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Description Barnes' Force and Motion Control (FMC) SBU has an exciting career opportunity for a dynamic engineering professional to lead its engineering function for the Americas and the ASRaymond global brand. As Regional Engineering Director, you will play an integral role in leading and directing the team to ensure the effective planning and execution of a "robust" engineering team. This manager will lead all aspects of the engineering function and facilitate the design of innovative tools, procedures, and methods as well as provide technical guidance to their teams and leadership to support the diverse needs of our customer portfolio. This role is integral in partnering with business leaders to support the development of new products, services, and value-added opportunities within the industries. The right candidate should have proven track record of driving performance and results through the effective leadership of people - grounded in core values with a demonstrated ability to cultivate a high performance, collaborative and engaged team who want to "win". If you are a high-energy, motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced transformational environment, with prior experience leading a global engineering team, please submit your name and credentials for consideration. Core Responsibilities: Act as an integral member of the regional leadership team by actively supporting the successful planning and execution of the region and brands growth strategy to meet and exceed short-term and long-term sales and profitability targets. Support and align new product resources and processes to effectively support the region's growth. Develop and implement process and product engineering resources supporting sales. Empower teams with a leadership/management style that is collaborative, inclusive, and balanced in approach to achieve commitments. Identify, leverage, and share best practices across the businesses as appropriate. Implement the organization's research and development policies, objectives, and initiatives with a focus on "engineering development" innovation. Ensure alignment with Barnes standards. Monitor, benchmark and maintain leading edge technology to advance creativity and innovative solutions across the business. Collaborate internally with other engineering teams to explore and develop technical solutions to challenging customer needs and engineering problems for next-generation products. Assist in the advancement of smart factory development within distribution and manufacturing locations. Lead, model, and drive the Barnes Growth vectors, FMC strategic themes and values to drive transformation efforts. Collaborate with senior leadership to ensure the implementation of the robust Next Generation future state strategy. Identify, implement and measure key performance indicators to ensure attainment of short term and long-term strategic initiatives. Operate as a strong team leader and team builder focused on generating results through collaboration, influence and relationship building as much as direct line authority. Serve as technical authority for all innovation and engineering matters Establish technical roadmaps around new products and technology in alignment with Marketing and Product Management. Lead and ensure the successful implementation of profit and productivity improvement initiatives as they relate to the business plan/strategy. Attract, develop, and retain qualified, talented people, creating and sustaining a high-performance culture. Organize the function to execute and deliver results on a consistent basis - the right way, every day. In alignment with the Company Core Values, effectively work with peers to enhance the performance of the function while promoting and embracing the "One Team, One Company, One Barnes" philosophy. Qualifications: Minimum of 8+ years of Engineering experience required in operations, m