensuring timely delivery of high quality, innovative new products and technologies through close collaboration with divisional business partners and GQO. THE ROLE: * Be an effective partner across all functions within divisional and GQO organisations to deliver associated new products in line with divisional pipelines. Participate in and lead a cross functional/divisional business forums and process improvement initiatives. * Responsible for directing the teams to work effectively and build collaborative relationships with product development across multiple divisions and with the manufacturing operations to improve the speed to market of new products, utilising the new product processes and global advanced operations procedure. * Ensure a culture of collaboration exists between the AO NPI teams across the campus to ensure that key skill sets can be leveraged when required to ensure all projects are managed effectively and delivered in line with divisional expectations. * Develop detailed understanding of "best practice" in product launch performance within the 'Medical Device' industry. * Develop skills matrix in line with product road maps identifying the necessary training and coaching for team members to ensure that technical and team based skills are acquired, applied and maintained by team members. * Prepare and deliver annual budgets (headcount, expense and capital) for final review and approval. Approval authority for personnel requisitions and capital expenditure requests. * Provide direction to the team in complex or difficult situations, remove obstacles, assign appropriate resources and interface with other functions to assist with issue resolution. * Partner with HR in identifying, acquiring top talent while developing and retaining talent within the team. * Establish priorities imparting a sense of urgency and importance to effectively deliver new products per quality, cost and time constraints. * Responsible for the implementation, enforcement and compliance of all relevant quality, regulatory and safety standards. REQUIREMENTS: * B.S in Engineering, Science or business discipline required or a related master's degree. * 5-8 Years leadership experience or substantial engineering support or project management experience in a team based environment is required. * Experience in managing new products or process teams preferable. * Strong interpersonal, communication, influencing and presentation skills essential. * Individual must possess strong leadership skills, proven ability to coach and mentor individuals in technical skills and people development areas. The individual should enjoy working in a dynamic and results driven team based environment with flexibility essential. * Demonstrated leadership, project management and engineering experience in new product introduction in a regulated environment preferred. * Self-starter with demonstrated efficient work methods, analytical and problem solving skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast paced environment. * Strong knowledge in project management tools essential. Strong analytical skills with a high problem solving and process improvement orientation critical. * Requires an analytical, logical and strategic thought process. * Experience of GD&T, process mapping, statistical methods and process/ product validations would prove beneficial. * Excellent PC skills (MS Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project. * Excellent attention to detail. Travel Percentage: 10% Please call Aisling O'Hagan-Yil today for further information on 021- 2427410 or email: aohagan-yil@careerwise.ie. CareerWise Recruitment (In Search of Excellence. Established in 1999, CareerWise Recruitment specialises in recruitment of management and technical professionals for the life sciences, ICT, engineering, food and agri sectors. We operate out of multiple locations in Ireland and have offices in Cork, Shannon, Galway, Mayo and Dublin. By applying for this position, you are consenting to allow CareerWise Recruitment to process and retain your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy, contained on our website for the purposes of providing career opportunities. CareerWise Recruitment accepts that you do not wish your personal data, including your CV, to be forwarded to any client company without your prior consent and gives an absolute assurance that this wish will always be respected. Please feel free to contact us if you have any queries or wish to withdraw or amend your consent.

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