Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Brooks Instrument (), an industry leader in flow and pressure instrumentation for critical applications, is seeking candidates for a Manufacturing Engineering Manager position that will be based at the company headquarters in Hatfield, Pennsylvania (suburban Philadelphia). The company has manufacturing locations in Pennsylvania, California, Hungary, Malaysia and Korea, and also maintains sales and service offices throughout the world. Our high-tech products are used in laboratory and process applications in end markets such as: oil & gas, petrochemical, medical devices, waste water, life sciences, and analytical instruments.

Brooks is a division of ITW (Illinois Tool Works), a fortune 200 company. ITW is one of the world’s leading diversified manufacturers of specialized industrial equipment, consumables, and related service businesses. The company has operations in 56 countries and employs over 50,000 employees. These talented employees, many of whom have specialized engineering or scientific expertise, contribute to ITW’s global leadership in innovation.

The company is proud of its broad portfolio of nearly 10,000 active patents, and is focused on fully leveraging its highly differentiated business model to deliver solid growth with consistent best-in-class margins and return on capital.

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager provides leadership and direct oversight for the manufacturing engineers and engineering technicians supporting Semi Thermal products at the Brooks Instrument facility in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. The position is accountable for the technical support, manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, documentation, and improvement initiatives required to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, capacity, and productivity objectives for new and existing products. Working closely with the Production Operations and Service Manager, Production Supervisors, Product and Design Engineering, Quality, Materials, Supply Chain, Business Unit leadership, and other partners, the manager establishes priorities, develops team capability, supports daily production, and ensures manufacturing engineering resources are focused on the highest-impact business needs.

The role also leads manufacturing readiness for new product introductions and drives sustainable process improvements through the ITW Toolbox, Lean Manufacturing, and structured problem-solving methods.

• Provide direct leadership, supervision, coaching, and development for the manufacturing engineers and engineering technicians supporting Semi Thermal products.
• Establish team goals, project priorities, resource assignments, performance expectations, and development plans aligned with business and operational objectives.
• Ensure timely manufacturing engineering support for first-, second-, and third-shift production, including effective prioritization, escalation, communication, and follow-through on critical issues.
• Partner with Production Operations leadership to evaluate daily performance, resolve production constraints, reduce downtime, and address safety, quality, equipment, material, yield, and delivery concerns.
• Own the development, implementation, validation, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes, methods, equipment, tooling, fixtures, test systems, work instructions, and production standards.
• Ensure the manufacturing engineering team responds promptly and effectively to production support requests, equipment issues, technical help requests, and recurring process problems.
• Lead structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis for complex manufacturing issues and ensure corrective actions are implemented, documented, and sustained.
• Monitor and…