Lead Manufacturing Engineer — Lean Process & Uptime

Diamond-Mower; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Diamond Mowers is seeking an Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead the Manufacturing Engineering team in Sioux Falls, SD. The role focuses on improving existing processes, equipment reliability, and lean execution to support production.

You will partner with Operations, Quality, Product Engineering, Supply Chain, and Maintenance to boost safety, quality, and productivity while driving standardization and documentation across manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field
• Five or more years of manufacturing engineering experience in an industrial environment
• Prior experience leading or supervising manufacturing engineering personnel
• Demonstrated experience with lean manufacturing, process improvement, tooling, fixtures, equipment reliability, and production support
• Strong problem-solving, project management, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the Manufacturing Engineering team
• Set priorities, assign resources, and hold team members accountable for commitments and results
• Establish clear project ownership, timelines, and communication expectations
• Build consistent manufacturing engineering methods, documentation, and problem-solving capability
• Partner with production teams to improve existing processes and production flow
• Identify and eliminate waste, bottlenecks, quality risks, and ergonomic concerns
• Lead lean initiatives and structured problem-solving activities
• Develop, improve, and sustain standard processes, work methods, layouts, tooling, fixtures, and documentation for existing production
• Provide timely manufacturing engineering support for daily production issues
• Coordinate root cause analysis and corrective actions related to process, tooling, fixtures, and equipment
• Support Product Engineering changes and ensure manufacturing changes are implemented effectively
• Partner with Advanced Manufacturing Engineer and New Product Introduction team during process implementation and ramp-up

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Process improvement

Tooling & fixtures

Equipment reliability

Production support

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or related field

Tools

CAD

ERP systems

Preventive maintenance systems

Manufacturing data collection

Job description

Diamond Mowers is seeking an Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead the Manufacturing Engineering team in Sioux Falls, SD. The role focuses on improving existing processes, equipment reliability, and lean execution to support production.

You will partner with Operations, Quality, Product Engineering, Supply Chain, and Maintenance to boost safety, quality, and productivity while driving standardization and documentation across manufacturing.