Chief Engineer

Job Title: Chief Engineer Department: Engineering FLSA Status: Exempt Position Overview: The Chief Engineer provides leadership and technical expertise to the Engineering Department, overseeing the design, development, and production support of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders and related components. This role is responsible for supervising engineering personnel, supporting cross-functional departments, and driving innovation through research, development, and custom product design.

The Chief Engineer ensures that engineering operations align with company goals, customer requirements, and industry standards, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, quality, and teamwork.

Essential Duties

(Additional duties may be assigned as required.) Supervise and manage engineering personnel to ensure departmental efficiency and performance. Support Sales and Purchasing Departments with technical guidance on production and design inquiries. Provide accurate engineering drawings and specifications to production for manufacturing orders.

Process and oversee job orders for hydraulic and pneumatic cylinder projects. Engineer and design custom hydraulic and pneumatic products, parts, and modifications to meet customer specifications. Review, approve, and implement design change requests. Reverse-engineer customer-supplied products to create viable manufacturing solutions.

Research and develop new hydraulic and pneumatic cylinder technologies to expand the company’s offerings and capabilities. Train and mentor engineering staff to build technical expertise and leadership within the department. Coach and train employees on corrective action request forms to identify root causes and implement long-term solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly supervises employees in the Engineering Department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

Responsibilities include

Interviewing, hiring, and training employees Planning, assigning, and directing work Appraising performance Rewarding and disciplining employees Addressing complaints and resolving problems Ensuring compliance with company policies and applicable laws Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed above, and below, are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Language Ability: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Math Ability: Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Made2Manage, Auto CAD, and Internet Explorer.

Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree (B. A. / B. S.) from four-year college or university; more than 10 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Specialized Training: Auto CAD training Knowledge, Skills and Other Abilities: Communication skills Interpersonal skills Ability to supervise others Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25+ pounds. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to wear safety glasses and hard sole/close toed shoes with a low heel when walking through the manufacturing shop and/or repair shop whether as part of performing their job or just passing through. In addition, long hair must be tied back when around hazards of flame, machinery, or equipment.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Yates Industries, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and provides employment and advancement opportunities to its employees without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and conditions related to pregnancy), sexual orientation, transgender status, weight, height, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship, disability, genetic makeup, military or veteran status, misdemeanor arrest record (not resulting in conviction) or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

This policy of equal employment opportunity applies to all policies and procedures relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, employee benefits, promotional opportunities, disciplinary decisions, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.