Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor - Process & Throughput

ASHFORD CONNEX, LLC; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ASHFORD CONNEX, LLC is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor in the Buffalo area. The role combines team leadership with hands-on process development, tooling, and work instruction creation to boost production readiness, reliability, quality, and throughput.

You will supervise engineers and technicians, coordinate root-cause analyses, and partner with design engineering to ensure manufacturability and smooth transitions of new products into repeatable production processes, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related engineering field or equivalent experience.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering for precision or engineered assemblies.
• Experience supervising engineers or leading projects.
• Knowledge of process development, tooling, work instructions, and problem solving.
• Ability to balance production support with longer-term improvements and staff development.

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 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.

Skills

Team leadership

Root-cause analysis

Process development

Cross-functional teamwork

Coaching/mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

Engineering drawings

Job description

ASHFORD CONNEX, LLC is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor in the Buffalo area. The role combines team leadership with hands-on process development, tooling, and work instruction creation to boost production readiness, reliability, quality, and throughput.

You will supervise engineers and technicians, coordinate root-cause analyses, and partner with design engineering to ensure manufacturability and smooth transitions of new products into repeatable production processes, while