Engineering Manager

PERSOLKELLY brings together the legacy and experience of four organisations that shaped the staffing landscape over the past century: Kelly Services, who pioneered the modern temporary help industry in 1946; SKILLED, who crafted the staffing industry in Australia in 1964; Programmed, the leading provider of operations and maintenance services across Australia and New Zealand; and PERSOLKELLY, the largest workforce solutions provider in APAC. Our client is a multinational scientific product company and empower scientists to solve for complex analytical challenges. They are currently seeking for a Engineering Manager to join their Adelaide team. *** **About the role** - Lead a diverse team of engineering and design engineers in collaboration with customers for process facility solutions in Minerals, Cement, and Coal Industries. - Oversee real-time monitoring, sampling, and control of processes to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness. - Ensure targets for engineering requirements are met within agreed timeframes. - Drive a safety, quality, and performance mindset within the team. - Manage timely execution of new products, sustaining engineering, pre-sales, and project designs. - Develop manufacturing drawings and specifications according to project schedules and customer requirements. - Play a key role in PPI development and implementation of lean processes for both owned processes and the wider business **Responsibilities** - Cultivate and champion a safety-centric culture with a focus on "Safety First" and "Right First Time, On Time." Instill a high level of safety awareness and implement 5S principles among associates. - Foster a culture of customer awareness and satisfaction by improving on-time delivery in engineering. - Provide engineering support to global minerals and PGNAA sales teams, ensuring timely delivery of product documentation and drawings to meet customer project documentation VDDR and MDR requirements. - Develop and maintain Standard Work for all engineering work cells, incorporating Leader Standard Work (LSW) into daily management practices. - Document, audit, and enforce engineering processes and procedures, demonstrating continuous improvement and corrective action processes to meet ISO 9001 certification requirements. - Uphold core values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement. - Ensure compliance with required or statutory certification and licensing for engineering work, aligning all designs with relevant safety, environmental, and design standards or regulations. - Actively participate in the PPI-Lean Enterprise (PPI-LE) program, leveraging ISO 9001 certification to utilize practical process improvement (PPI) tools and the 8-step methodology as the process champion for the A-M value stream business. - Utilize the Root-Cause Counter-Measure (RCCM) 5-whys tool to assess performance gaps and establish sustainable corrective and preventative actions, including those related to customer satisfaction scores. - Contribute as a key member of the CARES/CAS program, collaborating with the engineering team to identify improvement programs enhancing customer satisfaction. - Serve as a Role Model Leader (RML), emphasizing values, communication, customer and employee focus, aiming for growth, high customer satisfaction (CAS), and employee satisfaction (EOC score). - Create a work environment that challenges staff to develop competence and provides opportunities for professional development. - Empower staff to be innovative and involved, promoting waste elimination and efficient problem-solving to meet or exceed customer expectations. - Achieve customer satisfaction goals for on-time delivery, quality, and reliability standards, collaborating closely with Supply Chain, Customer Service, Engineering, Quality, and Project Management functions. - Develop a successful team by motivating, challenging, and coaching direct reports, fostering accountability and facilitating ongoing personal development for themselves and their teams. - Provide support as the acting Site Leader when required at the manufacturing facility. **Skills and Experience** - Possess a Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering degree with a minimum of 5 years of leadership experience or equivalent, along with professional membership in an engineering association, which would be advantageous. - Thorough understanding of the mining industry and its specialized high-value capital equipment, coupled with knowledge of associated documentation requirements. - Proficient knowledge of electromechanical assemblies, instruments, or devices. - Demonstrated track record in leading diverse teams of engineers and drafters in the development of highly engineered capital equipment or industrial products. - Substantial experience in industrial design engineering, including expertise in flow and sample handling systems. - Ability to ensure adherence to engineering standards for design and safety. - Familiarity with "New Product