Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor

Conax Technologies • Buffalo, NY

8d • $112,867 - $132,767 • Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor leads a team of Manufacturing Engineers responsible for developing, optimizing, and sustaining manufacturing processes. Reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, this role provides day-to-day leadership and technical direction to drive process improvement, operational performance, and engineering excellence. The successful candidate is a hands-on leader who develops talent, fosters accountability, removes barriers, and ensures improvement initiatives deliver measurable, sustainable results.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, or a related Engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing engineering or related manufacturing experience with progressive technical responsibility.
• Minimum of 2 years of leadership experience, including supervising, mentoring, or leading engineers or other technical professionals.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles, standard work, 5S, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex manufacturing challenges and implement effective solutions.
• Proven communication, organizational, project management, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions.
• Must be able to meet U.S. export control requirements (ITAR/EAR) to gain access to technical data.
• Candidates must be eligible for employment in the US and meet the requirements of ITAR.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a high-mix, precision manufacturing environment a plus.
• Knowledge of thermocouples, RTDs, sensors, MIMS (Mineral Insulated Metal Sheath) cable, aerospace products, or similar engineered products preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma certification and/or demonstrated success leading continuous improvement initiatives desired.
• Experience applying statistical analysis, process capability studies, and data-driven decision-making to improve manufacturing performance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of Manufacturing Engineers.
• Establish clear priorities, expectations, performance standards, and accountability.
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, goal setting, and career development discussions.
• Build team capability through individual development plans, cross-training, and expanded technical responsibilities.
• Foster a culture of ownership, urgency, data-driven decision making, and proactive problem solving.
• Own Manufacturing Engineering performance against key KPIs, including scrap, yield, OEE, downtime, process capability, and productivity.
• Partner with Operations to align engineering priorities with production requirements and business objectives.
• Lead efforts to stabilize processes, improve process capability, and establish repeatable, controlled manufacturing methods.
• Drive regular performance reviews to identify losses, prioritize improvements, and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure standard work is developed, trained, followed, and sustained while establishing clear process ownership and accountability.
• Lead cross-functional efforts to resolve process failures, recurring defects, scrap, yield losses, downtime, and other manufacturing challenges.
• Identify, prioritize, and execute continuous improvement projects that enhance safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost performance.
• Analyze process variation, identify bottlenecks and constraints, and implement solutions to improve throughput, capacity, and consistency.
• Support equipment, tooling, fixture, automation, and process improvement initiatives.
• Identify and implement cost-reduction opportunities while maintaining safety, quality, and product performance.
• Lead through the team by developing engineers to independently identify, solve, and prevent manufacturing problems.
• Maintain a strong presence on the manufacturing floor to understand conditions, coach employees, and support execution.
• Use data to prioritize issues, balance short-term production needs with long-term improvements, and drive issues to closure.
• Communicate priorities, risks, resource needs, and technical issues effectively to stakeholders at all levels.
• Escalate significant performance risks, resource constraints, and unresolved issues as appropriate.
• Model and promote the company's core values of integrity, commitment, innovation, customer focus, and teamwork.

Benefits

• Salary ranges for this position vary by job location and are determined based on experience, reflecting our commitment to recognizing individual expertise and contributions.

What This Job Offers

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