Manager, Manufacturing Processes. Global

Amsted Industries•Jessup, MD

About The Position

The Manager leads the global Manufacturing Processes organization and its Advanced Manufacturing Engineers (AMEs), including AMEs embedded in New Product Introduction (NPI) programs. The team deploys, improves, and sustains manufacturing methods and standards used to introduce and manufacture BAC products. The Manager is accountable for AME capability, team performance, priorities, project execution, NPI manufacturing readiness, process deployment, plant handoffs, and adoption. The role leads manufacturing-process initiatives across product platforms, NPI programs, regions, and plants. It governs deployment of approved manufacturing-process standards and content, including the Global Bill of Process (GBOP), Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), assembly methods, fixtures, and manufacturing-time methods. The Manager tracks adoption, addresses barriers, and delivers measurable outcomes. The Manager also creates and maintains the Manufacturing Processes expansion playbook, covering organizational, people, technical, process, specification, documentation, work center, labor method, training, pilot, and readiness requirements. The role leads the process workstream and verifies readiness before run-at-rate and operational handoff. It manages assigned budgets and resources, maintains a one-to-two-year department plan, and interprets business, cost, capacity, and customer information affecting priorities. The position works across Product Management, Engineering, AMT, Manufacturing Systems, BAC Excellence, Global EHS, Supply Chain, Finance, and Operations to ensure process decisions are translated into systems, equipment, specifications, training, and plant readiness. Work takes place in office and manufacturing environments, with domestic and international travel up to 20 percent.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, or related Engineering.
At least 10 years of experience in manufacturing engineering and new-product process definition.
At least 2 years leading technical personnel, including AMEs.
Expertise in lean manufacturing, DFMA, NPI, PFMEA, manufacturing time, capacity, fixtures, and process validation.
Experience with high-variation, low-volume manufacturing.
Proven program delivery across sites or regions.
Leadership capabilities including ownership, accountability, stakeholder influence, constructive conflict, coaching, performance management, and change leadership.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20 percent.
Ability to stand and walk up to 50 percent of the time and occasionally lift up to 30 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.

Responsibilities

Lead AMEs assigned to NPI programs and establish clear manufacturing-engineering deliverables.
Translate Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) direction into repeatable NPI execution.
Ensure manufacturing readiness, prototypes, pilots, process validation, and plant handoffs meet program requirements.
Prioritize process initiatives and allocate team resources.
Govern deployment of approved manufacturing-process standards, GBOP content, PFMEA, assembly methods, fixtures, and manufacturing-time methods.
Track process adoption, address barriers, and deliver measurable outcomes.
Lead, coach, and develop the Principal Engineer and AMEs.
Set team goals, responsibilities, measures, and norms; provide performance feedback, recognition, development, and corrective coaching.
Align Product Management, Engineering, AMT, Manufacturing Systems, BAC Excellence, Global EHS, Supply Chain, Finance, and Operations.
Ensure process decisions are translated into systems, equipment, specifications, training, and plant readiness.
Manage assigned budgets and resources and develop a one-to-two-year department plan.
Interpret business, cost, capacity, and customer information affecting priorities.
Create and maintain the Manufacturing Processes expansion playbook.
Lead the process workstream and verify readiness before run-at-rate and operational handoff.