Manufacturing Engineering Manager

* This role is not for someone who wants to maintain the status quo.*

We’re looking for a hands‑on engineering leader who sees gaps, owns problems, and drives solutions - all the way through. You don’t wait for direction, and you don’t pass issues along
-you take responsibility for outcomes. You’re comfortable making decisions, holding people accountable, and stepping into difficult conversations when needed.

You lead from the front. That means setting clear expectations, building structure where it’s missing, and developing your team to perform at a higher level. You know how to balance technical depth with leadership presence - you can dive into process details one minute and influence cross‑functional partners the next.

Just as important - you know how to read the room.

We have a team with deep experience and strong institutional knowledge. Success in this role requires someone who can listen first, learn what’s working, and build trust
—not come in and steamroll existing knowledge or relationships. You bring a point of view, but you also bring judgment. You know when to push, when to partner, and when to adapt.

You’ll thrive here if you:

• Take initiative without being asked
• Hold a high bar for performance (for yourself and others)
• Use data to drive decisions—not opinions
• Can influence without overpowering
• Respect and leverage the knowledge of those around you
• Are energized by fixing what’s broken and improving what works

You will likely struggle in this role if you:

• Prefer to be told what to do or wait for direction
• Avoid accountability conversations
• Get stuck in analysis without driving action
• Come in with a “tear it all down” mindset without understanding the current state
• Have difficulty building trust across experienced teams

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager plays a crucial role in ensuring the efficient and effective operation of the manufacturing processes within the company. They are responsible for overseeing and managing the engineering activities within the manufacturing facility, ensuring that products are made to meet quality standards, production schedules, and cost objectives.

This role drives process optimization, continuous improvement, equipment performance, quality enhancements, and cost reduction initiatives while ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing operations. The Engineering Manager partners closely with Production, R&D, Supply Chain, and Maintenance to achieve production targets and strategic business objectives.

• Establishes, leads, and standardizes engineering disciplines to optimize production, quality, and costs.
• Acts as a focal point for Engineering issues related to manufacturing.
• Improves product and packaging manufacturability and quality by optimizing processes, including designing, implementing, and enhancing manufacturing methods to increase yield and reduce cost.

• Coordinating with Research and Development personnel to execute new product introduction.
• Oversee scale‑up, quality/packaging standards, ERP entry, process validation and equipment commissioning (IQ/OQ/PQ).

• Establishing and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) such as defect rates, cycle times, and cost of quality.
• Collect, analyze, and report data to senior leadership to drive data‑driven decisions.

• Oversee Manufacturing Engineer’s design, cost justification and budgeting/approval for capital improvement projects.
• Manage the hiring, training, and evaluation of staff based on business needs and performance.
• Resolve personnel issues with and within the manufacturing team and involve Human Resources when necessary.
• Develop and enforce policies and procedures for standard work within the department.

• Leads Continuous Improvement and Corrective Action initiatives through Root Cause Analysis for Process and Equipment issues.
• Maintain and control Documentation Vault of Product Data related to the Product Master Files and related revision controls of Part Numbers, Routers, BOMs, Prints, Drawings, Specifications, etc.
• Develop budgets and approve expenditures on capital…