Manufacturing Engineering Manager: Lean & CI Leader

ZF Group; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Incentive Plan

Paid Vacation

401k Plan

Health Care Benefits

Paid Holidays

Diversity culture

Job summary

ZF Chassis Components, LLC in the United States seeks an Engineering Manager – Manufacturing to provide leadership for a diverse engineering and tooling team. You will drive continuous improvement, optimize processes, and expand capacity while ensuring safety, quality and cost targets.

You will oversee budgets and production costs, guide design reviews for manufacturability, and coordinate across departments to deliver on schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business and 8–10+ years of advanced engineering experience.
• 5+ years of solid operations experience in manufacturing, automotive parts industry preferred.
• 2+ years of proven leadership, coaching, and people-management abilities.
• Strong knowledge of safety, quality, delivery and production processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing, CNC, assembly, robotics and controls support activities to improve performance.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing methods, tooling and standard work; support design reviews.
• Manage projects, customer coordination and quotations for new programs and changes.
• Ensure product quality, compliance with processes, and safe work practices.
• Drive continuous improvement and cost reduction through new technologies and lean methods.

Skills

Leadership

Lean principles

Project management

Budgeting

Manufacturing engineering

Change management

Communication

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering or Business)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

ZF Chassis Components, LLC in the United States seeks an Engineering Manager – Manufacturing to provide leadership for a diverse engineering and tooling team. You will drive continuous improvement, optimize processes, and expand capacity while ensuring safety, quality and cost targets.

You will oversee budgets and production costs, guide design reviews for manufacturability, and coordinate across departments to deliver on schedule.