Manufacturing Engineering Manager: Lead Quality & Uptime

Miller Electric Mfg. LLC; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Retirement contribution

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Vacation

Life insurance

AD&D

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead facilities, manufacturing engineering, and quality to improve safety, uptime, process capability, and product quality across IE&A operations.

You will align technical resources with business needs, develop a diverse team of technical leaders, drive capital project prioritization, and implement ITW Toolbox principles to sustain continuous improvement and cross‑functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Industrial Engineering required.
• 7–10 years of progressive leadership experience with exposure to at least two areas: manufacturing engineering, quality, facilities/maintenance.
• Experience leading leaders with direct reports is preferred.
• Change agent with original thinking and facilitation skills to improve workflow within ITW Business Model.
• Ability to lead cross-functional improvements with strong analytical skills and root cause problem solving.
• Familiarity with ITW Toolbox, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma, Visual Management, Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Kaizen, Poke Yoke.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with internal/external customers and executives, influencing without authority.
• Proven track record of delivering results and operating independently across functions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; proficient with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Establishes strategic priorities across facilities, manufacturing engineering, and quality to drive safety, uptime, process capability, and product quality.
• Leads and develops a team of technical leaders across facilities, manufacturing engineering, and quality.
• Owns scoping, prioritization, and justification of capital projects in partnership with the Operations Director.
• Drives root cause problem solving on chronic process and quality issues across functions.
• Ensures manufacturing engineering support is standardized and shared across IE&A operations.
• Aligns quality engineering resources with manufacturing needs.
• Hires, develops, and retains a diverse team of technical talent with succession planning.
• Communicates plans, priorities, and performance to employees and stakeholders.
• Fosters accountability, engagement, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborates with cross-divisional teams to share best practices and drive business growth.

Skills

Leadership

Change agent

Cross-functional

Root cause analysis

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

ITW Toolbox

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Visual Management

Value Stream Mapping

Standard Work

Kaizen

Poka Yoke

Job description

Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead facilities, manufacturing engineering, and quality to improve safety, uptime, process capability, and product quality across IE&A operations.

You will align technical resources with business needs, develop a diverse team of technical leaders, drive capital project prioritization, and implement ITW Toolbox principles to sustain continuous improvement and cross‑functional collaboration.