Manufacturing Engineering Manager — Lean & CI Leader

The Pivot Group Careers; Michigan; On-site; USD 111,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pivot Group Careers in Michigan is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead manufacturing engineering efforts in the Newaygo area. You will oversee process engineering, capital projects, and cross-functional collaboration with production, maintenance, and quality teams.

The role focuses on driving continuous improvement, safety, and quality while guiding a team of engineers and technicians toward strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methods.
• Experience managing capital projects and budgets.
• Working knowledge of safety and quality management systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• Several years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Prior experience supervising or leading engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Coordinate with production, maintenance, and quality leaders on cross functional initiatives.
• Report project status and key metrics to plant and operations leadership.
• Direct daily engineering activities across process, equipment, and continuous improvement work.
• Lead and develop a team of engineers and technicians, setting priorities and performance goals.
• Oversee capital projects from scope and justification through installation and startup.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for production and quality issues.
• Manage engineering budgets, project schedules, and resource allocation.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Safety management

Quality management

Team leadership

Budget management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field

Tools

ERP systems

Maintenance management software

Job description

The Pivot Group Careers in Michigan is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead manufacturing engineering efforts in the Newaygo area. You will oversee process engineering, capital projects, and cross-functional collaboration with production, maintenance, and quality teams.

The role focuses on driving continuous improvement, safety, and quality while guiding a team of engineers and technicians toward strategic goals.