Manufacturing Engineering Leader – NPI & Process Improvement

Datacenter People; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Datacenter People is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead the Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Services teams in Reno, Nevada. This on-site leadership role drives manufacturing processes across the product portfolio, ensuring efficiency, quality and scalable production.

You will partner with Design Engineering, Operations and cross-functional teams to improve manufacturability, support NPI, manage projects and budgets, and promote continuous improvement across domestic

Qualifications

• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering leadership experience.
• Experience with NPI and production process improvements.
• Strong project management and cross-functional leadership.
• Ability to manage multiple engineering projects and priorities.
• Strong problem-solving, communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Services teams.
• Manage staffing, budgets, performance and development.
• Lead manufacturing engineering projects from planning through to successful completion.
• Coordinate manufacturing support for New Product Introductions (NPI) across domestic and international facilities.
• Develop and improve manufacturing processes, standards and best practices.
• Monitor and improve FPY and engineering performance metrics.
• Drive process improvements to increase productivity, quality and cost efficiency.
• Partner with Design Engineering to improve product manufacturability and quality.
• Manage engineering activities relating to manufacturing processes and product changes.
• Support plant layout changes, material handling improvements and facility expansion projects.
• Lead capital equipment installation and manufacturing improvement initiatives.
• Analyse production processes and implement corrective actions where required.
• Promote continuous improvement across production and engineering operations.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

NPI experience

Project management

Process improvement

Cross-functional lead

Data-driven decisions

Communication skills

Tools

ERP system

MES software

Job description

Datacenter People is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead the Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Services teams in Reno, Nevada. This on-site leadership role drives manufacturing processes across the product portfolio, ensuring efficiency, quality and scalable production.

You will partner with Design Engineering, Operations and cross-functional teams to improve manufacturability, support NPI, manage projects and budgets, and promote continuous improvement across domestic