Automotive Injection Molding Engineering Lead

Drive; Pulaski (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Markdom in Pulaski, TN is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead the automotive injection molding manufacturing engineering team, drive process improvements, and manage equipment projects from spec to production handoff.

You will collaborate with production, maintenance, quality, tooling, and process engineering to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations and support new product launches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, or related engineering.
• At least five years in manufacturing engineering, including automotive injection molding.
• At least three years of engineering leadership or project leadership experience.
• Experience managing capital equipment projects from concept through production launch.
• Knowledge of injection molding equipment, assembly systems, automation, fixtures.
• Experience with Lean, root-cause analysis, and structured problem solving.
• Familiarity with IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, and process capability.
• Ability to interpret drawings, equipment specs, and plant layouts.
• Strong communication, budgeting, project management, and cross-functional leadership.
• Willingness to work on the production floor and support installations, launches, and urgent manufacturing needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the manufacturing engineering team with clear objectives and accountability.
• Improve injection molding and secondary operations, including automation and material handling.
• Develop equipment specifications and standards for safe, reliable production.
• Prepare capital requests, evaluate supplier proposals, and manage equipment purchasing, installation, commissioning, and acceptance.
• Manage engineering projects within budgets, schedules, and performance requirements.
• Support new product launches through equipment readiness, capacity planning, process development, validation, and ramp-up.
• Develop plant layouts and work cells to improve material flow and space efficiency.
• Lead improvements in cycle time, scrap, downtime, and OEE.
• Collaborate with production, maintenance, quality, tooling, and process engineering to resolve problems.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Budgeting

Root-cause analysis

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/industrial/manufacturing engineering

Tools

Fanuc robotics

Allen-Bradley PLC

Siemens PLC

CAD software

Job description

Markdom in Pulaski, TN is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead the automotive injection molding manufacturing engineering team, drive process improvements, and manage equipment projects from spec to production handoff.

You will collaborate with production, maintenance, quality, tooling, and process engineering to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations and support new product launches.