Engineering Team Leader

at Intertek in Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Engineering Team Leader

Intertek, a Nationally Recognized Testing Lab (NRTL) and leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world’s leading brands and companies, is looking for an Engineering Team Leader to join our electrical team in Arlington Heights, IL. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in facilitating international trade and regulatory product testing on the Electrical Sales Team! By joining Intertek, your contributions will be valued as we continue to help the world Build Back Ever Better.

What are we looking for?

The Engineering Team Leader is 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.

About the Team

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 you’ll do:

+ 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

+ Assist in the development of industry-related business objectives and initiatives

+ Promote new business opportunities

+ Assist Engineering Manager and Operations Manager with duties as needed

+ Perform other work as required.

What it takes to be successful in this role:

+ 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

+ Microsoft Office software expertise

+ Be aware of, and adhere to, safety practices and policies to ensure your own safety, as well as the safety of others who may be affected by your actions at work

+ 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

+ Must possess the fundamental technical and administrative skills required to perform the job duties

+ Must be customer focused and quality driven

+ Ability to travel as business needs dictate, 25%

+ A valid driver’s license and reliable driving record is required.

Preferred requirements and qualifications

+ Master’s Degree in scientific, engineering or business

+ 7+ years of direct supervisory experience

+ Professional Engineering (PE) License

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.

Why work at Intertek?

Intertek is a world leader in the $250 billion Quality Assurance market, with a proven, high-quality business model and a global network of customer-focused operations and highly engaged subject matter experts. At Intertek, we exercise our spirit of innovation, the passion of our people and our unmatched customer commitment to realize our purpose of making the world an ever better, safer, and more sustainable place for all. Learn more about Our History (https://intertek-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/www-intertek-com/media/investors/2017/intertek-history-480p.mp4) and What We Do (https://www.intertek.com/what-we-do/) .

What we have to offer:

When working with Intertek (https://www.intertek.com/careers/north-america/working-with-intertek/) , you can expect salary and 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.

Intertek is a drug-free workplace. As a condition of employment, all hires are required to pass a pre-employment drug test.

Intertek believes that Our People (https://d95zk70sfear3.cloudfront.net/intranet-intertek-com/media/stories/2017/our-people-480p.mp4) are our strongest tool for success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.intertek.com/careers/eeo-diversity/) and do not discriminate against applicants due to veteran status or on the basis of disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an 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.

Apply directly on our website: Intertek US Careers (oraclecloud.com) (https://hcog.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX\_1)

*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.