Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor

The Keystone Distinction Group; Buffalo (NY); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Keystone Distinction Group is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor to lead the engineering team in Buffalo, NY, focusing on readiness, reliability, quality, and throughput. You will drive process development, tooling, and day-to-day resolution of manufacturing challenges in a hands-on leadership role.

You will supervise and mentor engineers and technicians, coordinate with design to ensure manufacturability, and manage documentation, training, and safety compliance across

Qualifikationen

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

Aufgaben

• Prioritize and coordinate the engineering team’s workload to support production.
• Develop and improve manufacturing methods, routings, and fixtures.
• Lead transition of new/revised products into repeatable processes with documentation.
• Provide technical support for production issues and coordinate root cause analysis.
• Identify and implement improvements in cycle time, yield, scrap, and rework.
• Collaborate with design to review manufacturability before product release.
• Support equipment selection, capital justification, installation, and validation.
• Coach engineers and technicians; maintain process documentation and safety standards.

Kenntnisse

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Process development

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering or related

Tools

ERP systems

Engineering drawings

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.