Manager, Manufacturing Engineering - Furniture

A-dec Inc.•Newberg, OR

About The Position

The Manager, Manufacturing Engineering – Department leads the Manufacturing Engineering team supporting an assigned manufacturing operation. The role partners with Production and cross-functional leaders to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and capacity performance while developing technical talent, advancing manufacturing capability, executing capital and improvement initiatives, and sustaining new products and processes following transfer into production. For the Furniture assignment, the technical scope includes mixed machining, assembly, packaging, and warehouse operations; CNC programming; woodworking processes; build-to-order configured products; tooling; kitting and material flow; and related manufacturing equipment. The role may work closely with or lead CNC Programming resources. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent education and relevant experience, 10 or more years of manufacturing engineering or related manufacturing experience, and 5 or more years of engineering or technical leadership experience. A background check and screening for illegal drug use are required. A-dec is interested in qualified candidates authorized to work in the United States and cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, mechanical, industrial, or a related engineering discipline; equivalent education and relevant experience may be considered.
10+ years of manufacturing engineering or related manufacturing experience.
5+ years of engineering or technical leadership experience.
Demonstrated experience leading production support, process improvement, capacity or capability development, and capital projects.
Strong leadership, coaching, and team-development capability.
Strong understanding of manufacturing engineering principles, production systems, process capability, and technical process governance.
Strong structured problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, value stream mapping, standard work, and continuous improvement.
Knowledge of FMEA, SPC, corrective action, process validation, process capability, and manufacturing quality systems.
Strong capability in capacity planning, capital equipment implementation, and manufacturing project execution.
Ability to analyze manufacturing data and translate performance trends into priorities and actions.
Working knowledge of manufacturing equipment, tooling, automation, process documentation, ERP, PLM, QMS, and digital manufacturing solutions.
Strong cross-functional collaboration, communication, and influencing skills.
Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise maneuver up to 35 pounds, with or without assistance, on a routine basis.
Manual hand dexterity to grasp and operate tools and equipment repetitively; ability to walk, stand, sit, bend, reach, and occasionally kneel, climb steps, and twist throughout an entire shift.
Some work areas may expose employees to chemicals, noise, vibration, or dust and require appropriate personal protective equipment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in complex, vertically integrated, or regulated manufacturing environments.
Working knowledge of CNC machining or programming, tooling, automation, assembly systems, or related manufacturing technologies.
Experience leading or working closely with specialized technical resources such as CNC programmers.
Experience managing engineering operating budgets and supporting capital planning.
Lean, Six Sigma, project management, or related professional certification.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop Manufacturing Engineers, Manufacturing Engineering Technicians, and other assigned technical resources.
Establish department engineering priorities and allocate resources across production support, quality improvement, continuous improvement, capacity and capability expansion, capital projects, and product and process stabilization.
Partner with Production leadership to identify priorities and improve department-level safety, quality, delivery, cost, and capacity performance from an engineering perspective.
Own technical governance of manufacturing processes within assigned departments, ensuring processes are capable, standardized, controlled, and supported by accurate documentation, work instructions, tooling, fixtures, and process controls.
Lead engineering responses to production and process issues, taking recurring problems from containment through root cause analysis and corrective action to sustained resolution.
Lead or assign resources to improve process capability, flow, quality, productivity, ergonomics, equipment utilization, labor efficiency, and waste reduction using structured improvement methods.
Partner with Production leadership to develop, maintain, and use department capacity and capability models that support operating plans and capital roadmaps for equipment, tooling, automation, and infrastructure.
Lead or assign resources to execute capital and manufacturing improvement projects, managing scope, technical requirements, schedule, budget, implementation, production readiness, and results.
Partner with Maintenance, Facilities, Automation, and other technical functions to improve equipment and process performance and address reliability, maintainability, and lifecycle requirements during equipment implementation.
Partner with Manufacturing Engineering Development during NPI/NPD and assume department-level engineering ownership for stabilization and sustained process performance after production transfer.
Own the Manufacturing Engineering operating budget for the assigned area and support department-level capital planning and forecasting.
Communicate department priorities, performance, risks, project status, budgets, and resource requirements to Manufacturing leadership.