Company:

• Chapco Inc., Chester CT.
• Full-time, Mid-Senior Level
• Sheet metal, Design, Forming/Processing, Fabrication
• Serving a variety of end-use markets
• >100 employees
• Salary - $80-105k annually

The position of Engineering Manager provides focused and effective leadership to the Engineering/Programing Team through management of the workflow, quality and output of engineering services. Engineering services include the design of new components, revision changes to existing components and technical support to our internal departments (programing, optimum process recommendations, alternate solutions, etc..)

Key Responsibilities:

Engineering Services

• Interact with customers and Chapco subsidiaries to gain an understanding of product design specifications.
• Within SolidWorks, produce quality and cost-effective designs and drawings based on customer’s specifications.
• Understand company priority and schedule workflow accordingly.

Manage Department Workflow

• Review pending job lists and prioritize workflow accordingly throughout the department.
• Review design projects with engineering personnel. Provide guidance and feedback to assure quality and timely output.
• Maintain a process improvement driven ideology within the department. Develop and document procedures and work instructions. Make recommendations to Management and aid in implementation of determined improvement initiatives.

Production Support

• Provide necessary support to production activities and expertise in evaluating efficiencies, problem solving, technical purchasing and machine programming where needed. This could also include similar support to various departments, such as:
  • Machine Shop
  • Punch Press area
  • Tooling and bending area

Sales Support

• Work with Sales Manager to establish and maintain customer relationships where necessary.
• Participate in quoting when necessary or as a back up to Sales Manager when needed.

Employee development

• Set workplace development goals for engineering personnel
• Training goals for engineering personnel

Chapco Team Player

• Willing to think outside the box when problem solving and participate in any project not necessarily falling within this description as necessary or applicable. Collaborate with fellow staff members to assure the success of all.

Qualifications:

• Experience in Laser Cutting & Drilling, Sheet Metal Fabrication, Press and forming, CNC, as well as conventional machining (Turn, Mill, Drill).
• Ability to validate design within constraints of materials and various manufacturing methods (CNC machining, laser and punch sheet metal forming & fabrication) to meet tight tolerance needs and functional requirements.
• Ability to process and train on engineering principles and techniques.
• Ability to develop, establish, and guide requirements for assembly, fabrication, tooling concepts, and manufacturing configurations
• Ability to support mechanical design decisions through engineering analysis, testing, troubleshooting (e.g., tolerance, FEA, DFM, tradeoff, etc..)
• Proficient with Solidworks for both modeling and creation of detailed drawings
• Ability to minimize build and test iterations through modeling and engineering analysis.
• Maintain a process improvement driven ideology within the department. Develop and document procedures and work instructions.
• Make recommendations to Management and aid in implementation of determined improvement initiatives.
• Ability to support, assist or serve as back-up on quoting of perspective products
• A minimum of 5 years of manufacturing engineering experience is required.

Core Values

• Be positive, passionate, and present
• Be committed to excellence and continuous improvement
• Honor commitments and be a reliable teammate
• Be focused on customer satisfaction and building partnerships
• Value our reputation and with customers, teammates, vendors, and the community

A LETTER TO APPLICANTS: Thanks for visiting! We know that applicants have many options to choose from these days and appreciate you taking the time to check us out. I’d like to take a moment to give you a little flavor of what it’s like to be a part of the Chapco family.

My husband, Brian, owns the company, and his father owned it in the past. Sounds cliché, but we ARE a family business! We spend a lot of time at the dinner table talking about the employee experience and how to make it a good one. Playing in a band!? We’ll post it on our boards. Involved in a community project? Yup, we’d love to hear about it! We’ve helped place pets, decipher insurance problems, or just been a friend with an open door to vent.

At Chapco, we know that none of what we do would be possible without our people. We have so many employees here that make us special! We’re also proud to say that our average employee tenure is 11.6 years. We’re people oriented, give back to our community, and like to have fun. Our number one core value is being “Positive, Passionate and Present.” We want to hire people who want to be part of a great team. Join us and help us become The Best Place to Work in CT!

Sincerely,

Lauren

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