Manufacturing Engineering Manager: Sheet Metal & Automation

Weco Manufacturing Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Weco Manufacturing Group seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead sheet metal fabrication and manufacturing operations. You will guide engineering, process development, capital projects, and automation initiatives to improve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity.

You will lead a team of engineers, coordinate with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Sales, drive Lean and Kaizen programs, support NPI, and ensure scalable, compliant manufacturing processes in a high‑mix environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in Engineering or related discipline preferred.
• 3+ years of leadership or management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop manufacturing and process engineering personnel.
• Develop and improve manufacturing processes for sheet metal fabrication operations.
• Establish routings, process documentation, and engineering standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, efficiency, throughput, and capacity.
• Lead Lean, 5S, Kaizen and other continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support NPI, customer engineering changes, and manufacturing feasibility reviews.
• Manage capital equipment projects from concept to implementation and ROI analysis.
• Ensure ISO 9001 and other quality system requirements are met.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional

Lean manufacturing

Communication

Data-driven

Problem solving

MS Office

Sheet metal

CAD software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Mastercam

SolidWorks

Radan

Job description

Weco Manufacturing Group seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead sheet metal fabrication and manufacturing operations. You will guide engineering, process development, capital projects, and automation initiatives to improve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity.

You will lead a team of engineers, coordinate with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Sales, drive Lean and Kaizen programs, support NPI, and ensure scalable, compliant manufacturing processes in a high‑mix environment.