Manufacturing Engineering Group Supervisor

Laitram LLC; Harahan (LA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Intralox, L.L.C. in Harahan, LA, seeks an Engineering Supervisor for the Manufacturing Engineering Group (MEG). You will lead technical teams, balance workloads, and drive execution to deliver robust solutions with clear priorities and discipline across manufacturing, quality, and NPD.

You will develop leaders, set KPIs, and collaborate with project managers to align resources with strategy, while traveling 10–20% for factory activities and stakeholder engagements.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading teams in technical or manufacturing settings.
• Ability to balance competing priorities across a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong communication across functions and levels.
• Continuous improvement mindset with solid technical/analytical abilities.
• Willingness to travel 10–20% for factory activities and visits.

Responsibilities

• Drive execution across technical workstreams with workload balancing and follow-through.
• Maintain visibility into team capacity, priorities, risks and constraints.
• Align engineering execution with project strategy and cross-functional dependencies.
• Translate priorities into actionable plans with measurable progress.
• Ensure robust, on-time solutions through disciplined execution and standards.
• Coordinate handoffs and sustainment across engineering, build, test, startup and production support.
• Develop functional leads and SME depth, fostering ownership and mentoring.
• Collaborate with MFG and NPD to improve capability, safety, quality, efficiency and reliability.
• Coach team members within Laitram's Continuous Improvement program.
• Set team goals, KPI, and individual expectations aligned with priorities.
• Lead hiring, performance reviews, development planning, and staffing strength.

Skills

Team leadership

Project execution

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Continuous improvement

Education

BS in Engineering

Job description

Intralox, L.L.C. is seeking an Engineering Supervisor for our Manufacturing Engineering Group (MEG) in Harahan, Louisiana. Intralox is a division of Laitram, L.L.C., with an extensive portfolio of innovative conveyance solutions and services that improve lives and optimize businesses worldwide.

Position Summary

The MEG Supervisor will report to the MEG Manager and serve as a people and execution leader for assigned technical teams. This role will collaborate on departmental priorities and translate them into clear execution, balanced workloads, measurable progress, and strong cross-functional coordination. The successful candidate will also build strong partnerships across Manufacturing (MFG), Quality, and Engineering New Product Development (NPD) to deliver robust solutions with clarity, urgency, and discipline.

Responsibilities

• Drive execution across assigned technical workstreams, including workload balancing, resource coordination, and follow-through.
• Maintain visibility to team capacity, competing priorities, risks, and technical constraints.
• Support project delivery by aligning engineering execution, technical resources, and cross-functional dependencies with project strategy and priorities established by Project Managers.
• Translate department priorities into actionable plans and measurable progress.
• Ensure accurate, on-time, robust, and complete solutions through strong execution discipline and technical standards.
• Maintain clear transition handoffs and equipment sustainability across engineering, build, testing, startup, reproduction, and production support.
• Develop functional leads and subject matter experts to strengthen technical depth, distributed ownership, mentoring, and coordination.
• Partner across MFG and NPD to improve capability, safety, quality, efficiency, and reliability.
• Coach and develop technical team members within the Laitram Business Philosophy and Continuous Improvement program (LCI).
• Set team goals, KPIs, and individual expectations aligned with department priorities.
• Lead hiring, performance reviews, development planning, bench-strength building, and compensation decisions.
• Drive continuous improvement in execution efficiency, solution quality, coordination, lessons learned, and overall team effectiveness.

Requirements

• B.S. in Engineering or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous experience in team leadership, project execution, or supervision within a technical or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to balance competing priorities across a multidisciplinary technical team.
• Strong communication and people skills across functions, skill sets, and organizational levels.
• Continuous Improvement mindset with strong technical and analytical abilities.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, production-connected environment, understanding stakeholder processes, opportunities, and critical success factors.
• Ability to travel 10-20% for Factory Acceptance Testing, equipment installations, partner or technology visits, and engagement with stakeholders and team members across campuses.