Vice President Engineering Manufacturing

Vice President of Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain Management

Packaging Machines / Assembly Machines / Industrial Machinery

Filamatic seeks a dynamic, technically accomplished, and operationally skilled VP of Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain Management to lead and inspire our engineering and operations teams. This is a high-impact leadership position responsible for ensuring our liquid filling and packaging machinery is designed, built, and delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality and customer satisfaction. You will oversee all operational disciplines from order receipt through delivery and field service support — ensuring seamless execution, continuous improvement, and customer delight.

This role is ideal for a leader who thrives in a Build-to-Order / Mass Customization manufacturing environment and has a proven record of applying Lean Six Sigma, advanced engineering principles, and modern ERP systems to achieve excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• hipLead and supervise Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Project Management, Machine Shop, Supply Chain, Final Assembly, and Field Service departmen

• ts.

Ensure complex industrial machinery and associated spare parts are shipped on time, within budget, and meeting or exceeding all customer require men

• ts.

Oversee engineering (ME & EE), manufacturing, and supply chain management operations for a manufacturer of industrial machine

• ry.

Manage R&D programs and innovation projects, preferably through Stage-Gate processes, to ensure sustainable technological advanceme

• nt.

Chair the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process to ensure perfect alignment between sales forecasts, production planning, and delivery commitmen

• ts.

Partner with senior leadership to drive operational strategies that balance cost efficiency, quality, and customer satisfacti

• on.

Ensure excellence in the internal and customer Factor Acceptance Testing (FA

• T).Own execution of gross margin metrics across all product and service offerings to ensure target profitabili

• ty.

Lead company safety program working closely with human resources on the execution, training, and communications associated with safety matte

• rise Champion Lean Six Sigma methodologies across all functions — ideally as a certified Lean Six Sigma Black B

• elt.

Drive the use of Lean Enterprise Systems such as the Danaher Business System to promote process discipline and performance improvem

• ent.

Apply AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools and data analytics to enhance continuous improvement, predictive maintenance, and process optimizat

• ion.

Ensure adherence to and advancement of ISO and other quality control syst

• lence

Manage and optimize all engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, costing, and ERP mod

• ules.

Leverage enterprise systems such as Epicor, IFS, or Syte Line to drive productivity, data accuracy, and cost con

• trol.

Implement modern project management tools (Microsoft Project preferred) and methodologies aligned with Project Management Institute (PMI) stand

• ards.

Partner with Finance to ensure operational activities support company profitability and cash flow object

• ives.

Oversee capital equipment improvement projects and facilities manage

• ulture

Build and motivate a high-performing, collaborative organization rooted in customer centricity, accountability, and tea

• mwork.

Mentor and develop future leaders through coaching, cross-functional exposure, and career development pro

• grams.

Promote Filamatic’s core values of continuous improvement, customer centric, takes ownership, persistent, courage to be curious, resilient mindset, practical excellence and adherence to the golden

• rule.

Engage with teams at all levels — from the production floor to the executive suite — fostering a culture of hands-on leadership and results orient

Qualifications

• cations

Bachelor Degree in Engineering re

• quired.

MBA would be preferred but not re

• quired.

Proven success leading engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain functions at a manufacturer of industrial or capital mac

• hinery.

Demonstrated experience with Build-to-Order and Mass Customization manufacturing enviro

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