Engineering Manager: Process Innovation & Ops Leadership

In Demand Recruitment and Consulting Inc.; Piney Flats (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IN DEMAND Recruitment & Consulting Inc. seeks an Engineering Manager in Piney Flats, TN to lead process innovation, equipment design, and a technical team. The role focuses on safety, scalability, and operational excellence in a high-technology environment.

You will manage Process, Controls, Facility, and Maintenance Engineers, driving manufacturing improvements, CAPEX planning, and NPI readiness while aligning with quality and corporate goals.

Qualifications

• BS degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years in high-precision continuous process industries (battery, extrusion, coating, polymer processing, or similar).
• Proven ability to develop technical talent and lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong decision making and prioritization in a fast-paced environment.
• Expertise in Continuous Improvement, Lean and Six Sigma.
• Effective communicator to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Travel to other plant locations and vendors as needed.

Responsibilities

• Build, mentor, and manage engineering teams.
• Lead capital planning and Capex budgeting.
• Collaborate with Corporate Engineering to implement standards.
• Drive safety, continuous improvement, teamwork, and integrity.
• Develop succession plans and talent development paths.
• Lead process optimization, automation and CI projects.
• Develop and improve manufacturing processes using Lean and Six Sigma principles.
• Define equipment specifications and vendor performance expectations.
• Ensure scalability from prototype to full production.
• Oversee root cause analysis for quality and safety issues.
• Lead initiatives for scrap reduction, OEE improvement, cost reduction, uptime reliability.
• Support New Product Introduction and engineering change processes.
• Implement and manage CMMS.
• Ensure preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Collaborate with Quality and Sales on customer requirements.
• Adhere to ISO and other quality standards.
• Provide data-driven updates on project status and metrics.
• Coordinate with Operations, Finance, Procurement, HR, and Corporate Engineering.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Lean Six Sigma

Data-driven decision making

Communication

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

CAPEX budgeting

CMMS

Talent development

Education

BS degree in engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

CMMS

Job description

IN DEMAND Recruitment & Consulting Inc. seeks an Engineering Manager in Piney Flats, TN to lead process innovation, equipment design, and a technical team. The role focuses on safety, scalability, and operational excellence in a high-technology environment.

You will manage Process, Controls, Facility, and Maintenance Engineers, driving manufacturing improvements, CAPEX planning, and NPI readiness while aligning with quality and corporate goals.