Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Hayward Industries, Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hayward Industries, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager in Nashville, TN to lead engineering functions for residential and commercial pool and spa products. This role involves driving process excellence, supporting product introductions, and mentoring a team of engineers.

The ideal candidate will have a BS in engineering, over 7 years of experience, and proficiency in CAD software and Microsoft Office. Responsibilities include improving manufacturing processes and leading cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering or related field.
• Experience developing production equipment and tooling.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the manufacturing engineering function for pool and spa products.
• Drive process excellence and new product introductions.
• Develop and mentor a team of manufacturing engineers.

Skills

Automation experience with low to medium volume assembly

Statistical Process Control

Lean Manufacturing techniques

CAD software proficiency (AutoCAD, SolidWorks)

Project management ability

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

BS in applicable engineering field or other technical degree

Tools

CAD software

MS Office

Job description

Hayward Holdings Inc. (NYSE "HAYW") is the largest manufacturer of residential swimming pool equipment in the world, with a significant presence in the commercial pool market that is continuously growing. Hayward designs, manufactures, and markets a full line of residential and commercial pool and spa equipment including pumps, filters, heating, cleaners, salt chlorinators, automation, lighting, safety, flow control and energy solutions at our company owned facilities. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Hayward also has facilities in Tennessee, Arizona, and Rhode Island as well as Canada, Spain, France, Australia, and China. The Manufacturing Engineering Manager is responsible for leading the manufacturing engineering function to support safe, efficient, and high-quality production of Hayward’s residential and commercial pool and spa products. This role provides both strategic and hands‑on leadership, driving process excellence, capital deployment, automation, and new product introductions while developing and mentoring a team of manufacturing engineers. This position partners closely with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Product Management and Product Engineering to deliver continuous improvement, cost reduction, and scalable manufacturing solutions aligned with Hayward’s values of Care, Respect, Lead, and Grow. This role is located in Nashville, TN.

Responsibilities

• Past experience with automation as it relates to low to medium volume assembly, testing and packaging.
• Proven experience in developing production equipment, tooling and fixtures, including design, justification specification and qualification.
• Experience with Statistical Process Control and Lean Manufacturing techniques.
• Ability to multitask using numerous software planning tools and reports to track and maintain on time scheduling of resources.
• Support all current and new product introductions.
• Demonstrated project management ability – must facilitate groups and negotiate effectively with key suppliers.
• Interface with external vendors to source high quality equipment and fixtures.
• Must be able to work effectively as part of a team to identify opportunities, identify product & equipment weaknesses and to be able to solve problems through collaboration and consensus.
• Assist in developing plant layout in planning rearrangement of facilities, equipment and operations for better utilization of space.
• Familiarity with manufacturing documents: BOMs, Routers, Manufacturing Instructions, work orders etc.
• Create and maintain production routers.
• Ability to work with CAD software, such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks and generate engineering drawings.
• Support production through efficient and effective identification and resolution of line issues.
• Identify and initiate process improvement projects that have meaningful impact on product quality and process yield.
• Make recommendations for improvements; troubleshoot problems and develop necessary corrective actions.
• Work with Design Engineers to ensure that products are designed for manufacturing and that manufacturing process is capable of producing them to specification and quality requirements.
• PC Computer proficiency with MS Office.
• Develop a team of manufacturing engineers and technicians that work together to maximize the department’s productivity.

Qualifications

• Leading efforts to improve the financial impact of technical related activities on the business, and thorough understanding of how other functions impact the business.
• Perfect existing specialized technologies and leverage across products and facilities.
• Skilled at customer presentations, communicating and influencing internal and external customers act the business.
• Ability to venture into new specialized or "leading edge" technology that provides competitive advantage; Responsible for managing and completing large complete system projects that may have a strategic platform impact.
• Provide technical assessments of situations within normal scope of influence.
• Recognized as subject matter expert within company.
• Able to assess continuation risk and quality of previous work on a project, in addition to identifying areas where improvements in business processes would lead to better results.
• Leadership role in building departmental capabilities through mentoring and development of others.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must have knowledge of CAD software; Excel Spreadsheet software and MS Word, Word Processing software.

Education / Experience

BS in applicable engineering field or other technical degree; 7+ years of experience in field or related experience.