Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor

Soap Creek Resources; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Soap Creek Resources seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor to lead and optimize manufacturing engineering activities for a precision sensor and components manufacturer. This role blends team leadership with hands-on process development, tooling, work instructions and day-to-day problem solving.

You will guide new product introductions, coordinate engineering priorities, and drive improvements in cycle time, yield, and quality while ensuring safety and documentation standards are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience supervising technical personnel or leading projects is required.
• Knowledge of process development, tooling, work instructions, drawings, and root-cause analysis is expected.

Responsibilities

• Supervise manufacturing engineering activities to improve readiness, reliability, quality and throughput.
• Prioritize workload for production support and new product introductions.
• Develop and improve methods, routings, standard work, tooling and fixtures.
• Lead transition of new/revised products into repeatable production processes with documentation and training.
• Provide technical support for production issues and coordinate corrective actions.
• Identify and reduce cycle time, labor utilization, scrap, and rework.
• Collaborate with design engineering to review manufacturability and constraints.
• Support equipment selection, capital justification, installation and validation.
• Coach engineers and technicians and maintain process documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Process development

Problem solving

Project management

Cross-functional work

Education

Bachelor's in ME

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.