Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor - Process Improvement

Vogrinc Search Group; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Vogrinc Search Group is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor in the Buffalo, NY area. The role oversees production-ready engineering activities, guides process development, tooling, work instructions, and daily problem-solving to improve throughput and quality.

The supervisor will lead a team, liaise with design engineering, and drive capital projects, validation, and safe practices across manufacturing operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering or related field.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering supporting precision/manufactured assemblies.
• Proven track record supervising technical personnel or leading projects.
• Knowledge of process development, tooling, drawings, and problem solving.
• Ability to balance immediate production support with longer-term improvement work.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Team leadership

Manufacturing engineering

Process improvement

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

Capital equipment selection

Job description

Vogrinc Search Group is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor in the Buffalo, NY area. The role oversees production-ready engineering activities, guides process development, tooling, work instructions, and daily problem-solving to improve throughput and quality.

The supervisor will lead a team, liaise with design engineering, and drive capital projects, validation, and safe practices across manufacturing operations.