Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Production & Process Optimization

Sun Recruiting, Inc.; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Recruiting, Inc. on behalf of a client seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor to lead manufacturing engineering activities for precision production.

The role focuses on improving production readiness, process reliability, quality, and throughput while directly engaging in process development, tooling, work instructions, and day-to-day problem solving. Responsibilities include prioritizing workloads, developing methods and routings, transitioning new products to production, supporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent relevant technical experience.
• Manufacturing engineering experience supporting precision manufacturing or engineered assembly operations.
• Experience supervising technical personnel or leading engineering projects and cross-functional improvement teams.
• Knowledge of process development, tooling, work instructions, engineering drawings, and structured problem solving.
• Ability to balance immediate production support with longer-term improvement projects and employee development.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and coordinate the manufacturing engineering team’s workload to support production and new product introduction.
• Develop and improve manufacturing methods, routings, standard work, assembly processes, tooling, and fixtures.
• Lead the transition of new or revised products into repeatable production processes with appropriate documentation and training.
• Provide technical support for production problems and coordinate root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Identify and implement improvements in cycle time, labor utilization, first-pass yield, scrap, and rework.
• Partner with design engineering to review manufacturability and resolve production constraints before product release.
• Support equipment selection, capital project justification, installation, and process validation.
• Coach engineers and technicians, maintain process documentation, and reinforce safe work practices and quality requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Manufacturing engineering

Process improvement

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering or related

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Sun Recruiting, Inc. on behalf of a client seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor to lead manufacturing engineering activities for precision production.

The role focuses on improving production readiness, process reliability, quality, and throughput while directly engaging in process development, tooling, work instructions, and day-to-day problem solving. Responsibilities include prioritizing workloads, developing methods and routings, transitioning new products to production, supporting