Engineering Manager

Saft America, Inc.•Valdese, NC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our team as an Engineering Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for leading all engineering activities to support safe, sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective manufacturing operations. This position plays a key leadership role in developing the site's manufacturing strategy, ensuring engineering resources and capital investments support business growth, operational excellence, and the company's sustainability objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
7-10+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
3-5+ years of leadership experience managing engineering teams
Experience leading capital projects and manufacturing process improvements
Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies
Project management
Root Cause Analysis and Problem Solving
Process Optimization and Capacity Planning
CAD, ERP, and Manufacturing Systems knowledge
Financial analysis and business case development

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred
Experience with automation, robotics, and Industry 4.0 initiatives preferred

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop the engineering team with clear goals and performance measures.
Build capability, succession plans, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Improve productivity, quality, throughput, cost, equipment effectiveness, and process reliability.
Apply Lean, Six Sigma, and data analysis to eliminate waste, variation, and bottlenecks.
Deliver capital projects, CERs, and business cases from concept through implementation.
Advance automation, digital manufacturing, new products, process transfers, and capacity expansion.
Lead root-cause investigations and reduce scrap, rework, complaints, and process variation.
Support audits, compliance, safety, and sustainable, energy-efficient engineering solutions.
Partner with Operations, Finance, Purchasing, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams.
Support strategic planning, customer visits, major initiatives, and global best-practice sharing.