Manufacturing Engineering Lead - NPI & Process Excellence

Kingfisher Recruiting; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingfisher Recruiting is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor on behalf of its client, a manufacturer of temperature sensors, compression seal fittings, and cable and harness assemblies. The role focuses on supervising manufacturing engineering activities to improve production readiness, process reliability, quality, and throughput.

You will supervise the engineering team, develop methods and tooling, and lead transitions of new products into repeatable production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering or related experience.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering for precision manufacturing or engineered assembly.
• Experience supervising engineers or leading cross-functional improvement teams.
• Familiarity with process development, tooling, work instructions, drawings, and problem solving.
• Ability to balance immediate production support with longer-term improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Supervise manufacturing engineering activities to improve production readiness, process reliability, quality, and throughput.
• Prioritize and coordinate the engineering team's workload to support production and new product introduction.
• Develop and improve manufacturing methods, routings, standard work, assembly processes, tooling, and fixtures.
• Lead transitions of new or revised products into repeatable production processes with proper documentation and training.
• Provide technical support for production problems and coordinate root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Identify and implement improvements in cycle time, labor utilization, first-pass yield, scrap, and rework.
• Collaborate with design engineering to review manufacturability and resolve constraints before product release.
• Support equipment selection, capital project justification, installation, and process validation.
• Coach engineers and technicians, maintain process documentation, and reinforce safe practices and quality requirements.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Process development

Manufacturing engineering

Problem solving

Engineering drawings

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

ERP systems

Engineering drawings

Job description

Kingfisher Recruiting is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor on behalf of its client, a manufacturer of temperature sensors, compression seal fittings, and cable and harness assemblies. The role focuses on supervising manufacturing engineering activities to improve production readiness, process reliability, quality, and throughput.

You will supervise the engineering team, develop methods and tooling, and lead transitions of new products into repeatable production.