Engineering Manager

Seco Tools • Reynoldsville, PA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering Manager leads the development, standardization, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes to ensure they are capable, controlled, documented, and optimized. This plant leadership role reports to the Production Unit Manager and owns production prints, drawings, CNC and manufacturing programs, process specifications, parameters, tooling concepts, and manufacturing methods. The role does not oversee daily production execution but provides technical leadership for critical process issues and works with Production, Maintenance, and Technology to develop sustainable future-state manufacturing solutions.

The Engineering Manager leads and develops the Engineering team, sets priorities for engineering resources, and supports new product and process development, industrialization, capacity planning, equipment implementation, process validation, automation, and capital projects. The role also partners with Quality to establish process controls and corrective actions and helps shape the site’s manufacturing process and technology roadmap.

The position is based in Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, on first shift, 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Seco Tools, a subsidiary of Sandvik, describes itself as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least 3 years of engineering leadership, supervisory, or technical team leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, CNC technology, technical drawings, programming, process controls, and manufacturing documentation.
• Demonstrated structured problem-solving and analytical capability.
• Strong communication and cross-functional leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

• Manufacturing engineering experience in machining, tooling, precision manufacturing, or a comparable environment.
• Experience with process development, industrialization, equipment implementation, automation, or capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical definition and integrity of manufacturing processes, including production prints, drawings, CNC and manufacturing programs, process specifications, parameters, tooling concepts, and manufacturing methods.
• Establish engineering standards, maintain accurate technical documentation, and implement engineering change-control practices.
• Lead systematic process improvements in cycle time, capability, productivity, quality, yield, material utilization, manufacturing costs, and capacity.
• Use manufacturing data to identify losses and constraints, lead technical root-cause analysis, and standardize sustainable solutions across applicable processes and equipment.
• Set priorities for manufacturing engineering resources and provide technical direction to engineering personnel.
• Support new product and process development and industrialization, ensuring tooling, documentation, programs, and technical resources are ready for production requirements and customer demand.
• Evaluate tooling, manufacturing methods, equipment capabilities, process constraints, staffing requirements, and future manufacturing needs to support capacity planning.
• Partner with Quality to establish process controls, validation requirements, capability targets, and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Production, Maintenance, and Technology on future-state manufacturing concepts and the site’s manufacturing process and technology roadmap.
• Evaluate process redesign, automation, equipment modernization, and new manufacturing methods to meet longer-term business needs.
• Develop technical requirements and investment justifications; support equipment selection and lead or support engineering elements of capital projects.
• Coordinate engineering resources for installation, qualification, and process validation, ensuring new equipment, processes, and technologies meet technical requirements before routine production.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Engineering team with clear priorities, responsibilities, and performance expectations.
• Build technical capability through knowledge sharing, employee development, and identification of skill gaps; foster technical ownership, disciplined problem solving, empowerment, and continuous improvement.
• Communicate goals, priorities, and change clearly; listen to employees, recognize contributions, and provide constructive feedback.
• Translate future safety and capability requirements into technical manufacturing solutions.
• Ensure manufacturing processes are documented, standardized, and controlled in accordance with approved engineering methods.
• Ensure new processes and technologies are technically validated before routine production.

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on experience
• Health, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid time off and holidays
• Gender-neutral paid parental leave: 14 weeks at 90% of wage
• Retirement plan options: 5% employer contribution plus a 3% employer match on a 6% employee contribution
• Opportunities for skill development and internal advancement
• Supportive team environment
• Reasonable accommodation for applicants and employees with disabilities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager