Serve as a key member of the Plating leadership team that sets the department and the company’s strategic direction.

Develop strategic planning for the direction and control of engineering activities.

Formulate long-term objectives and standards of performance for the department.

Communicate long-term objectives and performance standards to staff and provide frequent feedback on the department’s performance against those objectives and performance standards.

Assure that department achieves objectives and project completion within budget and time frame.

Investigate root cause and implement corrective action to restore performance to prescribed standards when required.

Ensure implementation and refinement as required of formal process to support the plating departments development and build robust processes.

Manage diverse, simultaneous projects of varying complexities and ensure that plating is focused on meeting and exceeding the customer requirements.

Lead a team of engineers and technicians as they develop, test, modify, implement, and validate solutions to technical problems and optimize existing programs including design of equipment, machinery, and processes.