Manufacturing Engineering Lead: Process Improvement

Food Management Search, Inc.; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Food Management Search, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor in Buffalo to lead a team focused on improving production readiness, process reliability, quality, and throughput.

The role blends hands-on process development with team leadership, tackling day-to-day manufacturing challenges and guiding engineering projects. You will supervise engineers and technicians, coordinate workload for production and new product introductions, and drive improvements in tooling, fixtures, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering or related experience.
• Experience supporting precision manufacturing or engineered assemblies.
• Experience supervising technical personnel or leading projects.
• Knowledge of process development, tooling, work instructions, engineering drawings, and structured problem solving.
• Ability to balance immediate production support with longer-term improvement projects.

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

Leadership

Process development

Tooling

Engineering drawings

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Prioritization

Lean methods

Education

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

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Food Management Search, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor in Buffalo to lead a team focused on improving production readiness, process reliability, quality, and throughput.

The role blends hands-on process development with team leadership, tackling day-to-day manufacturing challenges and guiding engineering projects. You will supervise engineers and technicians, coordinate workload for production and new product introductions, and drive improvements in tooling, fixtures, and