Principal Engineering Operations Manager (SALISBURY)

Jabil is expanding! We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Engineering Manager to drive engineering operations for our new state-of-the-art site in Salisbury, NC (near Charlotte)! Be apart of the growing industry of data center infrastructure and build your engineering team / department from the ground up!

How will you make an impact?

The Senior Engineering Manager will be responsible for planning, designing, implementing, and managing production systems across our cloud computing / data center manufacturing facilities that assure performance, reliability, maintainability, schedule adherence and cost control within the production sites. The Sr Engineering Manager will adopt as its goals profitability, effectiveness, adaptability, responsiveness, quality, and the continuous improvement of rack, server, and data center products and services throughout their life cycles .

This role also supports business development efforts with current and / or future customers and development or implementation of cloud computing / data center engineering strategies.

This is an on site, site level, hands on role in Salisbury, NC

This role may require extensive travel to other locations during the first 36 months for training, team integration, and operational alignment.

What will you do?

Manages ME (manufacturing engineering) and IE (industrial engineering) activities with focus on key operational metrics for our cloud computing / data center manufacturing operations .

Manufacturing System Development : Design and develop manufacturing systems and procedures for cloud computing manufacturing processes. This includes material storage, material flow, assembly of hardware components or devices into racks and servers ( such as motherboard s , memory, CPU, storage (SSD, HDD, NVMe ) and PCIE devices).

Manufacturing Sustaining : Lead the engineering of manufacturing processes for (L5 thru L9) assembly and server (L10) and rack (L11) level test and infrastructure deploy ment at our production facilities, including the implementation of system configuration changes.

Manufacturing Infrastructure Expansions : Lead the sites manufacturing infrastructure , layout, and flow for server and rack assembly, liquid cooling, and testing operations as well as future expansions planning, deployments, and assembly of other data center hardware / large factor assembly.

Develop line layouts, process flow charts, simulation models, layouts, processes, line balancing, staffing models, and manufacturing quotes for existing operations, continuous improvement, and new business opportunities

Reduces manufacturing cost by optimizing processes and systems, e.g., modification of responsibilities or consolidation of tasks, elimination of non-value-added processes, and use of Best Practices.

Introduces new advanced manufacturing processes including automation and along transferred capabilities from new customers into the Jabil sustaining manufacturing organization.

Collects global manufacturing engineering feedback and identifies issues to be addressed by ME , IE, or other global functions.

Defines, develops, and implements ME and IE strategies which support overall objectives , business development and Jabils strategic directions.

Executes ME and IE activities in alignment with Jabil strategies, organizational goals and technology roadmap

Demonstrates a good understanding of LEAN Six Sigma and actively promotes the core principles throughout the organization

Creates training tools, documents and procedures for global baseline ME and IE competency training at sites.

Hire, Coach, mentor and train site ME and IE resources

Support recruiting and retention of ME and IE talent

Ensure ME and IE succession plans are developed and maintained

Develops and administers training programs from engineering Subject Matter Expert s (SME).

Provides tactical support to resolve critical technical issues as required .

May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

How will you get here?

Education :

• Bachelors degree in manufacturing engineering or industrial engineering , or equivalent engineering discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training or experience.

Experience :

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities :

Demonstrated expertise in Manufacturing Support Systems and business process analysis

Understanding and application of broad range of industrial engineering tools (e.g., work measurement, simulation, process mapping, facilities and workstation design, operations research, etc.)

Proven track record of successful change management accomplishments, implementing and management continuous improvements and cost reduction programs

Ability to analyze problems, identify root causes and provide efficient solutions.

Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with good oral and written communication skills.

Project management and team leadership experience with ability to work in a global matrix organization

Demonstrated ability to implement change and application of Lean and Six Sigma Methodology

What can Jabil offer you?

Along with growth, stability, and the opportunity to be challenged, Jabil offers a competitive benefits package that includes :

Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance