Site Engineering Director

CapstoneONE Search; Del Rio (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive insurance benefits

Retirement benefits

Comprehensive relocation assistance

Performance-based culture

Job summary

A global industrial manufacturing organization is seeking an experienced Site Engineering Director in Del Rio, Texas to lead their engineering teams following a retirement. This permanent role requires a minimum of 10 years in engineering leadership and a strong technical background in manufacturing processes. The position focuses on enhancing product quality, driving cost improvements, and overseeing new product introductions. Competitive benefits and relocation assistance are offered for qualified candidates.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of engineering leadership or closely related technical manufacturing experience.
• Strong technical background in manufacturing processes, tooling, and machining.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Eligibility to work in the United States in compliance with ITAR requirements without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall technical leadership for key engineering functions.
• Lead initiatives for yield improvement and cost optimization.
• Oversee New Product Introduction activities.
• Drive production problem-solving initiatives.
• Develop talent and build an engaged, high-performance culture.
• Drive cost improvement, product enhancement, and production problem-solving initiatives across the engineering organization.
• Build organizational capability through talent development, succession planning, and creation of an engaged, high-performance engineering culture.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Manufacturing processes

Analytical skills

Strategic leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

An extremely reputable, global industrial manufacturing organization is seeking a Site Engineering Director due to a retirement. Reporting to the VP/GM for this flagship production operation, this role will strategically lead a large engineering organization and be responsible for process engineering, new product introduction, and developing high-performing engineering teams. This is a permanent, direct-hire opportunity.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide overall technical leadership for Process Engineering, Product Engineering, and Technical Tooling functions supporting manufacturing performance, product consistency, and customer specifications
• Lead initiatives focused on yield improvement, variation reduction, and cost optimization in ceramic core and related manufacturing processes
• Direct tooling and product design standards while managing engineering budgets and resource allocation across the facility
• Oversee New Product Introduction activities to ensure execution to timeline, cost, and quoted performance requirements
• Develop and execute plant-wide scrap reduction strategy in partnership with operations and corporate engineering leadership
• Drive cost improvement, product enhancement, and production problem-solving initiatives across the engineering organization
• Build organizational capability through talent development, succession planning, and creation of an engaged, high-performance engineering culture

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of engineering leadership or closely related technical manufacturing experience
• Strong technical background spanning manufacturing processes, tooling, and machining within a production environment
• Demonstrated analytical and strategic leadership capability with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders
• Eligibility to work in the United States in compliance with ITAR requirements without sponsorship

Our client offers an extremely competitive portfolio of insurance and retirement benefits along with an energetic, performance-based culture and other attractive perks. A comprehensive relocation assistance package is available for especially qualified candidates.