Manufacturing Engineering Manager

RNInk; Gastonia (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruiters' Network Inc. in Gastonia, NC seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead the plant's engineering team, oversee current programs, and drive new launches.

You will manage budgets, improve processes, and push Lean initiatives on the shop floor, while ensuring safety compliance and strong cross-functional collaboration with customers and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Precision stamping or molding experience preferred.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks effectively.
• Effective and professional communication.
• Solid understanding of Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing methodologies and proven implementation.
• Strong interpersonal skills and decision making ability.
• Ability to motivate a team, drive results, and delegate.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to communicate to a diverse audience (customers, suppliers, employees).
• Results oriented leadership and development of direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Manages, motivates, and leads team of Engineers ensuring direction, training, and evaluation.
• Builds the Engineering budget and ensures it's met.
• Manages all cost and manpower on projects.
• Responsible for new product launches.
• Develops and maintains process standards for manufacturing.
• Develops and improves Engineering processes, structure, performance.
• Leads continuous improvement initiatives resulting in cost-reductions and customer give backs.
• Defines and manages fixed and capital budgets.
• Strong shop floor experience in mfg/mechanical/process engineering.
• Manages performance of direct reports.
• Ensures safety regulations and enforces safety rules.

Skills

Multitasking

Communication

Continuous Improvement

Lean Manufacturing

Leadership

Team Motivation

Interpersonal Skills

Decision Making

Safety Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Precision stamping

Molding

Job description

Manufacturing Engineering Manager Summary: The Manufacturing Engineering Manager will manage and oversee all current program activities for the plant as well as any upcoming launches.

Manufacturing Engineering Manager Responsibilities

• Manages, motivates, and leads team of Engineers ensuring appropriate direction, training, and evaluation.
• Engineering Manager is responsible for building the Engineering budget and ensuring it's met.
• Managing all cost and manpower on projects.
• Responsible for new product launches.
• Develops and maintains the process standards in which all parts are manufactured.
• Responsible for the development and improvement of the Engineering processes, structure, performance, etc.
• Manages exploration of new materials and processes in order to achieve the best quality, process, and reliability.
• Maintains documentation closely following necessary timeliness on specific projects.
• Leads the engineering team in continuous improvement initiatives resulting in cost-reductions and customer give backs.
• Responsible for understanding design and engineering requirements on development programs, and ensuring that engineering disciplines are followed.
• Define and manage fixed and capital budgets.
• Strong shop floor experience in mfg / mechanical / process engineering - shop floor level.
• Manage performance of direct reports.
• Follows safety regulations and enforces compliance with company safety rules and regulations.

Education/Skills

• Bachelor's degree (BS or BA) is required.
• Precisionstamping or molding experience preferred
• Ability to handle multiple tasks effectively.
• Effectively and professionally communicate.
• Solid understanding of Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing methodologies and proven track record of implementation.
• Strong interpersonal skills and decision making ability.
• Ability to motivate a team environment, help drive results, and delegate authority to subordinate personnel.
• Excellentcommunications skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate to a diverse audience (customers, suppliers, employees).
• Results oriented approach.
• Effective leadership, management and development of direct reports.