Director of Engineering

Movement Search & Delivery; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Movement Search and Delivery is partnering with a well-established U.S. manufacturer to identify a Director of Engineering. The role requires hands-on leadership on the plant floor with strong metal stamping and tooling expertise.

The Director will develop the engineering team, establish best practices, and strengthen the organization while partnering with Operations and Maintenance to improve uptime, throughput, and quality.

Qualifications

• Strong metal stamping and forming experience is required.
• Progressive engineering leadership in metal fabrication, stamping, forming, or steel products.
• Experience with plant-floor troubleshooting and root-cause problem solving.

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 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.

Skills

Metal stamping

Forming

Tool & die

Troubleshooting

Root-cause analysis

Design for manufacturability

Process improvement

Automation

Capital equipment

Team development

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.

About Movement Search and Delivery

MOVEMENT is a national executive search firm connecting companies with exceptional talent across engineering, manufacturing, finance, supply chain, information technology, sales, legal, and human resources.