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Sr. Manager, Product Line & Manager at Guzzler Manufacturing

Posted in Management 30+ days ago.

Type: Full-Time
Location: Leeds, Alabama





Job Description:

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) provides products and services to protect people and our plant. Founded in 1901, Federal Signal is a leading global designer and manufacturer of products and total solutions that serve municipal, governmental, industrial and commercial customers. Headquartered in Oak Brook, IL, with manufacturing facilities worldwide, the Company operates two groups: Environmental Solutions and Safety and Security Systems. For more information on Federal Signal, visit : www.federalsignal.com.


With nearly 100 years of collective experience in industrial vacuum loading, vacuum excavation and industrial high-pressure waterblasting, FS Solutions offers unsurpassed expertise and a unique breadth of product lines and trusted brands to meet the needs of industrial cleaning contractors and other industry professionals. Each of the FS Solutions rental centers located across the United States offers parts warehousing and factory training with equipment rentals. FS Solutions centers are located in Leeds, Ala.; Long Beach, Calif.; Streator, Ill.; Highland, Ind.; Gonzales and Prairieville, La.; New Brunswick, N.J.; Williston, N.D.; Toledo, Ohio; Lexington, S.C.; Beaumont, La Porte and Midland, Texas; Salt Lake City, UT and Tacoma, Wash.


Position Summary:


Responsible for directing, planning, and execution of the company's strategic plan relating to all OEM manufacturing and Engineering operations. Managing all related plant operations to ensure budgetary goals are met or exceeded. Provide leadership and development of the engineering and operations management to ensure professional growth and customer satisfaction.


Position Responsibilities:



  • Provide support and leadership for strategic initiatives to develop the business.

  • Communicates objectives and expectations to direct reports and ensure team is on pace for successfully completing targets and objectives.

  • Achieves assigned organizational objectives regarding forecasted budgets, unit sales and on time delivery, while being an active participant in the success of FS Solutions Aftermarket operations.

  • Develop and maintain product line profitability assessments and action plan to develop current design and maintain or improve profitability.

  • Perform market analysis on competing products, brands & trends.

  • Developing design ideas based on customer interests, budgets, and market research.

  • Managing design schedule and in consistent communication with the sales team regularly about scheduling capabilities.

  • Creating full product designs and specifications using computer software modeling techniques.

  • Provide support and direction in developing the team to drive continuous improvement and effectively quote, design, build and deliver custom vacuum trucks and repairs.

  • Ensures all safety and environmental policies and procedures are understood and adhered to by all employees and are integrated into daily activities.

  • Prepare annual OEM and Engineering plans and expense budgets, monthly sales forecast and annual objectives for all Engineering and OEM manufacturing.

  • Support and drive Marketing efforts for Industrial Guzzler products.

  • Other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:



  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

  • 5+ years of experience in product support sales management, direct experience in parts sales and distribution preferred

  • 2+ years of cost center management responsibility

  • Exceptional organization skills

  • Strong negotiation skills

  • Technical aptitude

  • Proactive mindset

  • Desire to help organization succeed

  • A tenacious drive for improvement and achieving goals

  • Positive influence and upholds ethical values

  • Proven ability to manage and lead people

  • Proven results-oriented leadership style

  • Strong organizational and communication skills

  • Results-driven leadership style

  • Self-starter with a high degree of initiative and motivation

  • Creative and passionate about creating solutions to customer problems

  • Strong knowledge of the industry and market trends

Benefits of Employment


In addition to excellent career growth opportunities, Federal Signal Corporation offers a wide array of benefits including: annual bonus potential, insurance (life, medical, dental, vision), paid holidays, paid vacation, 401(k) with matching contributions and tuition reimbursement. We provide our employees with a smoke-free, drug-free workplace.


The Company is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of, and will receive consideration for employment without regard to, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category, characteristic, or trait under applicable law. If you require reasonable accommodation in the application process, call Human Resources at 630-954-2000. All other applications must be submitted online.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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