Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Trane Italia • Columbia, SC

28d • $108,237 - $151,480 • Onsite

About The Position

As the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, your role will lead development, optimization, and standardization of manufacturing or operational processes to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance. This role manages a team of process engineers, drives continuous improvement initiatives, supports new products or process introduction, and partners cross-functionally with operations, quality, maintenance, supply chain, and leadership teams to achieve business goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required, preferably in Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical, Manufacturing, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in process engineering, manufacturing engineering, or operations improvement.
• 2+ years of people leadership or team management experience.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, process optimization, and continuous improvement methods.
• Experience with lean principles and techniques to include Visual Management, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Cycle Time Reduction and Process Balancing, Yokoten, 5S, Set Up Reduction (SMED), and Kanban.
• Familiarity with capital project execution, equipment qualification, and production support.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
• Proficiency with ERP, MES, data analysis, and Microsoft Office tools.

Nice To Haves

• PLC Programming and Automation knowledge is a plus.
• New product development understanding.
• Ability to utilize engineering principles to develop robust manufacturing processes the first time.
• Ability to use such management-leadership techniques such as; project mgt., objective development and project review disciplines.
• Strong leadership skills to drive engineering principles and processes.
• Knowledge of new model launch requirements and processes to ensure flawless launch goals.
• PC Skills: Excel, Word, Access, Powerpoint and MS Project.
• Experience in 2D/3D Modeling software (AutoCAD, Pro-E) is desirable.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Requires cross functional communication, simultaneous engineering and reporting.
• Ability to resolve multiple conflicts between widely varying personalities.
• Demonstrated implementation of root cause analysis and solutions.
• Leadership and team development

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of process engineers and technical specialists.
• Drive process improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, productivity, throughput, and cost reduction.
• Analyze existing manufacturing or business processes to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and waste.
• Develop and implement standardized work, process controls, and best practices across operations using advanced engineering techniques such as DFM / DFA (Design for Manufacturability and Assembly), FMEA, 3P (Production, Preparation Process), 7-Ways, and Lean Six Sigma Methodology.
• Partner with production, quality, maintenance, EHS, supply chain, and product engineering teams to resolve technical and operational issues.
• Support capital projects, equipment upgrades, facility changes, and process technology implementations.
• Oversee root cause analysis and corrective actions for process deviations, downtime, scrap, and quality issues.
• Ensure processes meet regulatory, safety, environmental, and company compliance requirements.
• Use data, KPIs, and statistical methods to monitor process capability and drive decision-making.
• Support new product introductions, process validations, and production readiness activities.
• Manage budgets, project timelines, and resource planning for engineering initiatives.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities and digital manufacturing improvements where appropriate.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.
• Report on performance trends, project status, and improvement results to leadership.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Holistic wellness programs with generous incentives
• Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution
• 15 vacation days
• 9 paid holidays
• 3 floating holidays
• Sick leave
• Additional options to support volunteer and parental leave.
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs
• Tuition assistance
• Student debt support

What This Job Offers

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