Manufacturing Engineering Leader: Lean, Automation & NPI

Air Distribution Limited; Sanford (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Distribution Technologies, Inc. (ADTI) is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager for its Sanford, NC facility. Lead a multi-level engineering team to optimize processes, safety, and cost efficiency while supporting NPI and automation initiatives.

The role partners with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Product Engineering to ensure manufacturing excellence and strong performance metrics in a Tier II IAQ manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• 7+ years engineering experience in manufacturing with direct people or technical leadership.
• Strong experience with Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma, and process optimization.
• Experience with capital equipment implementation, process validation, and manufacturing technology deployment.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-level Manufacturing Engineering team and develop talent.
• Drive design, optimization, and standardization of manufacturing and assembly processes for safety, quality, throughput, and cost efficiency.
• Lead facility layout improvements, workflow optimization, and material flow initiatives.
• Manage capital equipment projects including justification, vendor selection, budgeting, installation, validation, and startup.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance to improve equipment reliability and asset strategies.
• Lead Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives focused on waste reduction and productivity.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering on NPI, DFM, capacity planning, tooling, and process validation.
• Support automation and technology advancement to improve efficiency and ergonomics.
• Use production metrics and KPIs to propose data-driven improvements.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Six Sigma

Problem Solving

Project Management

Communication

Decision Making

Cross-functional Collaboration

Data Analysis

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

Air Distribution Technologies, Inc. (ADTI) is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager for its Sanford, NC facility. Lead a multi-level engineering team to optimize processes, safety, and cost efficiency while supporting NPI and automation initiatives.

The role partners with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Product Engineering to ensure manufacturing excellence and strong performance metrics in a Tier II IAQ manufacturing environment.