Manufacturing Engineering Director

US11 Electrolux Consumer Products, Inc; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan with company contribution

Tuition reimbursement after 12 months

Job summary

Electrolux Group North America in Springfield, TN is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Director to lead engineering, maintenance, and technical operations in a heavy manufacturing environment.

You will drive reliability, productivity, and uptime through continuous improvement, preventive and predictive maintenance, and capital project execution, while guiding AI, automation, and digital manufacturing initiatives to improve performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, electronic, or related Engineering discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of manufacturing engineering and maintenance leadership experience in a heavy manufacturing environment; leading engineering and maintenance teams.
• Strong expertise in preventive, predictive, and corrective autonomous maintenance systems, equipment reliability, and operational efficiency improvement.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Engineering leadership

PLC/Controls

Maintenance

Automation

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Budget management

Industrial automation

AI in manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or related engineering

Tools

CMMS

PLCs

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.

#LI-AB1 Electrolux Group

Electrolux Group is a leading global appliance company that has shaped living for the better for more than 100 years. We reinvent taste, care and wellbeing experiences for millions of people, always striving to be at the forefront of sustainability in society through our solutions and operations. Under our group of leading appliance brands, including Electrolux, AEG and Frigidaire, we sell household products in around 120 markets every year. In 2023 Electrolux Group had sales of SEK 134 billion and employed 45,000 people around the world. For more information go to www.electroluxgroup.com.