Senior Manager, Manufacturing Process Engineering

Senior Manager of Manufacturing Process Engineering

The Senior Manager of Manufacturing Process Engineering leads process-engineering initiatives that improve manufacturing quality, efficiency, safety, and cost performance. This role manages a team of engineers and technical specialists and partners with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Design Engineering, and external manufacturing partners to develop, optimize, and scale reliable production processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Execution & Process Leadership
• Translate the manufacturing process-engineering strategy into site, product-line, or program-level execution plans.
• Lead process standardization, optimization, and capacity-improvement initiatives within assigned manufacturing operations.
• Support delivery of business objectives such as cost reduction, productivity improvement, capacity expansion, and new-product introduction.
• Process Optimization & Continuous Improvement
• Apply Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and other continuous-improvement methods to identify and eliminate process bottlenecks, waste, and variation.
• Lead projects that improve yield, throughput, cycle time, labor efficiency, and overall equipment effectiveness.
• Establish and monitor process metrics; use data to prioritize improvement opportunities and validate results.
• Facilitate root-cause analysis and corrective-action efforts for process-related quality, reliability, and production issues.
• Technology & Manufacturing Readiness
• Evaluate and implement process improvements, automation, tooling, and digital-manufacturing solutions within assigned scope.
• Partner with Design and Product Engineering to ensure manufacturability, assembly readiness, and process capability for new or revised products.
• Support capital-equipment and tooling proposals by defining requirements, evaluating options, and documenting expected operational benefits.
• Oversee process validation, documentation, work instructions, and handoff of improvements to manufacturing teams.
• Operational Excellence & Quality
• Ensure manufacturing processes meet applicable quality, regulatory, environmental, and safety requirements.
• Collaborate with Quality and Operations to reduce defects, improve process capability, and maintain robust control plans.
• Maintain clear dashboards and regular reporting on process performance, improvement-project progress, and operational risks.
• Support plant and operations leaders in achieving production commitments and resolving escalated process issues.
• People Leadership & Development
• Build, lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of manufacturing/process engineers and technical specialists.
• Set clear objectives, prioritize work, and ensure timely execution of engineering deliverables.
• Build team capability in problem solving, process design, statistical analysis, Lean, and continuous-improvement practices.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, safety, and continuous learning.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Quality, and Design Engineering to improve end-to-end manufacturing performance.
• Coordinate with external manufacturing partners and suppliers on process readiness, technical issues, and improvement opportunities.
• Communicate progress, risks, and recommendations to leadership and relevant business stakeholders.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical, Manufacturing, or a related engineering discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 8–12 years of progressive experience in manufacturing or process engineering, including 3+ years of people-management or technical-mentorship experience.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations across multiple products, production lines, sites, or external manufacturing partners.
• Demonstrated record of leading measurable process-improvement, yield, cost, quality, or capacity projects.

Technical Expertise

• Strong knowledge of manufacturing-process design, industrial-engineering principles, and process-control methods.
• Practical experience with Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous-improvement tools
• Experience with automation, equipment, tooling,…