Manufacturing Engineering Manager | Lean & CI Leader

The Pivot Group Careers; St. Johns (MI); On-site; USD 114,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pivot Group Network seeks an Engineering Manager to lead engineering teams in the St. Johns, MI area. This role focuses on driving technical excellence, managing budgets, schedules, and cross-functional initiatives within manufacturing environments.

Ideal candidates have capital project experience, lean/continuous improvement expertise, and a track record of leading engineers and technicians. Strong safety, quality, and environmental practices are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field is required.
• Experience managing capital projects and budgets in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methods.
• Experience supervising engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering budgets, project schedules, and resource allocation.
• 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 CI 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.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Leadership

Project management

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

ERP systems

Maintenance management software

Job description

The Pivot Group Network seeks an Engineering Manager to lead engineering teams in the St. Johns, MI area. This role focuses on driving technical excellence, managing budgets, schedules, and cross-functional initiatives within manufacturing environments.

Ideal candidates have capital project experience, lean/continuous improvement expertise, and a track record of leading engineers and technicians. Strong safety, quality, and environmental practices are required.