Engineering Manager - Highway 61

HNI Corporation is a global family of brands for the workplace and home dedicated to enhancing the spaces where we live, work, and gather. Wepride ourselves on fostering an environment where we make a positive impact on others; upholding our beliefs in integrity, inclusion and belonging.

What We Need:

We are looking for anEngineering Manager to join our HNI Workplace Furnishings team in Muscatine, Iowa! In this role, you will lead the Engineering Center of Excellence at our Highway 61 facility, managing cross-functional engineering teams focused on three key areas aimed at improving business agility and profitability. This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about driving breakthrough change-identifying improvement opportunities, conceptualizing solutions, and implementing new and enhanced processes to boost labor performance, efficiency, and profitability. If you are a results-oriented leader who can overcome challenges and inspire others, this role is for you.

What You Will Do:

• Provide strategic technical decisions and solutions by creating plans, prioritizing, delegating, and managing all engineering activities and deliverables for the facility
• Deliver broad technical leadership by effectively communicating technical information to non-technical stakeholders
• Lead the development and implementation of Project Management processes within the Highway 61 facility

In your Day-to-Day, you will:

• Manage, support, and evaluate engineers' performance, providing coaching and development opportunities
• Oversee project logistics and allocate technical resources to meet business demands
• Identify opportunities to optimize performance in safety, quality, delivery, and cost, utilizing metrics to manage and improve outcomes
• Support plant-level technical escalations
• Conduct process audits and Gemba walks to uncover gaps and improvement opportunities
• Ensure a successful onboarding experience for all engineering team members

What You Have:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Organizational Leadership, or a relevant field
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, including leadership and lean implementation
• Strong influence and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate across functions and levels of authority

HNI Corporation (NYSE: HNI) is a manufacturer of workplace furnishings and building products, operating under two segments. The workplace furnishings segment is a leading global designer and provider of commercial furnishings, going to market under multiple unique brands. The residential building products segment is the nation's leading manufacturer and marketer of hearth products.
We offer benefits starting from Day 1. To learn more, visit www.HNIbenefits.com.
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