Senior Engineering Manager, Process & Consumable Methods

Lincoln Electric; Euclid (OH); Hybrid; USD 162,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincoln Electric in Euclid, Ohio, seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Process Engineering function, setting the technical vision and priorities to elevate safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and reliability across manufacturing operations.

The role directs Engineering Managers and professionals, partnering with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, EHS, CI, R&D, and support functions to align resources with plant priorities and drive cross-functional improvements while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, industrial, manufacturing, chemical, materials, welding, or a related engineering discipline.
• Preferred - Master’s degree MBA / engineering, engineering management, business administration, or a related field.
• Typically 10 or more years of progressive engineering or manufacturing experience.
• Typically five or more years of people-leadership experience, including leadership of engineering managers, engineering teams, or technical functions.
• Demonstrated success leading manufacturing-process improvements in a complex industrial environment.
• Experience developing engineering strategy and translating business objectives into technical priorities.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing systems, process capability, equipment integration, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence decisions across organizational boundaries.
• Experience managing complex projects, capital investments, budgets, and technical resources.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and executive-communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical vision, engineering strategy, and roadmap aligned with plant and business priorities.
• Convert business needs into prioritized initiatives, resources, technology investments, and long-term capability plans.
• Lead improvements in safety, quality, delivery, throughput, productivity, cost, capability, and equipment reliability.
• Use performance data and root-cause analysis to reduce risk, variation, and chronic losses.
• Sponsor automation, process controls, digital manufacturing, and continuous improvement.
• Direct the evaluation, validation, implementation, and standardization of manufacturing technologies and processes.
• Govern engineering standards, process ownership, documentation, priorities, resources, risks, and decisions.
• Manage projects, budgets, and capital plans with clear ownership, milestones, risks, and success measures.
• Transfer completed projects to Operations with proper validation, documentation, training, controls, and sustainment plans.
• Partner cross-functionally to resolve systemic issues, industrialize products and processes, and align priorities.
• Coach Engineering Managers and technical leaders while strengthening expectations, accountability, capability, and succession.
• Use skills matrices, Career Profiles, talent reviews, and development assignments to advance mastery and careers.

Skills

People leadership

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Root-cause analysis

Project management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree / MBA or engineering management

Job description

Lincoln Electric in Euclid, Ohio, seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Process Engineering function, setting the technical vision and priorities to elevate safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and reliability across manufacturing operations.

The role directs Engineering Managers and professionals, partnering with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, EHS, CI, R&D, and support functions to align resources with plant priorities and drive cross-functional improvements while