Art Director jobs in Iowa

Job Description

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and motivate the engineering team while aligning with the company’s visions and goals.
• Set short and long-term objectives to ensure timely delivery, adherence to budget, and meeting customer expectations.
• Coordinate training initiatives and conduct regular performance reviews to ensure high performance and growth.
• Drive the complete product development lifecycle by collaborating with cross-functional teams to align product strategies and successfully deliver innovative products within established cost targets while maintaining quality and innovation.
• Monitor project progress, identify potential risks or issues, and take proactive measures to address them.
• Develop and implement an innovative R&D strategy for the entire product line that aligns with the company’s long-term goals and market trends.
• Foster a culture of learning within the engineering team, encouraging creative thinking and problem solving.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and improve engineering processes, standards, and best practices to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in product development.
• Establish metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and track engineering efficiency, quality, and delivery velocity.
• Expand the company’s technical knowledge and engineering capabilities by developing staff and recruiting technical talent to support technology and product development objectives.
• Work closely with the leadership team to develop long-range organizational manufacturing and operational goals, utilizing voice of customer data and cross-functional communication to drive product development and improvement.
• Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Reports incidents, faulty operations, or product imperfections to management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or related field required.
• 10 years of direct design experience with relevant machinery, with a proven history of leading product development and R&D initiatives.
• Strong leadership and management skills in an engineering/technical role, with experience leading high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong project management skills, a solid understanding of budgeting and the ability to meet timelines consistently.
• Certification in project management preferred, but not required.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities, critical thinking skills, and strategic mindset.
• Excellent communication and people skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and leadership.
• Willingness to travel 10-20% of the time, as needed.
• Knowledge of relative safety standards and willingness to use personal protective equipment (safety glasses, hearing protection etc.)

Key Competencies

• Strategic Leadership
• Team Management
• Product Development
• R&D Strategy
• Process Improvement
• Talent Development
• Attention to Detail
• Verbal and Written Communication
• Project Management/Initiative
• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving/Troubleshooting
• Flexibility and Adaptability
• Professionalism and Work Ethic
• Teamwork and Collaboration

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift up to twenty (20) pounds occasionally.
• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, reach, push, pull, crawl, kneel and climb.