Production Support Engineer

Description

The company is a global powersports manufacturer, operating since 1954 and headquartered in Minnesota. It makes off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, roadsters, electric vehicles and boats, and serves more than 100 countries.

In this role you guide new products and manufacturing processes from early concept through full production. You work with engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, product management, sales and suppliers to build parts that can be made at a reasonable cost and that solve technical and operational problems.

Responsibilities

• Own cross-functional product and manufacturing engineering programs from concept to production, and answer for schedule, cost, quality, performance, reliability and overall results.
• Run programs using the company's the company Development Process (PDP) and the company Production System (PPS), making sure requirements, deliverables, milestones and business goals are met.
• Control scope, schedules, budgets, resources and team assignments, and drive issues to resolution across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, product management and suppliers.
• Lead troubleshooting of manufacturing and product problems, including root cause analysis, corrective actions and lasting fixes for production and field issues.
• Work with cross-functional teams and suppliers on manufacturable, cost-effective product and process solutions, such as new features, new technologies and better manufacturing methods.
• Improve manufacturing efficiency through process optimization, new technology, structured problem solving and Lean principles.
• Report program status, risks, resource needs, technical recommendations and key decisions to leadership and stakeholders.
• Support documentation, training and the rollout of new products and manufacturing processes.
• Desired competencies: leadership, meaning setting clear direction, building trust and holding people accountable for results; collaboration, meaning working across functions and levels while respecting other views; problem solving, meaning finding root causes and choosing practical fixes that balance speed, quality and risk.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• At least 2 years of program leadership, or engineering project or design leadership, in a similar industry.
• Proven leadership: you can influence others and build strong working relationships with managers, leaders, staff and cross-functional partners.
• Strong planning, organization and administrative skills, with an understanding of how program goals, tools and resources connect across functions.
• A record of making decisions and acting on them while keeping quality and customer needs in focus.
• Ability to perform well under pressure.
• Riding experience and/or interest in recreational vehicles.

Conditions

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Former employees must be eligible for rehire, and current employees must be in good standing.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, including a profit-sharing plan tied to performance.
• Employee ownership through company contributions to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, plus discounted employee stock purchases.
• 401(k) with a generous company matching contribution.
• Financial wellness education and consultation to plan for the future.
• Health, dental and vision insurance, wellness programs and paid time off.
• Reimbursement for gym and personal training, plus life insurance and disability coverage.
• Paid volunteer time off and support from the company foundation for volunteer work in local communities.