Manufacturing Engineering Manager: Lead Safety & Quality

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy USA Inc. in Alamo, TN, seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on safety, quality, and productivity.

You will guide technical and people development, partner with operations and engineering, and drive smart manufacturing solutions in a fast-paced environment. You will shape production processes, manage equipment and layout decisions, and champion continuous improvement with root-cause analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of manufacturing engineering experience.
• Proven leadership of technical professionals.
• Experience driving process improvements in manufacturing.
• Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of manufacturing engineers.
• Drive manufacturing improvement projects focused on safety, quality, delivery, and productivity.
• Design and implement efficient production processes and workflows.
• Partner with operations, quality, and engineering teams to resolve manufacturing challenges.
• Champion a safety-first culture through risk identification and corrective actions.
• Improve manufacturing quality through root cause analysis and process control enhancements.
• Evaluate equipment, tooling, facility layouts, and material flow to maximize efficiency.
• Serve as a technical leader for process optimization, testing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.

Skills

People leadership

Process improvement

Root cause analysis

Manufacturing engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Hitachi Energy USA Inc. in Alamo, TN, seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on safety, quality, and productivity.

You will guide technical and people development, partner with operations and engineering, and drive smart manufacturing solutions in a fast-paced environment. You will shape production processes, manage equipment and layout decisions, and champion continuous improvement with root-cause analysis.