Manufacturing Engineering Director

Electrolux Home Products, Inc.; Springfield (TN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Discounted products

EAP

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Electrolux Home Products, Inc. in Springfield, TN seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Director to lead engineering, maintenance and technical operations in a heavy manufacturing setting.

You will drive reliability, productivity, quality and continuous improvement while advancing automation, AI and digital manufacturing technologies. You will manage budgets, develop high-performing teams, and support new product introductions, while maintaining safety, cost controls and cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, electronic, or related engineering preferred.
• 7+ years of manufacturing engineering and maintenance leadership in heavy manufacturing.
• Strong expertise in preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance.
• Hands-on with PLCs, controls, motors, hydraulics, and automated equipment.
• Solid ability to read drawings, CMMS, and manage capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing engineers, maintenance managers and technicians to optimize processes and maintenance strategies.
• Develop, review and approve specifications, labor requirements, tooling, and capex investments.
• Review designs and approve drawings, routings, and manufacturing documentation.
• Oversee equipment procurement, installation, commissioning and capex projects.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions to resolve uptime and quality issues.
• Collaborate with production and engineering teams on process improvements.
• Ensure preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance programs are effective.
• Develop and manage maintenance budgets and cost controls.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives for uptime, quality and cycle time.
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to engineering and maintenance teams.
• Manage CAPEX and operating budgets, ROI tracking for equipment and digital initiatives.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Root cause analysis

Team leadership

Automation & AI

CMMS

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

PLCs & controls

Motors & hydraulics

Industrial automation equipment

Job description

Job Description

Join us to create change and have an impact in homes around the world.

At Electrolux Group, our vision is to be the home appliance industry leader in consumer satisfaction by delivering outstanding lifetime experiences with solutions that always get better. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver more enjoyable and sustainable living.

All About the Role

The Manufacturing Engineering Director is a results-driven manufacturing leader responsible for engineering, maintenance, and technical operations within a heavy manufacturing environment. Drives equipment reliability, productivity, quality, and operational performance through continuous improvement, preventive and predictive maintenance, process optimization, and capital project execution. Leads investments in automation, AI, and digital manufacturing technologies while managing budgets, developing high-performing teams, and supporting operational excellence and new product introductions.

What You'll Do

• Lead manufacturing engineers, maintenance managers, and technicians to optimize production processes, equipment performance, and maintenance strategies.
• Develop, review, and approve specifications, quotations, labor requirements, tooling, and capital equipment investments.
• Participate in design reviews and approve engineering drawings, routings, specifications, and manufacturing documentation.
• Oversee equipment procurement, installation, commissioning, and capital improvement projects.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions to resolve production, equipment, and maintenance-related issues.
• Collaborate closely with production and engineering teams to implement process improvements and support operational excellence initiatives.
• Ensure preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs are effective and sustain equipment reliability.
• Develop and manage maintenance budgets while maintaining cost-effective operations.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on uptime, quality, productivity, scrap reduction, and cycle time improvements.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and technical guidance to engineering and maintenance teams.
• Manage manufacturing-related capital (CAPEX) and operating budgets, including investment planning, business case development, cost control, resource allocation, and ROI tracking for equipment, automation, AI initiatives, digital technologies, and facility improvements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, electronic, or related Engineering discipline preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of manufacturing engineering and maintenance leadership experience in a heavy manufacturing environment, including leading engineering and maintenance teams.
• Strong expertise in preventive, predictive, and corrective autonomous maintenance systems, equipment reliability, and operational efficiency improvement.
• Hands-on experience with PLCs, controls, programming, motors, hydraulics, pneumatics, and automated manufacturing equipment.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing processes, production equipment, plant layouts, tooling, and capital project management.
• Experience with steel forming, roll forming, power presses, enameling cutting systems, conveyors, fixtures, and tooling.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex equipment issues and perform root cause analysis to drive uptime, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Proficient in reading technical drawings, blueprints, schematics, engineering documentation, and utilizing computerized maintenance systems (CMMS).
• Strong project management, organizational, collaboration, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Drive labor productivity improvements through workforce planning, process optimization, performance management, and continuous improvement initiatives to achieve operational and cost-efficiency targets.
• Lead the implementation and optimization of AI, automation, and digital manufacturing technologies to improve operational performance, productivity, quality, and data-driven decision-making across manufacturing operations.

Where you'll be:

This position will be based in Springfield, TN.

Benefits highlights:

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.
• Competitive holiday and vacation time off program.
• Retirement Savings Plan (401(k)) with relevant company contribution
• Discounted products and an EAP upon hire and tuition reimbursement after 12 months of service.

Please be advised that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position at this time.

Find more on:

Electrolux Group North America: https://www.linkedin.com/company/electrolux/life/northamerica/

Electrolux Group Careers: https://career.electroluxgroup.com/global/en

As part of Electrolux Group, we will continuously invest in you and your development. There are no barriers to where your career could take you.

Electrolux Home Products, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request through [e-mail]. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

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