Manufacturing Engineering Manager

About the role

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Federal Industries will lead occupational safety, process engineering, and facility maintenance functions to ensure safe and efficient manufacturing operations. This role will work in partnership with cross-functional teams to continuously improve Operational, Safety, and Environmental metrics.

Responsibilities

• Optimize manufacturing operations to achieve Federal’s safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets
• Develop processes and identify and implement new equipment strategies to support New Product Development
• Support the company’s safety program and culture
• Provide oversight and guidance of plant maintenance, including facility maintenance and renovations, equipment repairs, preventive maintenance, and capacity expansion
• Develop and implement capital expenditure projects for equipment and facility updates
• Analyze and implement improvements to specific manufacturing operations such as welding, fabrication, assembly, and finishing processes
• Organize, lead, and implement kaizen events that impact Federal’s bottom-line
• Oversee the training and implementation of root cause countermeasure (RCCM) process for supervisors and management team
• Provide leadership, coaching, and timely performance reviews, holding direct reports accountable to agreed-upon goals

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering (or extensive experience in manufacturing engineering)
• Minimum 3 years related manufacturing engineering experience
• Minimum 2 years supervisory experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional project teams while successfully managing project scope, schedule and budget
• Licenses or certifications in Project Management, Lean Six Sigma, and/or OSHA
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and written/verbal communication skills
• Change agent skills
• Excellent organizational and business acumen
• Strong computer literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Solid Edge or SolidWorks experience preferred
• Experience in Preventive Maintenance software and/or ERP systems is a plus