KPS Global (KPSG) is the North American industry leader in the manufacture, production, and installation of Walk-in Coolers and Freezers. KPSG’s end-product serves many channels within the retail food market as well as industrial applications. KPSG is based in Fort Worth, Texas with Engineering activities centralized in the Fort Worth facility (along with Finance, Human Resources, Customer Operations, Sales, and Installation Services), supporting product manufacturing in five locations: Fort Worth; Piney Flats, TN; Goodyear AZ; San Dimas CA, and Conyers, GA.

Required Skills

Expectation

• Develop into a product expert: the designs, understanding what we do well (and areas needing improvement), field installation challenges, design cause and effect(s), overarching engineering standards (ICC, ASHRAE and others), and Team development and growth

• Enablers to becoming the Engineering voice

Responsibilities

• Developing a sound working relationship with key functions, i.e. Customer Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Construction Services and Finance

• Champion the advancement of existing and New Product Development concepts both product and process to reduce cost (material and labor), simplify the design, and add customer value supporting KPSG’s engineered solutions offerings

• Understand product warranty issues (COPQ) and develop (lead and participate) solutions that prevent reoccurrence through poke-yoke engineering solutions. Success will demand in-depth understanding of current design offerings, manufacturing practices, and installation techniques

• Participate in business strategy development, the annual budgeting (and control process) and business performance reviews as part of the Senior Leadership Team

• Be visible on the factory floor supporting and driving continuous improvement as a mindset

• Understand product installation, promote design changes that simplify and reduce cost. Provide periodic field product performance evaluations, understand and act on outcomes

• Support R&D with new product development (NPD) and introduction through the tollgate process to vet, communicate, and promote value-added products and concepts

• Stay abreast of regulatory changes (Department of Energy-DOE, National Sanitation Foundation-NSF, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and others) and manage business changes accordingly to assure compliance

Required Experience

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering. Master of Business Administration or Engineering desired

• Demonstrated success in leading teams within the engineering discipline. Proven management skills with five (5) years minimum in a managerial capacity

• Background must include time in new product development / product innovation. Success in developing a roadmap wins, with top and bottom-line achievements

• Strong project management, quantitative and analytical skills

• Lean / Continuous Improvement training (Toyoda Production Principles)

• Cross-functional managerial assignments desirable – Manufacturing and Supply Chain. Quick study in manufacturing processes

• Operate with a visible high energy style, challenge status-quo, be appropriately out-spoken

• Will manage between 5-8 direct reports

• Up to 20% travel requirement