Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Saige Partners•Ontario, OH

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager leads a team of manufacturing engineers at a manufacturing plant in Ontario, Ohio. The role focuses on improving manufacturing processes, production layouts, equipment, and material flow to support safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives. The manager partners with production, quality, maintenance, supply chain, and other teams to solve problems and implement practical, lasting improvements. This is a hands-on, people-focused leadership role that also supports new product development and introduction. The manager uses production data to identify opportunities and measure results, communicates project progress and outcomes to stakeholders, and stays current with manufacturing technologies and improvement practices.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, with at least eight years of related experience.
Experience leading or contributing to manufacturing or operations improvement.
Working knowledge of lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, MRP, and continuous improvement methods.
Experience with project management, problem-solving, and the practical application of lean tools.
Strong analytical, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
Ability to lead teams and influence partners across the organization.
Confidence handling challenging conversations and negotiating workable solutions.
Builds trust across teams, listens to internal and external customers, and makes timely decisions.
Brings energy to complex challenges, follows through in difficult circumstances, and seeks efficient ways to get results.
Learns through experimentation, shares successful approaches, and uses setbacks to improve.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
Lean Champion certification.
Experience in operations, procurement, or supply chain.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop a team of manufacturing engineers.
Develop and improve manufacturing processes to increase efficiency, quality, and cost effectiveness.
Promote compliance with safety and quality requirements.
Guide the design, selection, and implementation of equipment, tooling, and production layouts.
Plan and manage engineering projects, including scope, schedules, budgets, and resources.
Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for process and production issues.
Work closely with production, quality, maintenance, and other cross-functional partners.
Train and mentor engineering staff and support their professional development.
Use production data to spot trends, identify opportunities, and measure results.
Communicate engineering activities, project progress, and outcomes to stakeholders.
Support new product development and introduction.
Keep current with manufacturing technologies and improvement practices.