Manufacturing Engineering Manager

• Lead manufacturing readiness activities for products moving from prototype through production
  

• Develop and maintain routing, work instructions, and labor standards
  

• Ensure BOMs, drawings, and specifications are complete and ready for production
  

• Coordinate first-article builds and production launches
  

• Partner with Product/Design Engineering and Operations to resolve manufacturability issues
  

• Identify and address engineering gaps that create production delays, rework, or inefficiencies
  

Production Release & Execution

• Support the release of work orders into production systems such as MIE Trak
  

• Ensure jobs have the engineering information and documentation needed for successful execution
  

• Troubleshoot manufacturing engineering issues affecting production
  

• Improve consistency in how work moves from order to instruction to build
  

• Partner with Operations to address production constraints and recurring issues
  

Rapid Prototyping & New Product Introduction

• Lead manufacturing engineering activities for prototypes and new product introductions
  

• Provide hands-on support for prototyping, particularly in sheet metal fabrication
  

• Translate product concepts and designs into practical manufacturing processes
  

• Develop repeatable processes for moving new products into production
  

• Identify manufacturability risks early and work cross-functionally to resolve them
  

Continuous Improvement & Operational Efficiency

• Lead and support Lean and Six Sigma improvement initiatives within manufacturing
  

• Analyze labor, cycle times, workflow, and production constraints
  

• Improve cell layouts, material flow, ergonomics, and standard work
  

• Identify opportunities to reduce scrap, rework, and non-value-added labor
  

• Partner with Operations on Kaizen events and continuous improvement activities
  

• Track results and ensure improvements are sustained
  

Engineering Change & Quality

• Manage the Engineering Change Order (ECO) process within manufacturing
  

• Ensure engineering changes are communicated and implemented effectively on the production floor
  

• Lead or participate in root cause analysis for engineering-related defects
  

• Develop and implement corrective actions in partnership with Quality and Operations
  

• Support ISO requirements and quality system compliance
  

• Identify recurring issues and help drive permanent solutions
  

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and develop a small manufacturing engineering team, currently consisting of two direct reports
  

• Set clear priorities, expectations, and accountability for the team
  

• Assign and manage day-to-day manufacturing engineering work
  

• Coach and develop team members while building stronger technical capability
  

• Establish practical processes and structure where additional clarity or consistency is needed
  

• Escalate significant risks, resource needs, and priorities to manufacturing leadership
  

What Success Looks Like

• Manufacturing processes are clearly documented, repeatable, and increasingly scalable
  

• Production disruptions caused by engineering gaps are reduced
  

• New products transition successfully from prototype to production
  

• Routings, work instructions, BOMs, drawings, and labor standards are accurate and maintained
  

• Improvements in efficiency, throughput, scrap, rework, and quality can be demonstrated
  

• Engineering changes are implemented consistently and timely
  

• Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Product/Design Engineering work effectively together
  

• The manufacturing engineering team has clear priorities and accountability
  

Key Metrics

• Labor variance vs. standard
  

• Scrap and rework
  

• Cycle time and throughput
  

• First-pass yield / first-article success
  

• ECO cycle time
  

• Repeat defects and corrective action effectiveness
  

• Production disruptions attributable to engineering issues
  

Requirements