Department Manager - Food & Consumer Products Dept.

$125,000 - $155,000/Yr

SSOE - Toledo, OH

Full-time - Manager

Toledo, OH

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

SSOE is hiring for a Department Manager to oversee and lead staff members within our Food & Consumer Products (Process Controls) Department. The Department Manager responsibilities will include hiring and training, recruiting and training new employees, monitoring, evaluating, and guiding the team, budget management, goal setting and monitoring progress toward department goals to ensure success across the organization. What Makes SSOE a Great Place To Work You don't have to be an employee long before you understand the SSOE difference. It goes back to our history of reinventing ourselves for new markets, serious rates of growth year after year, and being ahead of the curve in technology. Those are the achievements of a company that rewards talent and effort in ways that mean the most to the individual. When you work at SSOE, you work with the best and you're a part of something bigger than yourself. And providing the best possible workplace for our employees gives us a competitive advantage-helping us attract and retain top talent and drive better business results.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and lead staff members within the Food & Consumer Products Department.
• Hire and train new employees, ensuring they are qualified and competent.
• Monitor, evaluate, and guide the team to achieve departmental goals.
• Manage the department budget and monitor progress toward financial goals.
• Participate in business development activities and assist project managers in preparing proposals and presentations.
• Ensure the technical competency of team members through talent acquisition and ongoing professional development.
• Implement departmental standards, initiatives, and recordkeeping improvements.
• Review and approve project change orders developed by the staff before submission to the Project Manager.
• Document the strengths and weaknesses of department personnel to identify professional development needs.
• Develop and implement an annual training program with the assistance of the Learning and Development Department.
• Meet resource utilization targets and department financial goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor or Masters degree in Engineering from an accredited program within the technical discipline is required.
• A minimum of ten to twelve years of practical working experience is required.
• Valid driver's license required, may be waived for international assignments.
• Prior experience working in the consulting engineering sector is preferred.
• Prior experience working in the food, beverage, or pharmaceutical sectors is preferred.
• Professional Engineering registration is preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in business development and familiarity with sanitary design.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401K
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Paid holidays