Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor

MDS Staffing; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

MDS Staffing seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor for a manufacturer of temperature sensors, fittings, and assemblies. This role combines team leadership with hands-on process development, tooling, and work instruction creation to improve production readiness and quality.

You will supervise engineers and technicians, drive manufacturability reviews, and coordinate improvements across cycle time, yield, scrap, and rework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in engineering.
• Experience supervising technical personnel or leading projects.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering for precision or engineered assembly ops.
• Knowledge of process development, tooling, work instructions, drawings, and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and coordinate the engineering team's workload to support production and NPI.
• Develop and improve manufacturing methods, routings, standard work, tooling, and fixtures.
• Lead transition of new/revised products into repeatable production with docs 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.
• Collaborate with design engineering to review manufacturability before product release.
• Support equipment selection, capital project justification, installation, and process validation.
• Coach engineers and technicians, maintain process docs, and enforce safety and quality.

Skills

Team leadership

People supervision

Process development

Tooling & fixtures

Structured problem solving

Cross-functional improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

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.