[jsfg_cinti] Fw: Job ops with Daniel Woodhead Company - ILL

> > Please post on your network the following open positions:
> >
> > About the company:
> >
> > Daniel Woodhead Company
> > The Daniel Woodhead Company, Northbrook Illinois, is the primary
operating
> > company in Woodhead Industries' Electrical & Safety business unit
(Nasdaq:
> > WDHD).  Celebrating 80 years of innovation, the Daniel Woodhead Company
> > designs, develops, manufactures and markets performance-oriented,
> > electrical products for use in rugged, industrial applications.  Product
> > segments include Wiring Devices, Portable Lighting, Wire Mesh Grips,
> > Portable Power, Pendant Stations, and Cord Reels.
> >
> > Open positions include:
> >
> > Product Manager
> > Description:
> > We are currently seeking a highly motivated and talented individual to
> join
> > our electrical and industrial products group as a Product Manager.
> > Responsible for the general management of a product or product line
> > including product definition, pricing, positioning, and channel
> > distribution.  individual will reside in our Northbrook, IL location.
> >
> > Reports to:
> > Vice President of Marketing and Product Development.
> >
> > Qualifications:
> > - Bachelors degree is required, advanced degree or MBA is a plus.
> > - Knowledge of technologies, competition and market for industrial and
> > commercial durable products.
> > - Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with cross-functional
> > teams throughout the corporation.
> > - Strong command of written, oral, organizational and presentation
skills.
> > -     5-10 years Sales/Marketing experience in related industries.
> >
> > Responsibilities:
> > - Coordinate all activities related to product launches, product
> > development and introduction of product.
> > - Execution of marketing plans.
> > - Develop and provide technical training to sales force as well as other
> > groups within the company as required.
> > - Attend vendor shows and interface with customers.
> > - Interact with various departments within the company to achieve goals:
> > R&D, project management, sales, technical services, marketing
> > communications, business development, legal counsel and various
> operational
> > teams.
> > - Utilize effective measures to track the effectiveness of relevant
sales
> > and marketing efforts.
> >
> >
> > Engineering Manager
> >
> > We are currently seeking a highly motivated and talented individual to
> join
> > our electrical and industrial products group as a Engineering Manager.
The
> > Engineering Manager is one of 5 direct reports to the Vice President
> > Marketing and Product Development. With 7-10 direct reports, the
> > Engineering Manager works hand-in-hand with the 4 Product/Market
Managers,
> > and interfaces with all departments in the organization. The individual
> > will reside in our Northbrook, IL location.
> >
> > Reports to:
> > Vice President of Marketing and Product Development.
> >
> > Qualifications:
> > The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor Degree in Engineering with a
> > minimum of 5 years experience in managing an engineering department.   A
> > graduate degree in either Engineering or Business is a plus.  Candidates
> > must have experience working in some segment of the electro-mechanical
> > products industry.   A high level of business maturity is required.
> > Responsibilities
> > -     Proven track record in management with an ability lead and manage
> new
> > product programs from design inception to market launch. This will
> includes
> > both internal and external relationships, including foreign sourcing.
> > -     Proven ability to organize sustained product engineering
improvement
> > team toward utilization improvement, and accelerated cost reduction
> > improvements of products and processes we use to manufacture existing
> > products in our portfolio.  Specific responsibilities include evaluating
> > and analyzing the design of each part to determine the most economical
> > methods and procedures for manufacture, and define appropriate tools,
> > equipment, facilities, and cost.
> > -     Strong communication skills, a take-charge personality, creative
> > strategist with strong time management skills.
> > -     Team player who understands urgency, quality and goal setting to
> > achieve timeliness of new products to market.
> > -     A mentor, who can build on the existing skills of the team and
> create
> > the synergy necessary to develop new products in a rapid environment.
> > -     Manage a design team utilizing both Auto CAD and Pro/E systems.
> > -     Interface with UL & CSA.  Familiarity with standards & approvals
for
> > electromechanical products to include wiring devices, lighting, power
> > distribution, water resistant and waterproof aspects, hazardous
locations
> > aspect.
> > -     Apply knowledge of NEMA and NEC requirements to existing products,
> > new product development, and the development of special and variation
> > products.
> > -     Manage all aspects of the activities involving patent protection,
> > including maintaining and prosecuting existing patents, analyzing
> > competitive patents and steering our business around those competitive
> > patents, and developing patent protection for our own new inventions.
> > -     Excellent project justification, implementation, organizational
and
> > communication skills.
> >
> >
> > Design Engineer / Project Engineer (3 positions)
> > Reports to:
> > Engineering Manager
> >
> > Qualifications:
> > - BSME or other degrees with appropriate experience, advanced degree is
a
> > plus.
> > - Candidates must have experience working in some segment of the
> > electro-mechanical products industry.
> > -     5-10 years related experience.
> >
> > Responsibilities:
> > -     Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with
> cross-functional
> > teams throughout the corporation
> > -     New product development experience, from creation of industrial
> > design from marketing concept, through detailed design development,
> through
> > procurement of tooling, and process equipment to bring product into a
> > production environment.
> > -     Strong command of written, oral, organizational and presentation
> > skills
> > -     Prefer someone who has both led and participated in product
> > development teams, and is comfortable working with people outside the
core
> > team, aka (purchasing, Finance, Sales)
> >
> > -     Ideal candidate will have experience in communicating design
details
> > to tooling engineers, (metal or plastic) to collaborate on product
design
> > and tooling development.
> > -     Safety and agency approval experience a plus
> > -     Relative outside experience a plus, (operations, manufacturing,
> > marketing)
> >
> > To learn more about The Daniel Woodhead Company and Woodhead Industries,
> > visit www.danielwoodhead.com  and  www.woodhead.com
> >
> > Contact Information:
> >
> >
> > Paul Johnson
> > VP Marketing & Product Development
> > Daniel Woodhead Co,  (www.danielwoodhead.com)
> > 3411 Woodhead Drive, Northbrook, IL USA. 60062-1892
> > Fax:        847-272-8133
> > E-Mail:   pjohnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
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> > communication.  If you have received this email in error, please notify
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> > immediately and destroy all electronic copies of same.
> >
> >

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