Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Muth Company; Sheboygan (WI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Paid time off

401(K) with company match

Onsite fitness center

Tuition assistance program

Job summary

Muth Company in Wisconsin seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead the Manufacturing Engineering department, directing personnel, priorities, procedures and documentation while coordinating with Design Engineering, Quality and Program Management to meet customer requirements.

The role combines hands-on technical leadership with project management across process development, equipment validation, and maintenance of facilities and safety standards, ensuring robust manufacturing systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Extensive experience in manufacturing engineering process development and program management.
• Strong ability to review customer specs, drawings and requirements and translate into engineering deliverables.
• Proficient in APQP, PPAP, control plans and PFMEA.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating with Design Engineering, Quality and Program Management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, coach, and prioritize the Manufacturing Engineering team.
• Work with Design Engineering and Quality to identify requirements and document ownership.
• Oversee process and equipment development from selection to installation and validation.
• Prepare and control customer-required documentation for milestones and submissions.
• Coordinate prototypes, validations, and run-at-rate activities; manage capacity reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing Engineering

APQP/PPAP

Documentation control

Project management

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Document control software

Job description

Position Summary/Objective:

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager leads the Manufacturing Engineering department - its personnel, priorities, procedures, projects, and documentation and provides management oversight for Facilities and Equipment Maintenance. A central part of the role is coordinating and completing customer and program documentation: preparing portions directly, compiling technical inputs from engineers and other functions and ensuring complete, controlled documentation is ready for Program Management, Quality, Design Engineering and other customer-facing functions. Hands-on technical work remains with assigned engineers and technical personnel keeping them focused on developing, commissioning, validating and improving manufacturing systems.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

• 1. Lead, manage, coach, and establish priorities for the Manufacturing Engineering team.
• 2. Work with Design Engineering and Quality to review customer specifications, drawings, standards and program requirements to identify Manufacturing Engineering requirements, technical responsibilities, required documentation and timing.
• 3. Lead manufacturing process and equipment development coordinating Manufacturing Engineers, Automation Engineers, Technicians, Quality, Design Engineering, Production suppliers and equipment manufacturers from selection through installation commissioning and validation.
• 4. Prepare, compile, revise and control customer-required and departmental Manufacturing Engineering documentation managing due dates, technical inputs from engineers revisions and completeness so compliant documentation is ready for customer submissions and program milestones.
• 5. Coordinate prototype builds process validations capability studies capacity reviews run-at-rate activities production launches and other program milestones.
• 6. Maintain Manufacturing Engineering process documentation customer forms reports and technical records so they remain current and aligned with the approved manufacturing process.
• 7. Ensure applicable plant process customer and equipment safety requirements are incorporated into process and equipment development.
• 8. Provide management oversight for Facilities and Equipment Maintenance including priorities preventive and predictive maintenance effectiveness contractor support and escalation of equipment or facility issues.

Education and Experience:

• 1. Bachelor’s degree preferred minimum 10 years of related manufacturing engineering process development program management maintenance/facilities oversight or manufacturing leadership experience.
• 2. Demonstrated experience developing coaching and coordinating technical team members.
• 3. Excellent time management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects priorities and customer-documentation requirements simultaneously.
• 4. Ability to review and interpret customer specifications engineering drawings technical requirements and customer-specific requirements.
• 5. Working knowledge of APQP PPAP Process Flow Diagrams PFMEAs Control Plans Work Instructions capacity reporting capability studies process validation and run-at-rate activities.
• 6. Fundamental knowledge of manufacturing process development equipment and automation systems tooling and fixtures preventive and predictive maintenance and safety and customer compliance requirements.
• 7. Proficient in Microsoft Office and common document-control or project-tracking tools.

Supervision:

Directly supervises the Manufacturing Engineering team consisting of Manufacturing Engineers Automation Engineers Manufacturing Engineering Technicians Facilities and Equipment Maintenance personnel and other assigned personnel.

Why work at Muth?

• Competitive wages.
• Clean, safe and climate-controlled environment.
• Paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• Company provided STD LTD and life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program provides 100% confidential 24/7 support resources and referrals for work and personal life challenges at no cost to employees and family members.
• 401(K) with company match.
• Onsite fitness center.
• Employee game room.
• Tuition assistance program.
• Employee referral program.
• Monthly employee appreciation anniversary day.
• Offsite wellness center.
• Summer picnic and winter holiday party.
• Free soda and coffee!

If you’re ready to contribute to an innovative company that values quality and safety apply today to become part of the Muth Company family!