Manufacturing Engineering Lead - Plastics & Automation

Saint Cyr Partners; Anderson (SC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Generous paid time off (20 days)

comprehensive holiday calendar

401(k) matched retirement plan

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Saint Cyr Partners seeks an experienced Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead and enhance manufacturing engineering at its Anderson, SC facility. You will drive process optimization, tooling performance, and capital investments while guiding advanced manufacturing initiatives.

You will oversee Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Tooling, Automation, NPI, and CI; collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and senior leadership to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering or related field.
• Seven+ years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience with leadership.
• Strong plastics manufacturing experience (blow-molding/injection-molding) in automotive.
• Experience leading engineering teams, capital projects, and process improvements.
• Deep knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen and structured CI methods.
• Solid understanding of automotive quality systems (IATF 16949, ISO 9001).
• Budgeting, cost-control, and capital expenditure experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across Manufacturing/Process Engineering, Tooling, Automation, and Continuous Improvement.
• Develop, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes, tooling, and production technologies.
• Drive process improvements focused on productivity, cycle times, scrap, and OEE.
• Lead new product introductions and scale-up to full production.
• Identify and implement automation and advanced process control opportunities.
• Manage capital projects from specification to installation and validation.
• Collaborate with Production and Maintenance to improve equipment reliability and tooling performance.
• Lead Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen initiatives across the facility.
• Establish KPIs and monitor performance; report on costs and productivity.
• Partner with Quality to ensure robust processes and compliance with IATF 16949 / ISO 9001.

Skills

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma / Kaizen

Communication skills

Financial awareness

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PLC systems

Automation equipment

Tooling and equipment

Job description

Saint Cyr Partners seeks an experienced Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead and enhance manufacturing engineering at its Anderson, SC facility. You will drive process optimization, tooling performance, and capital investments while guiding advanced manufacturing initiatives.

You will oversee Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Tooling, Automation, NPI, and CI; collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and senior leadership to improve efficiency and reduce costs.