Manufacturing Engineering Lead: Multi-Site CI & Capital Projects

Advastar, Inc. | Recruiting & Staffing; Sycamore (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision

PTO

Job summary

Unknown seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Lead to run day-to-day technical leadership for its plant engineering team. This hands-on leadership role coaches engineers, tracks capital and CI projects across four sites, and acts as the technical partner for the site’s senior leader.

You will mentor engineers and influence cross-functional teams without formal authority, ensuring project success and engineering excellence across facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing or related field.
• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience.
• Proven track record leading capital equipment projects of $1M+ from concept through startup.
• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma background and cross-functional influence.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day technical leadership for a team of plant manufacturing engineers.
• Keep capital and CI projects on schedule and within budget across four sites.
• Review project scopes, timelines, risk, and resources before issues arise.
• Serve as technical lead during equipment failures, disruptions and quality events.
• Standardize project management practices and engineering docs across facilities.
• Mentor engineers at all levels on problem-solving and project management.
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Production to improve plant performance.
• Conduct post-project reviews and turn lessons learned into repeatable processes.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ERP/CMMS systems

Job description

Unknown seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Lead to run day-to-day technical leadership for its plant engineering team. This hands-on leadership role coaches engineers, tracks capital and CI projects across four sites, and acts as the technical partner for the site’s senior leader.

You will mentor engineers and influence cross-functional teams without formal authority, ensuring project success and engineering excellence across facilities.