Manufacturing Engineering Lead - Process Improvement & NPI

KLA Industries, Inc.; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

KLA Industries, Inc. in Buffalo, NY, seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor to oversee engineering activities that boost production readiness, reliability, quality, and throughput.

The role blends team leadership with hands-on process development, tooling, work instructions, and tackling day-to-day manufacturing challenges. You will guide the engineering team, coordinate with design and production, optimize cycle time and yield, and ensure safe, compliant manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant technical experience.
• 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

Manufacturing engineering experience

Team supervision / project leadership

Process development & tooling know-how

Problem solving & structured root-caus

Education

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

Job description

KLA Industries, Inc. in Buffalo, NY, seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor to oversee engineering activities that boost production readiness, reliability, quality, and throughput.

The role blends team leadership with hands-on process development, tooling, work instructions, and tackling day-to-day manufacturing challenges. You will guide the engineering team, coordinate with design and production, optimize cycle time and yield, and ensure safe, compliant manufacturing.