Regional Operations Engineering Manager

Faith Technologies Inc; Pittsboro (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Faith Technologies, Inc. is seeking a senior operations/industrial engineering leader to oversee regional engineering teams across multiple sites in the United States.

The role focuses on Lean implementation, capacity planning, and driving data-driven improvements to schedule, throughput, and capital investments. You will collaborate with regional leadership to align capabilities with growth, develop business cases, and manage KPI tracking while ensuring safety, quality, and regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field required.
• 10+ years of manufacturing or operations engineering experience.
• +5 years of people management experience leading technical teams.
• Travel up to 25% annually between multiple sites.
• Work schedule from 7 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday; flexible schedule as needed.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and mentor local engineering teams across the region.
• Build a collaborative culture and share best practices between facilities.
• Collaborate with regional leadership to align engineering capabilities with long-term growth and capacity needs.
• Develop business cases, cost models, and ROI analyses for technology investments and capital projects.
• Oversee development of standard work, labor models, line balancing, and capacity plans.
• Champion Lean principles focused on flow, SMED, visual management, and waste elimination in high-variability processes.
• Guide the use of analytics, simulation, and digital manufacturing tools to improve scheduling and throughput.
• Research, evaluate, and benchmark emerging manufacturing technologies and tools.
• Establish and track KPIs balancing efficiency, responsiveness, quality, and cost.
• Ensure safety, quality, ergonomic, and regulatory requirements are integrated into designs and changes.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

People management

Lean manufacturing

Industrial engineering

Operations leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or related field

Job description

You’ve discovered something special. A company that cares. Cares about leading the way in construction, engineering, manufacturing and renewable energy. Cares about redefining how energy is designed, applied and consumed. Cares about thoughtfully growing to meet market demands. And - as “one of the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America” - is focused on the mind/body/soul of team members through our Culture of Care.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field required.
• Experience: 10+ years of experience in manufacturing or operations engineering with +5 years of people management experience leading technical teams.
• Travel: Up to 25% annually, you will be traveling between our 3 sites in Wisconsin, Alabama and Indiana.
• Work Schedule: This position works between the hours of 7 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule is necessary.
• Works a sufficient schedule to meet the expectations of the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and mentor local engineering teams across the region.
• Build a collaborative culture and share best practices between facilities.
• Collaborate with regional leadership to align engineering capabilities with long-term business growth and production capacity needs.
• Develop business cases, cost models, and ROI analyses to justify technology investments and capital projects for sites within region.
• Oversee development of standard work, labor models, line balancing, and capacity plans.
• Champion Lean principles focused on flow, setup reduction (SMED), visual management, and waste elimination in high-variability processes.
• Guide the use of advanced analytics, simulation, and digital manufacturing tools to improve scheduling, throughput, and decision making.
• Research, evaluate, and benchmark emerging manufacturing technologies, automation, and digital tools applicable to operations.
• Establish and track KPIs that balance efficiency, responsiveness, quality, and cost for sites within the region
• Ensure safety, quality, ergonomic, and regulatory requirements are fully integrated into all process designs and operational changes.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

The job description and responsibilities described are intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

Benefits

FTI is a “merit to the core” organization. We recognize and reward top performers, offering competitive, merit-based compensation, career path development and a flexible and robust benefits package.

Benefits are the Game-Changer We provide industry-leading benefits as an investment in the lives of team members and their families. You’re invited to review the full list of FTI benefits available to regular/full-time team members. Start here. Grow here. Succeed here.

How Does FTI Give YOU the Chance to Thrive?

If you’re energized by new challenges, FTI provides you with many opportunities. Joining FTI opens doors to redefine what’s possible for your future. Once you’re a team member, you’re supported and provided with the knowledge and resources to achieve your career goals with FTI. You’re officially in the driver’s seat of your career, and FTI’s career development and continued education programs give you opportunities to position yourself for success. FTI is a “merit to the core” organization. We recognize and reward top performers, offering competitive, merit-based compensation, career path development and a flexible and robust benefits package.

Faith Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer - veterans/disabled. Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a background and drug test

Faith Technologies Incorporated (FTI) is a dynamic organization comprised of construction, engineering, manufacturing and renewable energy experts. We create success for our partners and team members through innovation and expertise, rethinking how energy is designed, applied and consumed and providing solutions that go beyond the ideas of today.

With expertise across all our brands - Faith TechnologiesR, EnTech SolutionsTM and ExcellerateTM - we are one connected company, bringing our partners’ visions to life to ensure a sustainable future.

FTI participates in E-Verify; please review the E-Verify Participation and Department of Justice, Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) Right to Work posters to review your legal rights and protections as a prospective employee: E-Verify Participation Poster (English/Spanish) IER Right-to-Work Poster (English/Spanish)