Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor

True North Consultants, Inc.; Buffalo (NY); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

True North Consultants, Inc. seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor to supervise and advance manufacturing engineering activities, improving production readiness, reliability, quality, and throughput in a fast-paced environment.

You will be hands-on with process development, tooling, and work instructions while guiding engineers and technicians. You will lead a team to transition new or revised products into repeatable processes, coordinate root-cause analyses, and collaborate with design

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent technical experience in a related field.
• Experience supervising technical personnel or leading projects.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering supporting precision manufacturing.
• Knowledge of process development, tooling, and work instructions.
• Ability to balance production support with longer-term improvements.

Aufgaben

• Prioritize and coordinate the manufacturing engineering team’s workload to support production and new product introduction.
• Develop and improve manufacturing methods, routings, standard work, assembly processes, tooling, and fixtures.
• Lead the transition of new or revised products into repeatable production processes with proper documentation and training.
• Provide technical support for production problems and coordinate root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Identify and implement improvements in cycle time, labor utilization, first-pass yield, scrap, and rework.
• Partner with design engineering to review manufacturability and resolve production constraints before product release.
• Support equipment selection, capital project justification, installation, and process validation.
• Coach engineers and technicians, maintain process documentation, and reinforce safe work practices and quality requirements.

Kenntnisse

Manufacturing engineering experience

Supervising technical personnel

Cross-functional improvement teams

Process development

Engineering drawings

Structured problem solving

Employee development

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

ERP systems

Jobbeschreibung

Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor

We are recruiting on behalf of our client, a manufacturer of temperature sensors, compression seal fittings, and cable and harness assemblies.

Position Summary

Supervise manufacturing engineering activities that improve production readiness, process reliability, quality, and throughput. This position combines team leadership with direct involvement in process development, tooling, work instructions, and the resolution of day-to-day manufacturing challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Prioritize and coordinate the manufacturing engineering team’s workload to support production and new product introduction.
• Develop and improve manufacturing methods, routings, standard work, assembly processes, tooling, and fixtures.
• Lead the transition of new or revised products into repeatable production processes with appropriate documentation and training.
• Provide technical support for production problems and coordinate root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Identify and implement improvements in cycle time, labor utilization, first-pass yield, scrap, and rework.
• Partner with design engineering to review manufacturability and resolve production constraints before product release.
• Support equipment selection, capital project justification, installation, and process validation.
• Coach engineers and technicians, maintain process documentation, and reinforce safe work practices and quality requirements.

Proposed Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant technical experience.
• Manufacturing engineering experience supporting precision manufacturing or engineered assembly operations.
• Experience supervising technical personnel or leading engineering projects and cross-functional improvement teams.
• Knowledge of process development, tooling, work instructions, engineering drawings, and structured problem solving.
• Ability to balance immediate production support with longer-term improvement projects and employee development.

Preferred Background

Experience with Lean methods, machining, welding or assembly processes, ERP systems, time studies, and equipment implementation is preferred. Team size, reporting relationships, and process scope will be confirmed by the client.