Engineering Team Leader - Product Safety Compliance - Intertek Testing Services NA Inc

Engineering Team Leader - Product Safety Compliance

Intertek, a leading provider of ATIC (Assurance, Testing, Inspection, and Certification) Services, is looking for an Engineering Team Leader to join our Electrical team in Plano, TX. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in facilitating international trade and regulatory product testing.

Intertek's Electrical team provides assurance, testing, inspection, and certification for a variety of electric products, including appliances, consumer electronics, lighting, medical devices, information communications technology, HVACR, industrial, and energy transmission and distribution. Our dedicated professionals help ensure the quality, safety, and sustainability of electrical products used by people throughout the world.

What are we looking for?

Engineering Team Leader position responsible for organizing and managing engineering resources within a specific location and/or department. This includes day-to-day supervision of engineers and technicians. Additionally, the Team Lead will be responsible for providing local expertise in one or more product categories and mentoring and training less senior technical personnel with applicable product safety standards.

Salary & Benefits Information

Individual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons.

In addition to competitive compensation packages, Intertek employees are eligible for a variety of benefits including paid holidays. When working with Intertek, you can expect a benefit package competitively placed within the local market, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) with company match, generous vacation / sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more.

What you'll do:

Listed examples are illustrative and representative of the tasks required of this position and are not intended to be complete or exclusive.

• Manage and direct personnel
• Manage budgeted costs and exceed monthly production/revenue and profit goals
• Assess, monitor, report, and improve on lab productivity
• Responsible for the hiring, training, professional development, and performance management of Team members
• Maintain daily situational awareness of project statuses and ensure Team members execute the Service Delivery Model.
• Be the first escalation point for all client issues related to past and inflight projects.
• Responsible for the morale and professional welfare of Team members, maintaining clear and transparent expectations, and encouraging their progression and involvement with Intertek.
• Partner with and assist Sales in the preparation of quotes within 48 hours of receipt of RFQ, as well as partnering with Sales and the Project Management Team to resolve non-conformance issues
• Maintain, supervise, and enforce all quality requirement, equipment calibration, safety rule, and lab cleanliness standards
• Identify and develop processes to enhance and maximize efficiencies and margin/expense
• Coordinate with other working groups to effectively reach and exceed targeted goals
• Mentor and develop staff by setting appropriate goals and objectives
• Attend technical trade or association meetings
• Make recommendations on improvements to operational processes to maximum efficiencies
• Interact with clients, accreditors and/or Authority Having Jurisdiction to resolve issues
• Make business recommendations on capital expenditures and other initiatives
• Promote new business opportunities
• Perform other work as required

This position outline is a general guideline and does not represent all encompassing details. The position assumes that the incumbent has both the mental and physical requirements to carry out the above defined duties.

Minimum Requirements & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related scientific or engineering field
• 5+ years of direct management experience (Training Staff, Management Time-Off, Salary and Performance Reviews...Etc.)
• Experience with budgeting and managing P&L
• Management experience in an engineering environment, preferably within a testing or product development laboratory
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent leadership and team building skills
• Must be self-motivated and assertive
• Ability to work in fast-paced, multi-tasking environment with shifting priorities and demanding deadlines
• Must be detailed-oriented and able to effectively prioritize and organize workload, with efficient time management
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively in verbal written and presentation formats
• Microsoft Office software expertise
• Must be customer focused and quality driven
• Ability to travel as business needs dictate up to 25%
• A valid driver's license and reliable driving record

Preferred Requirements & Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in scientific, engineering or business
• 7+ years of direct supervisory experience
• Professional Engineering (PE) License

Intertek Total Quality Assured

Intertek is a world leader in the Quality Assurance market, with a proven, high-quality business model and a global network of customer-focused operations and highly engaged subject matter experts. With passion, pace, and precision we work to exceed our customers' expectations, while engaging with our employees to be 10X in their performance and professional growth.

Intertek is a drug-free workplace. For certain safety-sensitive roles, a pre-employment drug screen will be required. Based on local law and legislation, marijuana may be included in that screening.

We Value Diversity

Intertek's network of phenomenal people are our greatest assets, and the diversity they bring fuels our success. Intertek is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that values inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

For individuals with disabilities who would like to request accommodation, or who need assistance applying, please email hr.eeo@intertek.com or call 1-877-694-8543 (option #5) to speak with a member of the HR Department.

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* Intertek does not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies and will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide. Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices in more than 100 countries, delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification (ATIC) solutions for our customers' operations and supply chains. Working at Intertek means joining a global network of state-of-the-art facilities and passionate people who deliver superior customer service with a purpose of bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.