Manufacturing and Process Engineering Leader

Threadlock Precision; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with company match

Health and dental insurance

Paid time off and sick leave

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Threadlock Precision is seeking an Enterprise level Manufacturing & Process Engineering Leader to spearhead manufacturing and process engineering across the organization. This remote role involves 50–60% travel to various plants and preferred placement at St. Louis, Frankenmuth, Pheonix, or Cypress.

You will shape engineering standards, improve CNC processes, and drive cross-location collaboration. You will mentor engineers and technicians, standardize knowledge, and partner with quality and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or 15 years of progressively responsible experience in CNC machining, programming, manufacturing engineering, process engineering, or related precision manufacturing.
• 10+ years of manufacturing and process engineering experience within aerospace and defense manufacturing, including CNC machining and production of complex engineered components.
• Experience with CNC manufacturing processes (milling, turning, multi-axis), tooling, fixturing, setups, process optimization, programming, and manufacturing documentation.
• Experience supporting manufacturing or engineering activities across multiple facilities.
• Experience leading or developing technical teams.
• Experience with CAM software such as Mastercam, NX, PartMaker, FeatureCAM, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop manufacturing engineers, programmers, machinists, and other technical resources.
• Build and standardize process development, documentation, and problem-solving across multiple locations.
• Drive continuous improvement to throughput, setup time, scrap, and cycle time; use data and root-cause analysis to sustain improvements.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Programming, Production, and Supply Chain.
• Coach and develop teams, align priorities, and move initiatives from planning through implementation.

Skills

Leadership

Lean & Six Sigma

Communication

Problem solving

Engineering collaboration

Data-driven decisions

Coaching & development

Project leadership

Customer orientation

Self-directed

Education

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

Tools

Mastercam

NX

PartMaker

FeatureCAM

Job description

Threadlock Precision is a rapidly growing engineered component manufacturing organization serving leading aerospace and defense customers, including OEMs and Tier 1/Tier 2 suppliers. Backed by strong financial support and positioned for continued strategic growth, we are investing in our people, capabilities, operations, and manufacturing systems to support long-term growth and increasing demand across complex, high-precision manufacturing programs. The Work We Do Matters! Our products support the defense industrial base and help ensure that the men and women serving our country have reliable, high-quality equipment.

As part of our strategic growth, we are currently hiring an Enterprise level Manufacturing & Process Engineering Leader to support all entities across the Threadlock Precision platform. We currently have four businesses with a growth strategy to scale to 15-20 operating locations within the next couple of years, in addition to significant growth strategies for our current businesses.

Work Location: Remote with travel of approximately 50 – 60% to our business and operating locations. It’s preferred (not required) the ideal candidate sits at one of our locations: St. Louis, MO; Frankenmuth, MI; Pheonix, AZ; Cypress, CA.

How You Will Make a Difference

As the Manager, Manufacturing & Process Engineering, you will help solve complex customer and manufacturing challenges, strengthen how we deliver against quality, cost, and delivery requirements, and build the engineering capability needed to support our continued growth. This role will help shape how we operate across multiple plants, improve consistency and performance, and contribute directly to the long-term success of the organization.

Core Responsibilities

Manufacturing & Process Engineering Leadership

• Partner with plant engineering, programming, operations, and production teams across Threadlock to strengthen manufacturing and process engineering capability.
• Help establish consistent engineering practices, standards, and expectations across locations while allowing flexibility for plant-specific needs.
• Support plant teams in developing and improving CNC manufacturing processes for new and existing work, including routings, setup strategies, tooling, machining methods, and production readiness.
• Work with technical teams to address complex manufacturing challenges and help ensure the right resources, expertise, and support are brought together to resolve them.
• Promote collaboration and knowledge sharing across locations so successful processes, tooling strategies, programming approaches, and lessons learned can be leveraged throughout Threadlock.
• Help capture and standardize critical manufacturing knowledge to reduce reliance on tribal knowledge and improve consistency across locations.

Continuous Improvement & Operational Performance

• Partner with plant teams to identify and prioritize opportunities that improve throughput, repeatability, process stability, equipment utilization, and production flow.
• Support efforts to reduce cycle time, setup time, scrap, rework, variation, and other non-value-added activity.
• Help teams use production data, process observation, and employee input to identify constraints, understand root causes, and develop sustainable improvements.
• Facilitate cross-functional problem solving for recurring manufacturing and process performance issues, partnering with Quality and other functions as needed.
• Maintain visibility to key improvement initiatives and help ensure actions are implemented, measured, and sustained.

Engineering Leadership & Team Development

• Support and develop manufacturing engineers, programmers, machinists, and other technical resources through coaching, collaboration, and shared problem solving.
• Help plant teams build stronger capability in process development, continuous improvement, documentation, and technical problem solving.
• Create alignment across locations by establishing clear priorities, ownership, and expectations for key engineering initiatives.
• Build strong working relationships across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Programming, Production, Supply Chain, and plant leadership.
• Serve as a connector across the organization, helping teams access the right expertise, resources, and support to move initiatives forward.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or another related engineering discipline.
• Or, in lieu of a bachelor’s degree, 15 years of progressively responsible experience in CNC machining, programming, manufacturing engineering, process engineering, or related precision manufacturing, including demonstrated technical leadership responsibility.
• At least 10 years of manufacturing and process engineering experience within aerospace and defense manufacturing, including CNC machining, precision manufacturing, or the production of complex engineered components.
• Experience with CNC manufacturing processes, including milling, turning, and/or multi-axis machining, as well as tooling, fixturing, setups, process optimization, programming, and manufacturing documentation.
• Experience supporting manufacturing or engineering activities across multiple facilities.
• Experience leading or developing technical teams.
• Experience with CAM software such as Mastercam, NX, PartMaker, FeatureCAM, or similar platforms.

Preferred Qualifications (in addition to basic qualifications)

• Experience within aerospace and defense or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience working within an AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality management system.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing, structured problem solving, root cause analysis, corrective action, and continuous improvement.
• Experience with new product introduction, capital equipment, automation, or capacity expansion.

Skills

• Strong leadership, influencing, and change management skills with the ability to challenge existing practices, build alignment across locations, gain buy-in, and help teams adopt new processes, standards, technologies, and ways of working without relying on direct reporting relationships.
• Strong Lean and continuous improvement capability with experience applying Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, value stream mapping, root cause analysis, and other structured problem-solving methods in manufacturing environments.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, explain technical issues clearly, align teams, and help drive solutions from concept through implementation.
• Hands-on problem solver who can assess complex manufacturing challenges, identify root causes, evaluate alternatives, and help teams implement practical, sustainable solutions.
• Enterprise mindset with the ability to balance standardization and best practices across multiple locations while recognizing the unique capabilities and operating needs of each plant.
• Data-driven decision-making skills with the ability to use operational metrics, process data, cost information, and ROI to prioritize improvements and support investment decisions.
• Strong coaching, development, and project leadership skills with the ability to strengthen technical capability, lead complex initiatives from planning through implementation, and drive measurable, sustained results.
• Strong business and customer orientation with the ability to connect manufacturing and engineering decisions to customer requirements, quality, delivery, cost, capacity, and long-term business needs.
• Self-directed and highly accountable with the ability to establish priorities, manage multiple initiatives across locations, and drive work forward with limited day-to-day direction.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

• Salary: Salary is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. $130,000 to $185,000 plus bonus
• 401(k) plan with generous company match
• Competitive health and dental insurance
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Professional development and training opportunities

EEO Statement

Threadlock Precision is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

This position requires compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations. As such, candidates must be a “U.S. Person” as defined by applicable law (e.g., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, or asylee/refugee).