Manufacturing Engineering Lead

Position Summary

The Engineering Operations Lead is responsible for driving execution, accountability, and technical leadership across the Manufacturing Engineering organization.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical leadership and coaching for plant Manufacturing Engineers.
• Develop engineers’ problem-solving, project management, and manufacturing decision-making skills.
• Hold engineers accountable for project commitments, timelines, and communication.
• Foster a culture of ownership, urgency, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure capital and CI projects remain on schedule and within budget.
• Review project scopes, timelines, risks, and resource requirements.
• Drive timely resolution of project issues and escalation when needed.
• Standardize project management practices across all facilities.
• Support engineering resources across four manufacturing plants.
• Aid in complex manufacturing issues requiring cross-functional coordination.
• Provide technical leadership during equipment failures, production disruptions, and major quality issues.
• Work closely with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Production to improve plant performance.
• Mentor engineers in identifying, scoping, and executing CI projects.
• Drive projects that improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
• Lead post-project reviews and capture lessons learned.
• Mentor early-career engineers through regular coaching.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• Required: 7-10 years of manufacturing engineering experience.
• Required: Experience leading capital equipment projects ($1M+), from concept through startup.
• Required: Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, equipment, automation, maintenance, and continuous improvement.
• Preferred: Multi-site manufacturing experience.
• Preferred: Experience mentoring engineers.
• Preferred: Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma experience.
• Preferred: ERP/CMMS experience.