Manufacturing Engineering Lead: Process & Throughput

Client Growth Resources, Inc; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Client Growth Resources, Inc is recruiting for a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor for a manufacturer of temperature sensors, compression seal fittings, and cable/harness assemblies. The role combines team leadership with hands-on process development, tooling, work instructions, and resolving day-to-day manufacturing challenges to improve production readiness and throughput.

You will supervise the engineering team, drive cycle time and yield improvements, and collaborate with design

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

Team leadership

Manufacturing engineering

Process development

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Employee development

Lean methods

Problem solving

Education

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

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Client Growth Resources, Inc is recruiting for a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor for a manufacturer of temperature sensors, compression seal fittings, and cable/harness assemblies. The role combines team leadership with hands-on process development, tooling, work instructions, and resolving day-to-day manufacturing challenges to improve production readiness and throughput.

You will supervise the engineering team, drive cycle time and yield improvements, and collaborate with design