Manufacturing Engineering Team Lead

Atlas Copco Group; Town of Saugerties (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO package

Job summary

Ceres Technologies seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Team Lead to own planning, execution, and optimization of the Manufacturing Flow Excellence function across sites. The role requires a highly visible leader who can influence and align diverse teams toward operational excellence and customer satisfaction.

You will manage up to 15 employees across sites, oversee staffing, resource allocation, and continuous improvement initiatives, and partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Supply

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Business, or related discipline preferred.
• 5+ years of manufacturing, operations, engineering, continuous improvement, or project leadership experience.
• Experience supporting multiple manufacturing sites and cross-functional teams.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and operational excellence methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) and manufacturing readiness processes.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and lead initiatives without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Directly leads and develops a team of up to 15 employees across multiple Ceres Technologies sites and operational zones.
• Staffing lifecycle management including workforce planning, recruiting, onboarding, performance management, coaching, and engagement.
• Establishes team priorities and allocates resources to support objectives and customer requirements.
• Ensures staffing and training to support growth, new product introductions, and process improvements.
• Provides leadership, mentorship, and career development to promote a high-performance culture.
• Drives performance evaluations and talent development across the organization.
• Develops and executes the MFE team strategy aligned with operational objectives.
• Manages workload, priorities, and resource allocation across all sites.
• Supports Operations, Engineering, Facilities, PM, Supply Chain, Planning, Logistics, and Quality with process expertise.
• Leads cross-site standardization, best-practices sharing, and VTPS initiatives deployment.
• Drives continuous improvement of safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
• Acts as primary escalation point for manufacturing process/workflow challenges.
• Partners with site leadership to align and execute strategic initiatives.
• Cross-functional collaboration with multiple departments to advance initiatives.
• Leads strategic operational improvement projects from concept through implementation.
• Coordinates cross-site initiatives to improve performance and standardization.
• Supports facility expansions, equipment deployments, automation projects, and improvements.
• Tracks project metrics and communicates progress to leadership.
• Ensures projects deliver measurable business results and sustainable improvements.

Skills

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Business, or related discipline

Job description

As a Manufacturing Engineering Team Lead your mission is to be fully responsibility for the planning, execution, prioritization, and support of the Manufacturing Flow Excellence function throughout Ceres Technologies. The MFE Team Lead is expected to be a highly visible leader who can effectively lead both directly and through influence. Success in this position requires the ability to align diverse teams, drive enterprise-wide initiatives, build strong cross-functional partnerships, and create a culture focused on operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement across all Ceres Technologies sites and regions.

Main Responsiblities:

• Directly leads and develops a team of up to 15 employees across multiple Ceres Technologies sites and operational zones.
• Responsible for the full staffing lifecycle of the MFE organization, including workforce planning, recruiting, hiring, onboarding, performance management, coaching, development, succession planning, and employee engagement.
• Establishes team priorities and allocates resources to support business objectives, manufacturing initiatives, and customer requirements.
• Ensures the MFE team is appropriately staffed and trained to support operational growth, new product introductions, process improvements, and strategic business initiatives.
• Provides leadership, mentorship, and career development opportunities for team members while promoting a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Conducts performance evaluations, establishes individual development plans, and drives talent development across the organization.
• Developing and executing the MFE team strategy aligned with company operational objectives.
• Managing department workload, priorities, and resource allocation across all sites.
• Supporting Operations, Engineering, Facilities, Project Management, Supply Chain, Planning, Logistics, and Quality teams with manufacturing process expertise.
• Ensuring successful execution of work order processes, manufacturing readiness activities, capacity improvements, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Leading cross-site standardization efforts and sharing best practices between manufacturing locations.
• Supporting the deployment and sustainment of VTPS initiatives while partnering with designated VTPS leadership.
• Driving continuous improvement activities that improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity performance.
• Acting as the primary escalation point for manufacturing process and workflow challenges requiring MFE support.
• Building strong partnerships with site leadership teams to ensure alignment and execution of strategic initiatives across all Ceres Technologies locations.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration,the MFE Team Lead will routinely partner with multiple departments across Ceres Technologies.
• Lead strategic operational improvement projects from concept through implementation.
• Coordinate cross-site initiatives that improve manufacturing performance and standardization.
• Support facility expansions, equipment implementations, automation projects, and process improvements.
• Track project metrics and communicate progress to leadership teams.
• Ensure projects achieve measurable business results and sustainable improvements.

To succeed, you will need

We value diverse experiences and perspectives and are excited to see what you bring to the role.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Business, or related discipline preferred.
• 5+ years of manufacturing, operations, engineering, continuous improvement, or project leadership experience.
• Experience supporting multiple manufacturing sites and cross-functional teams.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and operational excellence methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) and manufacturing readiness processes.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and lead initiatives without direct authority.

In return, we offer

• Culture of trust and accountability
• Lifelong learning and career growth
• Innovation powered by people
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits
• Health and well-being
• Generous PTO package

Salary: $90,000-$100,000/ per year

Job location

This role requires you to work on-site at our office in Saugerties, New York. You will be part of a dynamic team and enjoy the benefits of face-to-face collaboration.

Behind every innovative solution, there are people working together to transform the future. With careers sparked by initiative and lifelong learning, we are uniting curious minds, and you could be one of them.

Information at a Glance

Ceres Technologies offers gas and vapour delivery equipment. The brand mainly serves the semiconductor industry, but also provides engineering solutions for customers in solar energy, display technology and industrial applications. Since its founding in 2011, the brand has gained a reputation for exceeding customers' expectations. Beyond branded products, it also offers engineer-to-order solutions, systems integration and engineering services. The competent team is ready to help. Whether it be with a complete system integration or designing and installing a customized solution. The goal is to strengthen businesses, by bridging the gap between ideas and breakthroughs in molecule delivery. Ceres Technologies is a brand within Atlas Copco Group.

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