Responsibilities

Position Summary: 

The Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor is responsible for leading a small team of manufacturing engineers or manufacturing support roles within a single manufacturing site or multiple production lines of a larger manufacturing site. Oversees design implementation and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes, procedures, and equipment under the guidance of a Manufacturing or Manufacturing Engineering leader role. Typically reports to site level engineering or operations leadership. 

Scope/ Supervision and Interaction: 

This position does have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports; Engineering Dept, Toolroom Dept,  and mentoring responsibilities for indirect reports. 

Essential Functions: 

• Manufacturing Process Flow – 
• Oversees the planning and implementation of manufacturing processes equipment, and tooling. Develops and manages a portfolio of projects, timelines, and budgets to ensure successful completion of projects. Collaborates with cross-functional leadership teams, including design, quality, and supply chain, in support of manufacturing processes improvement. Ensures compliance with all safety regulations and company policies in the manufacturing process. 
• Process Improvement – Implements strategies to drive innovation and improve manufacturing processes and technologies. Identifies, recommends and leads improvement plans that impact site level operations. May lead cross functional teams in process improvement initiatives.
• People Management – Mentors and develops team members, providing guidance and support to help them grow in their roles. Provides feedback on individual performance to staff. Ensures staff is trained appropriately to perform assigned work. 
• System Planning - Accountable for productivity and quality metrics and provides progress reports to management and cross-functional stakeholders. 
• Budget & Expense Planning – Supports capital budgeting process and responsible for managing capital projects and capital spending. May oversee resource allocation and monitoring budget controls within team. 
• Internal and/or Supplier Interaction – Communicates with Tier 2 or Tier 3 suppliers and /or internal customers to define product specifications and parameters. Collaborates within the single plant to deliver manufacturing solutions. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in related Engineering field with 4+ years of experience 
• Advanced knowledge and ability to apply concepts of engineering to the oversight of support staff and their routine activities 
• Possesses understanding of project management skills and begins to apply them to daily tasks Ability to support the development of strategic plans in coordination with Manager I’s and Manager II’s to manage and mitigate future challenges for the team and/or plant 
• Effective in ensuring support team achieves consistent execution of manufacturing processes while maintaining compliant with safety guidelines 
• Demonstrated ability to analyze process flows for enhancements to quality, cost reduction, and throughput 
• Effective in coordinating the execution of new product development through partnership with product development, supply chain, and operations 
• Ability to determine engineering schedules and track completion against target dates 
• Strong leadership skills and ability to communicate and execute a desired vision to other employees 
• Well-organized, detail-oriented, and ability to multi-task 
• Prioritization skills 
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and web-browsers 
• Experience working in motion and control technologies preferred