Opportunity
The Director – Engineering,
Faucets North America is responsible for leading New Product Development (NPD)
and Current Product Development (CPD) for Bathroom Faucets, Kitchen Faucets, Valving
& Systems, and Showering Categories.
Strengthening our competitive position in the market through products
that not only meet technical standards but deliver meaningful value to end
users.
Champions innovation across product categories and drives
strategic technology planning to fuel long-term business growth.
Drives best-in-class practices and excellence across the organization.
Shapes the future of engineering
talent through visionary recruitment, impactful training, and career
development programs that build a high-performing, future-ready team.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop, teach, and champion design engineering procedures, tools, and techniques:
Participate in design engineering reviews of project tasks.Coach to ensure informed decisions are made concerning technical content of projects.Remain up to date on best practices and recommend new approaches/tools.
Provide requisite technical expertise
Develop and mentor human resources to be highly skilled in the design engineering discipline.Recruit and hire design engineering human resources.
Responsible for establishing policies, procedures,
and objectives for engineering
discipline. Manages and trains engineering supervisors and managers. Manages department budget, oversees engineering processes, and
coordinates with other departments as necessary.
Provide performance expectations and evaluation for
design engineering resources to
design engineering skill, discipline, and growth. Conduct formal performance management (i.e. MaxP,
performance quintiles, succession planning).
Actively seek update knowledge of the engineering profession, the industry, and application of new technologies.