Operations Engineering Manager (Juarez 1) - The Toro Company

Who Are We?    

Toro Company Plant 1 in Juarez, Chihuahua Mexico is a division of The Toro Company since 1999, we pride ourselves on providing the maintenance of gardens and landscape. We produce irrigation wireless systems, blowers, equipment to help maintain of the trees, garden mowers, gardening vehicles, trenchers. In general irrigation systems and outdoor solutions. With 100 years of operation under our belt and an average employee tenure of 15 years, come find out what makes Toro Company Juarez 1 is the best place in Juarez to build a career.

What Will You Do? 

In order to grow and build a successful career with The Toro Company, you will be responsible for: 

Manufacturing Engineering

• Manage and directs the Manufacturing Engineering function to ensure all assigned duties are completed in a timely, quality minded, and cost-effective manner.
• Assures documentation regarding internal procedures for component production are available, current and accurate BOMS and data are entered into SAP.
• Assures time standards are defined with detail precision and entered in SAP for all direct and indirect labor hours as well as machine hours and any required rework labor.
• Works to develop manufacturing processes that optimize the most efficient production methods and workplace layout utilizing the lean principles and methodologies.
• Strongly advocates total quality concepts of customer requirements, continuous improvement, goals, measurements, etc.
• Coordinates corrective actions: through end-of-run meetings and production notes driving suggestions for design changes to improve manufacturability and process innovation.
• Responsible for the factory capacity at a machine level (theoretical) and coordinates with operations and planning to insure optimum capacity utilization and efficiency.
• Works with other departments to assure schedules and capacities are adequate to support marketing requirements.
• Research and develop utilization of innovative technology to improve product efficient manufacturability and cost.
• Responsible for injection molding processes and standards. Improves molding quality using mold pressure and computer control technology 

Project Engineering

• Stay current in and coordinate the introduction of innovative technologies, processes, and procedures to enhance and facilitate quality and productivity improvements.
• Analyzes and recommends ideas and drives changes, including any capital expenditures to reduce/improve energy consumption/utilization.
• Analyzes, designs, and implements changes to plant layout utilizing lean principles for all equipment to improve productivity, quality, and operator safety in coordination with Operations leadership.
• Responsible for the overall project management and coordination for capital projects. Coordinates capital project implementation including justification, competitive bidding, and program completion.

New Product Introductions

• Responds to request for quotes on all new products requested.
• Ensures all manufacturing documentation is ready, on-time for the first production run.
• Utilizes Lean principles in process development and design for driving set up time reductions, waste elimination and standardized operating procedures through the new product development cycle.
• Implements concurrent engineering practices – promoting team building at all levels and focusing on “design for manufacturing” practices.
• Works with Quality department on process capability studies to assess product designs and our manufacturing processes.
• Works with Design engineering to produce prototype as needed.

Production equipment

• Responsible for all production equipment, fixtures, equipment acquisition, development, implementation, replacement of obsolete equipment.
• Keep the production equipment up time operating within safety, quality, efficiency and company goals.
• Innovation with IoT 4.0 technology as part of the continuous improvement strategy
• Ensures all new production tooling is completed and available by production startup.
• Maintains the tool log system for tracking and approving all controlled tools throughout the plant.
• Establishes preventative maintenance schedules to ensure tooling is safe and producing high quality components.
• Responsible for mold tools repair and improvements.  

Facilities Maintenance

• Perform and fulfill all required facility maintenance activities to keep the building in conditions for production operations and as required by regulated governmental agencies such as the STPS.
• Keep all utilities available for the normal operations. Water, Restrooms, electrical, heater, evaporative cooling, etc.
• Monitor compliance with all the parameters required for the city disposal of waste.

Financial and Budget Control

• Works with the Operations leadership team to develop and execute a strategic annual and long range capital plan
• Approves all engineering purchase orders to assure assigned cost centers are maintained within the approved budget guidelines.
• Full job description will be provided to final candidate at point of offer.

What Do You Need? 

To be considered for this role, an individual should meet the following minimal requirements: 

• B.S. in Engineering, M.S. Preferred

• At least ten years of experience in engineering including a minimum of four years of engineering management

• Experience with appropriate manufacturing processes e.g. weld, paint, assembly, injection molding, metal fabrication

• High degree of self-direction and tolerance of ambiguity.

• Ability to write technically

• Ability to work effectively across levels from shop floor to Director level

• Ability to support work at remote sites

• Willingness to adjust working hours as necessary to ensure effective support of region

• Technical knowledge of electrical and mechanical manufacturing and assembly systems

• Strong preference for experience with Advanced Manufacturing Techniques such as Industry 4.0 and Automation

• Travel 20-35%

• LI-Onsite

What Can We Give You?    

At Toro Company Juarez 1, we are always working to make sure our employees know just how valued they are. In addition to a competitive salary, great benefits - The Toro company offers employees at our Juarez Plant 1, an additional to all the law benefits we offers a variety of perks, including: 

Competitive Salary – The pay range takes into skills, experience, education, and location. It is not common to be hired at or near the top of the range; compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

Major medical insurance - We provide to our employees’ health insurance to cover major medical expenses.

At Toro Company Juarez 1, we are committed to fostering a secure and trustworthy recruitment process for our applicants. Recruitment fraud is a potential threat to job seekers, so please be aware that throughout our recruitment process, you’ll never be required to pay any fees or disclose personal financial details when applying to TCJRZ1 opportunities.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related needs and conditions, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.