Manager, Manufacturing Process Engineering

Celestica Inc.; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica Inc. is seeking a Manager, Manufacturing Process Engineering in Fort Worth, TX. The role focuses on directing process development for customer programs, coordinating cross-functional teams and aligning with the customer roadmap.

The candidate will lead technical work scopes, drive improvements, and manage performance against KPIs, while ensuring best-practice standards and training across global manufacturing teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 7–10 years of related experience in manufacturing/engineering.
• Experience leading process engineering projects.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing methodologies and process optimization.

Responsibilities

• Understand the customer technical roadmap and manage new customer-specific process development projects.
• Lead technical aspects of all such projects.
• Define scope, coordinate team, assign work and support product lifecycle manufacturing issues.
• Evaluate manufacturing impact for each concept and ensure best-practice standards.
• Develop 3P radar-driven metrics and manage capacity studies and playbooks.
• Set annual plans, direct department performance and provide ongoing feedback.

Skills

Advanced English

Lean methodologies

Labor management

3P radar knowledge

Time and motion study

DLE

OEEE knowledge

Education

Bachelor degree

Tools

AutoDac

Excel

Job description

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Manager, Manufacturing Process Engineering

Date: Aug 3, 2026

Location: Fort Worth, TX, US

General Overview

Functional Area: Engineering (ENG)
Career Stream: Process Engineering Manufacturing (PRM)
Role: Manager (MG2)
Job Code: MG2-ENG-PRM
Job Band: 10
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Responsible for understanding the customers technical roadmap and identifying and managing all new customer-specific process development projects.
• Manage technical aspects for all new customer-specific process development projects.
• Develop the scope of all technical work, coordinate the team, direct work assignments and assist with problem resolution for the full customer product life cycle support for all manufacturing technical issues related to the customers product(s) from product conception to product obsolescence.
• Evaluate potential manufacturing impact for each design concept.
• Responsible for the best practice standard development, participate in Industry organizations for developing the standards and provide training and application support globally.
• Set yearly plans and goals for their department and give direction on expected performance and provide regular performance evaluations and ongoing feedback. Accountable for all department objectives and achieving agreed targets for key performance indicators.
• Updating layouts
• Perform layout designs and redesigns at micro and macro level.
• Line balancing
• Timing and movements
• Governance, control and management of capacity studies
• Governance, control and adherence to 3p radar as main kpi of ie
• Product playbook generation and management
• Maintain up to date cycle time information
• Identify and implement labor efficiencies
• Coordinate line and area releases
• Manage and master pmo's for layout movement coordination
• Maintain fully completed procedures for layout movements
• Participate in the introduction of new projects and new processes
• Participation in kaizen projects
• Participation in flowchart mapping and flow analysis
• Participation in the design of safe work areas
• Participation in process improvement action closures
• Labor and equipment requirement analysis

Autodac, Excel and advanced English, knowledge in electronic manufacturing, SMT processes, PCBA, Lean methodologies, 3P, Capacity study, Playbook, time and motion, Layout, DLE, OEEE.

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Typical Experience

• 7 to 10 years of related experience;Experience in similar job roles

Typical Education

Bachelor degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Educational Requirements may vary by Geography

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).

At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud.Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

Nearest Major Market: Fort Worth
Nearest Secondary Market: Dallas
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