Director, Technology Engineering
Rehrig Pacific Company

Job Info

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Here at Rehrig Pacific, we are all about our people. Since 1913, our organization has focused on sustainable supply chain solutions while creating a culture and atmosphere where amazing people, like you, are celebrated for doing their best work. Rehrig Pacific has grown to meet the needs of our industry consumers across the country and internationally. We are constantly creating innovative solutions to transcend the new standards set forth by our customers. We find true fulfillment in helping others, both within the Rehrig Pacific family and in our communities. As servant leaders, we lead by example.

Brief Role Description (Purpose and level of work)

The role will be responsible for leading the engineering for technology enabled customer facing solutions. The director will leverage an advanced tech stack in IoT, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Big Data and Edge Computing. This role will embed product development acumen in building a high-performance engineering team.

Key Accountabilities

• Builds Effective Teams
  • In Conjunction with Human Capital build strong-identity teams that apply diverse skill sets and perspectives to achieve common goals.
  • Lead an existing team of 3-4 Managers ,12-16 Engineers and additional contract team members as needed
  • Mentor, coach and support the team that drives trust, credibility, and future leadership.
  • Implement a Hybrid Onshore/Offshore Engineering Resource Model to drive Quality, Capacity and Efficiency
• Business Insight
  • Works with the Director of R&D to embed additional tech stack capabilities into customer solutions
  • Keeping abreast of industry trends and developments and identifying opportunities for the organization to leverage new processes in technology engineering
• Drives Results
  • Ensure that technology solutions are secure, reliable, and compliant with industry regulations and standards
  • Manage 3rd party technology providers to meet evolving capacity and expertise needs
  • Working with the Director, Solutions Development, deliver solutions to production readiness on time and on budget aligned with the overall business strategy
• Drives Vision and Purpose
  • Establish the engineering process, enabling effective cross-functional communication and a consistent feed-back loop for product enhancements
  • Serve as a liaison between the technical team and the business team and communicate the technical capabilities and limitations of proposed solutions
• Manages Ambiguity
  • Drive technology software development through efficient engineering resource allocation
  • Act as an escalation point for all solutions to ensure business continuity for customers
• Strategic Mindset
  • Actively seeks out new technologies and opportunities that can help the organization achieve its goals and stay ahead of its competitors.
  • Consider how technology solutions will evolve over time, and planning for future needs and requirement

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to engineer advanced electro-mechanical solutions
• Demonstrated experience delivering high value technology solutions on time and on budget
• Demonstrated communication skills in a cross functional environment
• Able to pick up multiple projects in mid-stream to assist team(s) with completing existing efforts
• Applied project management skills in developing technology platforms and solutions

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor•s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and/or a related field.
• Experience with various data collection technologies hardware (RFID, GPS, RTLS, barcode etc.)
• Experience with cloud-based platform providers (AWS, force.com, Azure, etc.)
• Experience with Machine Learning & Computer Vision Applications
• 10+ years of experience managing engineering teams
• Travel estimated at 25-30%

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