Manufacturing Engineering Lead - Process Improvement & NPI

Joseph Michaels International; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Joseph Michaels International is recruiting on behalf of a client, a manufacturer of temperature sensors, compression seal fittings, and cable assemblies, for a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor in Buffalo, NY. The role combines team leadership with hands-on process development and trouble-shooting to improve production readiness, quality, and throughput.

You will supervise the manufacturing engineering team, develop methods, routings, tooling, and fixtures, and work with design engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent technical experience in manufacturing engineering.
• Experience supervising technical personnel or leading projects.
• Knowledge of process development, tooling, and work instructions.
• Ability to balance immediate production support with longer-term improvement projects.
• Strong problem-solving and data-driven approach.

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 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

Lean manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

Engineering drawings

Job description

Joseph Michaels International is recruiting on behalf of a client, a manufacturer of temperature sensors, compression seal fittings, and cable assemblies, for a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor in Buffalo, NY. The role combines team leadership with hands-on process development and trouble-shooting to improve production readiness, quality, and throughput.

You will supervise the manufacturing engineering team, develop methods, routings, tooling, and fixtures, and work with design engineering