CSMU Engineering Manager

at  Dematic Logistics de Mexico S de RL de CV

Lead a team of engineers from the Customer Service Modernization and Upgrades group to successfully design and deliver automated material handling solutions for assigned projects and customers. Note that the emphasis here is working on client’s existing (running) automated systems, where the scope of work will be a Modernization and Upgrade to those systems.

This will include leading efforts to expand team commissioning expertise towards a life-cycle engineering perspective; including, but not limited to design, drawings, order entry, configuration, visualization, and testing.

• Lead team members by example and by living KION’s shared Group Values and Leadership Principles.
• Ability to partner with remote team members to track progress, success, and personal and project performance gaps.
• Ability to identify, align and manage skills and development target goals.
• Ensure compliance with local and supported authorities for visa management.
• Maintain a schedule for individual contributors for the direct team, while coordinating with a large team to ensure the level-loading of team members.
• Managing scope, budget, and schedules per project requirements and contracts, and per SOW request.
• Build cross-functional partnerships with regional and international managers to maintain consistency and standards.
• Project support and initiative to push and support high-priority demands; including technical support and training as needed.
• Understand the scope of technical responsibility to support team growth and focus.
• Management of team tools, including but not limited to, laptops, PPE, etc.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Manage project execution risk through validation of project inputs (as-sold project documentation and the project schedule), effective project staffing strategies and comprehensive adherence to standard work and quality processes.
• Ownership and ensuring timely completion of short-term monthly forecasting across assigned projects, independent of resource reporting.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND TRAVEL:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of successful experience in a directly related field.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities in current role. Previous experience leading teams is a plus.
• Advocates and recommends changes in processes and/or procedures to improve processes, projects, and teams.
• Anticipates trends, and problems and enthusiastically searches for resolutions.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and presentation skills. Ability to solve problems.
o Demonstrated stand-up presentation skills, group facilitation, and effectively interacting with customers.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to interact effectively in a team-based organization and with employees of all levels and backgrounds across all functions.
• Excellent leadership, teamwork, influencing, mentoring, coaching, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent analytical, organization, and time management skills.
• PC skills with demonstrated knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
• Ability to work individually and under minimal supervision to include a mixture of remote and office environments leading a distributed workforce.
• Travel up to 30% to the customer site, other Dematic offices, or identified locations for meetings, training, and business needs

Required: Bachelor’s Degree (Electrical, Mechanical, Controls).
Advanced degree a plus.