US_Manufacturing Engineer_Lead

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Manufacturing Engineer Lead

The Manufacturing Engineer Lead oversees production operations within a unionized manufacturing environment, with a strong focus on safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people development. This role combines hands‑on leadership of production teams with continuous improvement and Lean manufacturing initiatives, ensuring efficient, safe, and high-quality output while fostering a collaborative and accountable work culture.

• Lead and mentor production teams, providing coaching, guidance, and coordination to support employee development and performance.
• Manage daily staffing needs, including scheduling, allocation of resources, and addressing overtime, absenteeism, and discipline issues.
• Oversee payroll and timekeeping activities for assigned teams, ensuring accurate time‑reporting and compliance with company procedures.
• Drive performance management processes, including setting expectations, providing feedback, and supporting developmental conversations with direct reports.
• Take overall responsibility for safety, delivery, quality, cost, environmental compliance, people, and on‑time performance for the assigned department or area.
• Lead and manage safety activities, enforcing safety standards and promoting a culture of safe work practices in accordance with OSHA and company policies.
• Ensure daily management of quality checks, monitoring results, identifying trends or irregularities, and implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Conduct daily team meetings to communicate priorities, review performance, share updates, and reinforce safety and quality expectations.
• Lead process improvement initiatives and continuous improvement efforts, applying Lean manufacturing tools to identify waste and enhance efficiency.
• Manage staffing concerns related to safety, ergonomics, and workload to maintain a safe and sustainable working environment.
• Initiate and participate in cross‑functional problem‑solving, gathering feedback from stakeholders to resolve operational issues.
• Comply with and enforce company and contractual policies, rules of conduct, and regulations, ensuring team adherence to safety, environmental, and health standards.
• Analyze procedures, routine reports, and correspondence with strong attention to detail, identifying deficiencies and developing plans to correct them.
• Report trends and irregularities to leadership, taking a proactive approach to issue resolution and involving the team in problem‑solving to achieve optimal results.
• Foster a sense of teamwork and collaboration with operational stakeholders, encouraging open dialogue and engagement in continuous improvement.
• Lead the team in creating an atmosphere that supports commitments to accuracy, efficiency, and ongoing improvement of site performance.
• Demonstrate integrity by ensuring consistency and compliance with departmental policies, procedures, performance standards, and operational plans.
• Make sound, rapid decisions in a fast‑paced environment, effectively setting priorities and driving for results.
• Support emotional intelligence and self‑awareness within the team by modeling openness to feedback, learning from mistakes, and engaging in constructive developmental conversations.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a leadership or supervisory role.
• Preferred 3 to 5 years of experience as a production supervisor in a manufacturing, production, or warehouse environment, ideally in a unionized setting.
• Experience managing staff in a union environment, including understanding union practices and working effectively with represented employees.
• Demonstrated experience in production supervision, production management, and manufacturing processes.
• Proficiency with the…