Manufacturing Engineer Manager (20980)

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead our manufacturing engineering team.

As the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving process improvement initiatives, optimizing production efficiency, and ensuring the highest standards of quality in our manufacturing processes.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of manufacturing engineers and technicians, providing guidance, development opportunities, and support to ensure the successful execution of projects, initiatives and line support
• Develop and implement manufacturing and transactional processes to optimize efficiency, reduce costs, and improve product quality
• Transform the business using lean methodologies
• Coordinate maintenance activities at the site addressing preventative maintenance, capital projects, upgrades/updates and custodial staff
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including production, design engineering and quality assurance to drive continuous improvement and innovation in manufacturing processes
• Identify opportunities for automation and integration of new technologies to streamline production processes and increase productivity
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action activities to address manufacturing issues and ensure compliance with our quality policy and regulatory standards
• Develop and manage budgets, forecasts and resource allocation for manufacturing engineering projects
• Develop and maintain relationships with 3rd party contracted resources

Leadership Responsibilities

• Directly supervises department Teams.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities following policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, training, and hiring, planning, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, addressing team issues, and upholding safety and quality guidelines.

Requirements

• BA in a scientific discipline, Engineering highly preferred
• 7+ years of Manufacturing experience
• 3+ years of Manufacturing Engineering and Lean management experience
• Experience working on diverse scope of issues, where analysis requires evaluation of a variety of factors
• Ability to lead and manage people, including setting expectations, assessing performance, providing feedback, and engaging and developing employees
• Experience successfully deploying capital improvements, such as automation from conceptualization to implementation
• Ability to maintain a high degree of initiative, motivation, and ability to motivate others

Preferred experience:

• Experience with Injection molded plastics
• Experience with electronic components (i.e.; motors, wire harnesses, printed circuit boards)
• Experience with Google Suite
• CAD experience