Site Engineering Director (Fortune 500)

We are representing an industry leading Fortune 500 industrial manufacturing organization whose flagship campus is actively seeking a Site Engineering Leader. Reporting to the VP/General Manager, this candidate would assume ownership over an 60+ employee department while working cross functionally with senior leadership. This is a 1,200+ employee campus.POSITION RESPONSIBILITIESThe Site Engineering Leader will report to the VP/General Manager and will be responsible for leading a department of 70+ employees while assuming budgetary ownership.Drive departmental continuous improvement initiatives inclusive of yield improvement, and process optimization.Provide direction and leadership consistent with company and business plan goals.Maintain and develop strategic relationships with key suppliers and vendorsDirect and drive the utilization of problem solving methods for related plant and customer issues.Work closely with plant staff to development "HI-POT " talentWork cross functionally, partnering with different internal departments including Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure seamless execution of launch programs.Establish and track KPIs aligned with plant and business objectivesProvide strategic input into the long-term engineering and business roadmapPOSITION REQUIREMENTSEngineering/Technical degree is required for considerationCandidate should have at least 3-5 years Engineering leadership experience for considerationExperience in high speed/fast paced manufacturing environment is requiredAbility to communicate effectively with staff and work cross functionally with others