Manufacturing Engineering Manager: IoT, MES & Operations

HNI Corporation; Muscatine (IA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

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Benefits starting Day 1

Job summary

HNI Corporation in Muscatine, IA is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Engineering Center of Excellence at the Highway 61 facility. You will direct cross-functional teams focused on continuous improvement, process optimization, and operational performance across the plant.

Ideal candidates bring a manufacturing engineering background, proven people leadership, and experience partnering with IT, automation, and technical support to drive measurable improvements in labor efficiency,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Proven engineering leadership in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience with continuous improvement and KPI-driven outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic technical leadership by creating plans, prioritizing work, and managing engineering activities across the facility.
• Lead and develop engineering teams across improvement, integration, and systems-support workstreams.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on labor efficiency, throughput, quality, and waste reduction.
• Improve material flow, engineering workflows, and plant systems to support daily operations.
• Partner with IT and corporate support teams on system enhancements and technology adoption.
• Support improvements related to MES, IoT, and plant data visibility tools for better decision-making.
• Identify and implement improvements across SQDC metrics.
• Lead process evaluations, audits, root cause problem solving, and Gemba walks.
• Support plant-level technical escalations and cross-functional issue resolution.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to operations leaders and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Continuous improvement

Systems thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Plant KPIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MES

IoT

Dashboards

Job description

HNI Corporation in Muscatine, IA is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Engineering Center of Excellence at the Highway 61 facility. You will direct cross-functional teams focused on continuous improvement, process optimization, and operational performance across the plant.

Ideal candidates bring a manufacturing engineering background, proven people leadership, and experience partnering with IT, automation, and technical support to drive measurable improvements in labor efficiency,