Manufacturing Engineer Manager

Regal Rexnord; East Aurora (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Prescription drug coverage

401k with matching employer

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Regal Rexnord's Delevan site seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead the Manufacturing Engineering function and drive operational excellence. You will build and mentor a high-performing team, partnering with Commercial, Design Engineering, Operations, Product Management, and Quality to optimize processes and deliver scalable production.

The role focuses on safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance, supporting long-term site growth and developing talent across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience.
• 3+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement experience.
• Proven project management, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop Manufacturing Engineers while fostering accountability and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Commercial, Design Engineering, Operations, Product Management, and Quality for new product introductions and manufacturing readiness.
• Drive process improvements to enhance safety, quality, productivity, delivery, and cost performance.
• Lead Continuous Improvement and waste elimination initiatives to support growth.
• Manage capital projects, equipment installations, and technology upgrades.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Leadership

Project Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Work Model: This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.

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Delevan has been a trusted leader in high reliability electronic components for more than 75 years. As the world's only manufacturer with Mil-PRF-39010 Level 'S' accreditation, Delevan designs and manufactures inductors, coils, transformers, chokes, and resolvers serving aerospace, defense, industrial, automation, and commercial markets worldwide. Delevan is part of Regal Rexnord Corporation (NYSE: RRX), a global leader in motion control and power transmission solutions.

Position Overview

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager is a key member of the site leadership team responsible for leading the Manufacturing Engineering function and advancing operational excellence through innovation, continuous improvement, and people development. This role builds and develops a high-performing engineering team while partnering with Commercial, Design Engineering, Operations, Product Management, and Quality to optimize manufacturing processes, enhance safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance, and support the site's long-term growth and success.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop Manufacturing Engineers while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Commercial, Design Engineering, Operations, Product Management, and Quality teams to support new product introductions, customer growth opportunities, and manufacturing readiness, ensuring successful product launches and scalable production processes.
• Drive process improvements that enhance safety, quality, productivity, delivery, and cost performance.
• Lead Continuous Improvement and waste elimination initiatives that drive operational excellence and support business growth.
• Manage capital projects, equipment installations, and technology upgrades to improve manufacturing capability and efficiency.
• Support capacity planning, labor optimization, and manufacturing readiness to meet current and future business demands.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions to resolve manufacturing, process, and quality issues.
• Establish and maintain manufacturing standards, work instructions, and process documentation to ensure consistent and efficient operations.
• Monitor and improve key manufacturing metrics, including productivity, quality, OEE, throughput, scrap, and cost performance.

Required Skills And Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience.
• 3+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement experience.
• Proven project management, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across functions

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle or operate equipment, and communicate with employees throughout the facility. The employee may occasionally be required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or reach while supporting manufacturing operations, equipment evaluations, and process improvement activities. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move items up to 25 pounds. This position requires frequent movement between office and manufacturing environments.

Work Environment

This position operates in both office and manufacturing environments. While in production areas, the employee may be exposed to moderate noise levels, moving machinery, airborne particles, and varying temperatures. Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) is required when entering designated manufacturing areas.

Expected Compensation

Expected Compensation: $115,000 - $156,000

The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the company's base pay compensation for this position. Salary is dependent on a multitude of factors, including but not limited to the physical worksite location, the geographic market of that location, candidate's skill set, level of experience, education and internal peer compensation comparisons among other potential factors.

Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a “U.S. Person”, which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States, or who otherwise can qualify for a license that permits them to hold the position.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affidavit Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email [e-mail]. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail [e-mail].

Equal Employment Opportunity Posters

Notification to Agencies: Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Regal Rexnord") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.