Manufacturing Engineering Lead – Precision Assembly

Red Seal Recruiting Ltd.; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Seal Recruiting Ltd. is partnering with a Buffalo-area manufacturer to hire an Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor.

You will supervise manufacturing engineering activities that boost production readiness, process reliability, quality, and throughput, while directly contributing to process development and tooling. Lead a team to optimize methods, routings, assembly processes, tooling, and fixtures; ensure smooth transitions of new or revised products into repeatable production with proper

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in manufacturing/ mechanical/ industrial engineering or related discipline.
• Manufacturing engineering experience supporting precision manufacturing or engineered assembly operations.
• Experience supervising technical personnel or leading engineering projects and cross-functional improvement teams.
• Knowledge of process development, tooling, work instructions, engineering drawings, and structured problem solving.
• Ability to balance immediate production support with longer-term improvement projects and employee development.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and coordinate the manufacturing 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 the transition of new or revised products into repeatable production processes with appropriate 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.
• Partner with design engineering to review manufacturability and resolve production constraints before product release.
• Support equipment selection, capital project justification, installation, and process validation.
• Coach engineers and technicians, maintain process documentation, and reinforce safe work practices and quality requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Manufacturing engineering

Process development

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Lean methods

Education

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

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Red Seal Recruiting Ltd. is partnering with a Buffalo-area manufacturer to hire an Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor.

You will supervise manufacturing engineering activities that boost production readiness, process reliability, quality, and throughput, while directly contributing to process development and tooling. Lead a team to optimize methods, routings, assembly processes, tooling, and fixtures; ensure smooth transitions of new or revised products into repeatable production with proper