Manufacturing Engineering Manager – Plastics & Automation

Key People; Anderson (SC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Paid time off (20 days)

401(k) retirement plan

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Key People in Anderson, South Carolina seeks an experienced Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead and advance its manufacturing engineering capabilities. You will guide Packaging/Process, Tooling, Automation, and Continuous Improvement across the site, directing capital projects and new product introductions.

You will collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and senior leadership to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and build long-term technical strength in blow-molding and

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience with leadership.
• Experience in plastics manufacturing, blow molding and/or injection molding.
• Experience in automotive manufacturing environment is desirable.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams and managing projects.
• Strong knowledge of plastics processing equipment, tooling, automation.
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen.
• Understanding of IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 quality systems.
• Familiar with APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, and process control plans.
• Strong financial acumen and budgeting for engineering projects.
• Excellent leadership and communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Tooling, Automation, and CI.
• Lead development and optimization of processes, equipment, and production tech.
• Drive process improvements for productivity, cycle time, scrap, quality, and OEE.
• Lead intro of new products and manufacturing processes.
• Identify and implement automation and advanced process controls.
• Develop and execute capital investment projects from spec to validation.
• Collaborate with Production, Maintenance to improve reliability and tool performance.
• Lead Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen initiatives across operations.
• Monitor KPIs like cycle times, scrap, process capability, costs.
• Lead root-cause analysis for equipment/process issues.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Process improvement

Project management

Lean Six Sigma

Automation

Blow molding / Injection molding

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

PLC systems

Job description

Key People in Anderson, South Carolina seeks an experienced Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead and advance its manufacturing engineering capabilities. You will guide Packaging/Process, Tooling, Automation, and Continuous Improvement across the site, directing capital projects and new product introductions.

You will collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and senior leadership to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and build long-term technical strength in blow-molding and