Manufacturing Eng Manager - Lead Quality & Innovation

The Timken Company; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) retirement savings plan with a

Paid holidays and vacation

Paid parental leave

Employee discounts

Education expense reimbursement

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

The Timken Company, a global leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion, seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager at its Aurora Bearing facility in the United States. You will lead efforts to enhance product quality, optimize engineering systems, deliver capital projects, and mentor the engineering team to ensure customer satisfaction.

In this role you will partner with plant operations to translate business goals into measurable engineering objectives, manage capital projects, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or related field.
• At least five years of experience in manufacturing engineering leadership, preferably in bearings or precision components.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, tolerancing and quality practices.
• Experience with CAD/CAE software and tooling/process evaluations.
• Proven project management and capital spending oversight skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner in plant business planning; translate goals into engineering objectives.
• Lead a team that reviews customer drawings and specifications, provides manufacturability recommendations, and manages capital projects and contractor work (machine rebuilds, utilities, etc.).
• Apply CAD/CAE tools to perform analysis, develop process layouts, and evaluate tooling to support new product introductions and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and product engineering to define process capabilities, tolerances, cycle times, and implement process improvements.
• Drive cost-reduction initiatives by evaluating and implementing alternative process approaches.
• Provide technical support to internal and external customers, ensuring engineering solutions are safe, producible, and meet requirements.
• Lead talent management for engineering and technical staff to retain key contributors and develop future leaders and subject-matter experts.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Manufacturing expertise

Communication

Education

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

Tools

CAD/CAE software

Tooling/Process evaluations

Job description

The Timken Company, a global leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion, seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager at its Aurora Bearing facility in the United States. You will lead efforts to enhance product quality, optimize engineering systems, deliver capital projects, and mentor the engineering team to ensure customer satisfaction.

In this role you will partner with plant operations to translate business goals into measurable engineering objectives, manage capital projects, and