Director of Manufacturing Engineering

Location: Eastern United States | Site-based role with periodic travel required

About the role

Build People is representing an established industrial manufacturer seeking a senior engineering leader to guide manufacturing capability, technology investment, and operational improvement across its production organization.

Responsibilities

• Establish manufacturing engineering priorities and improvement plans.
• Improve production capability, reliability, throughput, quality, and cost performance.
• Lead automation, equipment-modernization, and process-improvement initiatives.
• Oversee capital planning, project justification, and implementation.
• Support production expansion, new manufacturing requirements, and equipment integration.
• Introduce consistent engineering methods, standards, and performance measures.
• Lead and develop engineering personnel.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Maintenance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing engineering or operations experience.
• Demonstrated engineering leadership within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting operations across more than one production facility.
• Strong knowledge of automation, manufacturing equipment, and capital projects.
• Background in discrete manufacturing, industrial equipment, or engineered products.
• Experience delivering measurable improvements in productivity, capacity, or cost.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or similar improvement methodologies.
• Strong project-management, communication, and leadership abilities.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Performance bonus
• Comprehensive benefits package