Manufacturing Engineering Lead: Process & Throughput

SteveRecruiter, LLC; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Client in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor to oversee manufacturing engineering activities that enhance production readiness, process reliability, quality, and throughput. The role combines team leadership with hands-on involvement in process development, tooling, work instructions, and solving day-to-day manufacturing challenges.

Responsibilities include prioritizing the team’s workload, improving assembly methods, transitioning products to repeatable processes, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Experience supervising technical personnel or leading engineering 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

• Supervise manufacturing engineering team 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 improvements in cycle time, labor utilization, first-pass yield, scrap, and rework.
• Collaborate with design engineering to review manufacturability before product release.
• Support equipment selection, capital project justification, installation, and process validation.
• Coach engineers and technicians and reinforce safe work practices and quality requirements.

Skills

Leadership experience

Problem solving

Process development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Client in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor to oversee manufacturing engineering activities that enhance production readiness, process reliability, quality, and throughput. The role combines team leadership with hands-on involvement in process development, tooling, work instructions, and solving day-to-day manufacturing challenges.

Responsibilities include prioritizing the team’s workload, improving assembly methods, transitioning products to repeatable processes, and