Ceramics Manufacturing Engineering Lead

Heraeus Holding GmbH; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Heraeus Covantics in Chandler, AZ seeks an Engineering Manager to lead engineering, automation, process improvement, equipment reliability, and capital project activities in a ceramic manufacturing facility. You will provide strategic and technical leadership to advance manufacturing technology, improve performance, and ensure safe, efficient operations.

This role partners with Operations, Quality, R&D, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to optimize processes, develop engineering talent, and manage

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.
• 5–10 years of manufacturing engineering experience with 3–5 years in engineering leadership.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and driving performance.
• Experience with process development, scale-up, qualification and tech transfer.
• Proficiency with statistical analysis and manufacturing improvement tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of process, manufacturing, and project engineers.
• Develop, implement, and optimize ceramic manufacturing processes (powder prep, sintering, grinding, CNC, polishing).
• Oversee manufacturing readiness, process validation, and scale-up of new designs from R&D to production.
• Establish and monitor KPIs for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
• Lead technical evaluations and process development projects with R&D, Quality, and Operations.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives for yield, scrap, throughput, cycle time, and cost.
• Manage departmental operating budgets and CAPEX planning and execution.
• Drive equipment reliability and asset utilization via preventive maintenance and OEE.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

DMAIC

Statistical Analysis

Minitab/JMP

Project Management

Communication

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, or related technical discipline

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Minitab

JMP

Job description

Heraeus Covantics in Chandler, AZ seeks an Engineering Manager to lead engineering, automation, process improvement, equipment reliability, and capital project activities in a ceramic manufacturing facility. You will provide strategic and technical leadership to advance manufacturing technology, improve performance, and ensure safe, efficient operations.

This role partners with Operations, Quality, R&D, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to optimize processes, develop engineering talent, and manage