Engineering Manager — Manufacturing Leader & CI Champion

The Pivot Group Careers; Battle Creek (MI); On-site; USD 116,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pivot Group Network is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead engineering initiatives in Battle Creek, MI. You will oversee daily engineering activities across process, equipment, and continuous improvement, while guiding a team of engineers and technicians toward ambitious performance goals.

Responsibilities include coordinating with production, maintenance, and quality leaders, reporting metrics to leadership, and managing capital projects and budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• Several years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supervising or leading engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• Experience managing capital projects and budgets.
• Working knowledge of safety and quality management systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with production, maintenance, and quality leaders on cross functional initiatives.
• Report project status and key metrics to plant and operations leadership.
• Direct daily engineering activities across process, equipment, and continuous improvement work.
• Lead and develop a team of engineers and technicians, setting priorities and performance goals.
• Oversee capital projects from scope and justification through installation and startup.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for production and quality issues.
• Manage engineering budgets, project schedules, and resource allocation.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and quality standards.

Skills

Robotics

Lean Six Sigma

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

ERP

Manufacturing Automation

Programming

Leadership

Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

ERP systems

Maintenance management software

Job description

The Pivot Group Network is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead engineering initiatives in Battle Creek, MI. You will oversee daily engineering activities across process, equipment, and continuous improvement, while guiding a team of engineers and technicians toward ambitious performance goals.

Responsibilities include coordinating with production, maintenance, and quality leaders, reporting metrics to leadership, and managing capital projects and budgets.