Lead Automotive Production Engineering Manager

Activ8 Recruitment & Solutions; Shelbyville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Activ8 Recruitment & Solutions is seeking a Production Engineering Manager in the Shelbyville, TN area. The role leads a team of manufacturing engineers and technicians, focusing on automated assembly, injection molding, and process validation to meet ambitious KPIs.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in automotive production engineering and 3–5 years in leadership, with strong knowledge of IATF 16949, APQP and CAPEX management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Plastics Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive production/manufacturing engineering experience in automotive environments.
• 3–5 years of direct leadership experience managing engineers and large-scale capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performance team of manufacturing, process engineers and technicians.
• Establish department objectives, KPIs and training plans.
• Direct activities supporting automated and manual assembly lines, injection molding and vision systems.

Skills

Leadership

High-volume assembly

Injection molding

Process validation

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial/Plastics

Tools

ERP/MRP

MES

Advanced Excel

Job description

Activ8 Recruitment & Solutions is seeking a Production Engineering Manager in the Shelbyville, TN area. The role leads a team of manufacturing engineers and technicians, focusing on automated assembly, injection molding, and process validation to meet ambitious KPIs.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in automotive production engineering and 3–5 years in leadership, with strong knowledge of IATF 16949, APQP and CAPEX management.