Manufacturing Efficiency Engineer Manager

Munters Corporation; Virginia, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible work schedule

Paid time off

401(k) with employer matching

Professional development opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Munters Corporation is seeking a Manufacturing Efficiency Engineer Manager to lead the Manufacturing Engineering team in Daleville, VA. You will drive Lean initiatives, design for manufacturability, and ensure production readiness for new products and changes.

You will collaborate with Design Engineering, R&D, Quality, and Supply Chain to optimize layouts, tooling, and material flow while delivering measurable improvements in cost, quality, and throughput.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing/industrial/mechanical/electrical engineering or related field.
• 8+ years in manufacturing, engineering, operations, or continuous improvement.
• 3+ years leading technical teams or manufacturing engineering.
• Lean Manufacturing, line design, productivity, capacity planning, and process optimization.
• Lead cross-functional projects across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain.
• Strong analytical and financial skills for ROI and capital investments.
• Excellent problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills.
• Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Manufacturing Engineering team and manufacturing system owners.
• Establish and improve production processes, layouts, standard work, staffing, capacity, tooling, and material flow.
• Protect production takt and schedule performance by identifying constraints and balancing labor.
• Lead production readiness for new products and changes; ensure materials, tooling, equipment, staffing, and testing are ready.
• Partner with Design Engineering and R&D on DFM/DFA.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement using 5S, line balancing, Kanban, DMAIC, visual management.
• Identify and eliminate waste, bottlenecks, rework, downtime, and variation.
• Develop and evaluate capital and automation projects with ROI and payback analysis.
• Turn production challenges into sustainable process improvements and corrective actions.
• Develop and track manufacturing KPIs such as takt attainment and first-pass yield.
• Support standardization across processes and ensure proper implementation.
• Champion safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and excellence.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Line design

Capacity planning

Process optimization

Cross-functional leadership

Financial analysis

Problem-solving

Education

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

Tools

Automation experience

Capital project experience

Job description

# Manufacturing Efficiency Engineer Manager**Daleville, VA | Munters Corporation**### **Lead Manufacturing Excellence. Build Smarter. Deliver Better.**Munters is a global leader in climate solutions for mission-critical applications. We design and manufacture innovative systems that help customers control humidity, temperature, and energy use while improving efficiency and sustainability.We’re looking for aManufacturing Efficiency Engineer Manager to lead our Manufacturing Engineering team in developing, validating, and continuously improving production systems. This role will help ensure our people, materials, processes, equipment, tooling, and test systems are ready to safely meet customer demand while improving productivity, quality, capacity, and cost.You’ll work closely with Operations, Design Engineering, R&D, Quality, Supply Chain, Planning, Safety, Maintenance, Test, and Finance to build efficient and scalable manufacturing systems.### **What You’ll Do*** Lead and develop the Manufacturing Engineering team and manufacturing system owners.* Establish and improve production processes, layouts, standard work, staffing, capacity, tooling, and material flow.* Protect production takt and schedule performance by identifying constraints, validating cycle times, balancing labor, and developing capacity plans.* Lead production readiness activities for new products and manufacturing changes, ensuring materials, tooling, equipment, staffing, standard work, and testing are ready before production.* Partner with Design Engineering and R&D on **Design for Manufacturing, Assembly, Testing, and Serviceability (DFM/DFA)**.* Drive Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives using tools such as 5S, line balancing, SMED, Kanban, JIT, DMAIC, visual management, root-cause analysis, and error-proofing.* Identify and eliminate waste, bottlenecks, rework, downtime, and process variation.* Develop and evaluate capital and automation projects using labor savings, capacity, quality, risk reduction, ROI, and payback analysis.* Turn production challenges into sustainable process improvements and permanent corrective actions.* Develop and track manufacturing KPIs, including takt attainment, labor hours per unit, capacity, first-pass yield, rework, downtime, lead time, WIP, cost savings, and productivity.* Support and drive standardization across manufacturing processes while ensuring changes are properly evaluated, validated, and implemented.* Champion a culture of safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.### **What We’re Looking For*** Bachelor’s degree in **manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Operations**, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.* **8+ years of experience** in manufacturing, engineering, operations, or continuous improvement.* **3+ years of experience leading technical teams** or manufacturing engineering functions.* Strong experience with Lean Manufacturing, line design, productivity, capacity planning, and process optimization.* Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional projects and influence teams across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and other functions.* Strong analytical and financial skills, including the ability to evaluate labor, capacity, cost, ROI, and capital investments.* Excellent problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills.* Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills.### **Preferred Qualifications*** Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or similar certification.* Experience in **engineered products, HVAC, refrigeration, or industrial manufacturing**.* Experience with automation and capital equipment projects.* New Product Introduction (NPI) experience.* Electrical manufacturing experience.* Experience leading manufacturing improvements across multiple sites or global operations.### **Why Join Munters?**At Munters, you’ll have the opportunity to lead manufacturing improvements supporting innovative climate-control technology used in mission-critical industries around the world.**We offer:*** Competitive salary* Medical, dental, and vision insurance* Flexible work schedule* Generous vacation and paid time off* 401(k) with employer matching* Professional development opportunities* Tuition reimbursement and conference opportunities* Company-sponsored social events and team-building activities### **Join Munters**If you’re a manufacturing engineering leader who enjoys building efficient production systems, developing teams, solving complex operational challenges, and driving measurable improvements, we’d love to hear from you.### A diverse and inclusive workplaceIn our purpose we say that our future is determined by the way we all live our lives and how industries operate their businesses. As an employer that means fostering an environment free from discrimination and harassment, where action is taken to create inclusion and equity. For you as a candidate, Munters ensures fair treatment and equal opportunity, regardless of any characteristics protected by applicable laws in the countries where we operate. It means a place of employment where you can come as you are, find meaningful work and thrive together with your colleagues.At Munters we want you to grow with us and make an impact. For customer success and a healthier planet.### An accommodating hiring processMunters is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need any accommodations, please reach out to your responsible recruiter to discuss your specific needs. If you need assistance with searching for and applying to opportunities, you can reach us at [phone] or [e-mail].