Manufacturing Director

Summary: Directs and coordinates activities of the Engineering department to design, manufacture, and test components, products, and systems by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following:

• Lead and manage the Catoosa Engineering team.
• Handle all aspects of the Engineering department across three product lines.
• Improve engineering processes and efficiency to accomplish engineering tasks within schedule and budget constraints.
• Directly communicate with customers in the form of meetings and presentations to understand and define their needs. Understand and respond to customer requests, both verbal and written.
• Ensure designs meet all codes and customer requirements.
• Support Project Management, Planning, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Quality as required.
• Act as technical expert for the company for both internal and external customers.
• Facilitate accurate completion of calculations such as pressure vessel stress analysis, structure analysis, Finite Element Analysis, etc., as required.
• Participate in engineering, welding, projects and general design reviews as required; perform liaison function between Engineering and all manufacturing operations for any related issues, problems or improvements.
• Regular attendance, ability to arrive at work punctually, ability to work on–site.
• Maintain employee records for ASME compliance to include qualifications, training, and on-going experience documentation.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others, ability to deal respectfully with the public, customers, vendors, other employees, managers, and executive management.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently, ability to work in a fast-paced environment, ability to interchange with others in the department.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ability to supervise 20 to 40 non-exempt employees. Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Kelvion's policies, procedures and applicable laws. Responsibilities will include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Directing employees’ work; setting and adjusting rates of pay and hours of work of employees; planning and controlling the budget for department; providing for the safety of the employees; planning the work; determining the techniques to be used; apportioning the work among the workers.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Personal computer skills including drafting in AutoCAD, Inventor modeling, ANSYS FEA calculations, STAAD Pro structural calculations, electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, PowerPoint, graphics, etc.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

• B. S. Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum of 5 years design engineering experience is required.
• Minimum of 10 years management experience.
• General knowledge of welded steel fabrication practices.
• Computer skills must include Windows, AutoCAD, MathCAD, Excel and Word.
• Working knowledge of American Society of Mechanical Engineering Code (Section VIII, Division 1), American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE), American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), and American Petroleum Institute (API) 661.
• M.S. Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical or Structural PE license preferred.

JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Must be able to work with customers to define and document requirements, address technical concerns and provide project status.
• Ability to make technical presentations internally and to customers.
• Able to make effective and persuasive arguments and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, customer subject matter experts, and/or boards of directors.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Excellent written and oral communication skills

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Able to comprehend and apply principles of calculus, modern algebra, and statistical theory.
• Able to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Able to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.,) in its most difficult phases.
• Able to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

TRAVEL

Occasional overnight travel (up to 10%) by land and /or air. Able to receive and maintain a valid passport.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Professional Engineering Certification strongly preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is moderate.

Nothing in this position description restricts executive management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the task listed in this job description, as well as other tasks assigned to you. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.

Kelvion Inc., designs and manufactures Brazed and Gasketed Plate Heat Exchangers, Condensers and Dry Coolers, and Air Cooled Heat Exchangers for refineries, chemical and petrochemical plants, power utilities, and other related industries. The manufacturing plant is located at the Port of Catoosa near Tulsa, Oklahoma.