Senior Process Engineering Manager – Aluminum Extrusion

Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope; Midway (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Work-life balance

Performance-based pay

Training & development

Job summary

Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope is seeking a Process Engineering Manager to lead all process engineering activities across aluminum extrusion operations, driving safety, quality, productivity, and energy efficiency through optimization and technology implementation.

You will develop and lead a team of engineers and technicians, collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Commercial & Product Engineering, and manage data‑driven decision making to meet business objectives.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials, Chemical or Industrial Engineering or equivalent hands‑on experience.
• Track record in manufacturing engineering, ideally within aluminum extrusion or similar metals/process environment.
• Comfort leading or mentoring a team, even if people management experience is still growing.
• Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma & continuous improvement tools.
• Knowledge of die technology, SPC/DOE, process capability & automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead process engineering across billet preheating, extrusion, anodizing, fabrication & finishing, shaping how we make product every day.
• Optimize extrusion parameters (billet temp, ram speed, die temp, quench) to boost productivity and quality.
• Drive OEE, throughput, recovery & first-pass yield using Lean & Six Sigma to reduce bottlenecks.
• Lead Kaizen events & CI projects to improve safety, quality, delivery & cost.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering & Sales on new profiles and fabrication methods from concept to launch.
• Build, coach and grow a team of Process Engineers & CI Specialists.
• Champion MES, data acquisition & digital monitoring to modernize performance tracking.
• Work with Quality to cut scrap and warranty issues via root-cause analysis (DMAIC, A3, 5 Why).

Skills

Process engineering

Lean Six Sigma

SPC/DOE

Industrial automation

Die technology

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Mechanical/Manufacturing/Materials/Industrial Eng degree or equivalent

Tools

MES

Job description

Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope is seeking a Process Engineering Manager to lead all process engineering activities across aluminum extrusion operations, driving safety, quality, productivity, and energy efficiency through optimization and technology implementation.

You will develop and lead a team of engineers and technicians, collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Commercial & Product Engineering, and manage data‑driven decision making to meet business objectives.