Director of Engineering

Movement Search & Delivery; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Movement Search and Delivery is seeking a Director of Engineering for a well-established U.S. manufacturer of steel and metal products. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring on-the-floor troubleshooting, process improvement, and close partnership with Operations.

The ideal candidate has strong metal stamping, forming, and tool & die expertise, a proven ability to build teams, establish best practices, and lead continuous improvement initiatives to raise uptime, throughput, and quality.

Qualifications

• Hands-on leadership with metal stamping, forming, and tool & die expertise.
• Engineering degree strongly preferred.
• Proven track record in metal fabrication leadership.
• Lean, continuous improvement and automation experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the engineering organization.
• Provide hands-on leadership across metal stamping, forming, tooling, and tool & die.
• Troubleshoot equipment, tooling, and production failures and drive root-cause solutions.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance to improve uptime, throughput, quality, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Lead new product development with a strong focus on design for manufacturability.
• Establish engineering processes, standards, and best practices.
• Drive value engineering, cost reduction, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support capital equipment selection, installation, and production ramp-up.
• Coach and develop the existing engineering team while identifying opportunities to strengthen the organization.

Skills

Metal stamping

Metal forming

Tool & die

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Movement Search and Delivery is working with a well-established U.S. manufacturer of steel and metal products to identify a Director of Engineering.

About the Role:

We are seeking a hands-on engineering leader with strong metal stamping, forming, and tool & die expertise.

This is not a desk-only leadership position. The Director of Engineering will be expected to spend time on the plant floor, troubleshoot equipment and tooling issues, improve manufacturing processes, and partner closely with Operations and Maintenance.

The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to develop the engineering team, establish best practices, and strengthen the overall engineering organization.

What You Will Do:

• Lead and develop the engineering organization.
• Provide hands-on leadership across metal stamping, forming, tooling, and tool & die.
• Troubleshoot equipment, tooling, and production failures and drive root-cause solutions.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance to improve uptime, throughput, quality, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Lead new product development with a strong focus on design for manufacturability.
• Establish engineering processes, standards, and best practices.
• Drive value engineering, cost reduction, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support capital equipment selection, installation, and production ramp-up.
• Coach and develop the existing engineering team while identifying opportunities to strengthen the organization.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Strong metal stamping and forming experience required.
• Engineering degree strongly preferred.
• Progressive engineering leadership experience in metal fabrication, stamping, forming, steel products, or related manufacturing.
• Strong plant-floor troubleshooting and root-cause problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience with new product development and design for manufacturability.
• Demonstrated ability to develop engineering teams and implement best practices.
• Resourceful mindset with the ability to solve problems without relying on large teams or extensive capital resources.
• Lean, continuous improvement, automation, and capital equipment experience preferred.
• Stable career progression with meaningful tenure in previous positions.

Who Will Thrive in This Role:

We are looking for a builder and problem solver—not simply a manager of established systems.

The right person can walk the plant floor, understand the equipment and tooling, identify problems, develop practical solutions, and lead implementation. They should be equally comfortable developing people, creating processes, and solving manufacturing challenges.