Internal Job Title: Engineering Design Team Leader
Business: Lucy Electric EMS
Location: Thame, UK
Job Reference No: 3803
Job Purpose:
As a Design Team Leader, this role is responsible for the development projects of New and Special products in accordance with the business product prioritisation process. This involves working closely with the technical project team to ensure new products adhere to industrial engineering standards and that all projects are delivered to the Lucy Electric roadmap timeline and to Budget.
Job Context:
* Lead and guide team members to actively participate in the GR process, ensuring deliverables are submitted on time to meet GR deadlines.
* Maintain up-to-date GR documentation, including DFMEA, project plans, and budgets.
* Proactively manage project risks and issues, creating contingency plans as necessary. Communicate with high-level stakeholders to keep them updated on potential project risks.
* Responsible for effective planning and delegation of workload for their team members.
* Work closely with the Technical and Project management team to prioritise testing effectively and allocate resources in line with project requirements.
* Improve, monitor, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) for the team performance.
* Set clear objectives and conduct regular performance management meetings for all team members.
* Demonstrate company values, inspire teams, and foster a learning environment.
* Foster an environment of continuous improvement and openness to change.
Key Accountabilities:
* Accountable for New and Special project delivery on time and within budget, in alignment with Lucy Electric’s medium-term plan and annual budget roadmap.
* Accountable for developing high-quality, cost-effective products that meet the MRD requirements.
* Accountable for maintaining and acting upon project test results.
* Accountable for ensuring all new and special products are designed for efficient manufacturing.
* Accountable for setting and achieving your own objectives, as well as those of your team members.
* Accountable for developing, monitoring, and reporting on your team's key performance indicators (KPIs).
Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience
Minimum:
* Degree equivalent in mechanical or electrical engineering. Comprehensive knowledge in Medium and/or Low voltage switchgear.
* Experienced in switchgear products, with a solid understanding of relevant IEC standards. Possesses comprehensive knowledge of material strength and is committed to applying Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles to all product development.
* Highly effective risk management capability and application.
* Demonstrable people management skills.
* Driven to share knowledge and ability to encourage others to do the same. Ability to listen and be open to new ideas and the ideas of others.
* Good financial acumen.
* Experienced in leading multi-disciplined teams.
* Ability to delegate authority to the lowest level, allowing people to do their jobs within agreed parameters.
* Significant experience of working in a multi-national, matrix organisation.
* Strong communications and presentation skills, creative with a keen commercial awareness.
* A Team Leader able to influence others at all levels of the organisation.
* Leads by example and inspires people to do the right thing.
* Empowers and trusts our people to come up with the right solutions.
People Management
* Sets clear performance expectations. Provides high impact performance feedback. Conducts effective performance conversations.
Communication
* Communicates with clarity, written and spoken. Openly encourages debate to achieve the best outcomes. Open to giving and receiving constructive feedback.
* Works collaboratively to deliver the vision, mission and goals of the team and the organisation. Promotes the constructive resolution of conflicts and effectively settles differing viewpoints. Dedicated to the sharing of information and the unrestricted exchange of ideas within the team and the organisation.
Personal Manner
* Expresses own opinion with conviction, demonstrates empathy and tact. Builds authentic, effective working relationships. Readily thanks others for help when given.
* Engages within own and other teams and departments to seek incremental improvements in work processes to improve results. Strives to eliminate waste and duplication. Seeks creative and innovative solutions to problems.
Delivering Results
* Passionate about delivering results with focus on meeting customer needs. Manages time priorities workload effectively. Shares knowledge and experience in the workplace, to deliver customer focused outcomes.
Does this sound interesting? We would love to hear from you. Our application process is quick and easy. Apply today!
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