Manufacturing Process Engineering Manager

Dover Corporation•New Brighton, MN

1d•$120,000 - $135,000•Onsite

About The Position

At CPC (Colder Products Company), we’re not just connecting fluid lines – we’re connecting people, ideas, and possibilities. For nearly 50 years, we’ve been engineering cutting-edge fluid connection technologies that power industries from biopharmaceutical, thermal management (liquid cooling of electronics), medical, industrial, and chemical handling markets. But what sets us apart? Our people. We’re a team of problem-solvers, innovators, and forward-thinkers who thrive in a culture that values collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement. Headquartered in Minneapolis/St. Paul, with over 700 employees in 14 countries, we’re growing fast, and we want you to grow with us! Your Role Are you ready to make an impact and work with a company that values your expertise, ideas, and career growth? As our next Manufacturing Process Engineering Manager, you’ll be at the forefront of shaping our organization’s success. This isn’t just a job – it’s a career move where you’ll thrive, learn, and enjoy coming to work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline
10+ years of experience in product development, manufacturing, or automation role
3+ years supervisory or management experience
Strong communication and people management skills
This role may require up to 5% travel domestically and internationally. Candidates should be comfortable with occasional travel as needed to support business objectives.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience leading engineering teams
5+ years supervisory or management experience
Experience implementing and using lean concepts (i.e. Kanban, 5S, SMED)
Structured problem-solving experience (i.e. DMAIC, PDCA, 5S)
Process Validation experience coordinating installation, operational, and performance qualifications

Responsibilities

Develop a vision and a multi-year road map that focuses on achieving excellence in the foundational elements of manufacturing engineering to support customer needs and product road map
Manages the manufacturing process engineering team and carries out responsibilities including interviewing, hiring, training, coaching and mentoring design engineers, planning work assignments, and appraising performance.
The role acts as an influential manager to guide a team of Engineers and Technicians, manage talent, and improve critical processes and productivity for NPD. This role interacts closely with other departments including Design, Operations, QA, Testing and Supply Chain to deliver value to our customers.
Sets SMART objectives, evaluates progress against those objectives, and instills a sense of urgency, energy, agility and a performance-oriented culture.
Advances our culture of inventiveness, collaboration, customer-focus, experimentation for fast learning and engineering excellence necessary for the transfer of robust designs to manufacturing/production.
Continuously improves and defines critical engineering workflows, WIs, SOPs, processes, methods and tools to accelerate new product development.
Collaborate cross-functionally to enhance toolset development and utilization and execute to a high standard (e.g. FMEA, SPC; process modeling, Six Sigma).
Provides technical oversight, approval, and review of all activities as it relates to manufacturing processes to support new product development.
Work with Product Engineering to transfer new products into released/volume manufacturing.
Partner with the Manufacturing leadership team and engage in day-to-day operations related to manufacturing performance.
Monitor progress of engineering projects, and provide leadership to guide and coach teams to completion.
Manages a budget along with project costs and capital expenditures.
Understands and monitors the IP and process capability landscape; ensures that novel ideas that may lead to breakthrough and incremental innovations are captured in invention disclosure submissions and novel ideas are converted into intellectual property and trade secrets.
Performs other job duties as assigned to meet business needs.
Manage functional project work as Business Unit needs require.
Direct oversight of the Manufacturing Process engineering team assigned to the Business Unit supported
Demonstrated history of proactive ownership, focus on results, and actively prioritizing and managing competing demands

Benefits

Mentorship, hands-on training, and career development opportunities
Tuition Assistance
Scholarship programs for children of eligible employees
A Co-Op and intern program in partnership with several universities
Recognition programs
Multiple paid-time off programs, including PTO, company-paid holidays, bereavement leave, and paid volunteer time
Paid Parental Leave
Wellness support, including access to in-person and online advisors for mental, financial, and overall well-being
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision coverage starting day one for you and your family.
Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions for eligible plans.
Company-paid Long-Term & Short-Term Disability and Life Insurance for added security.
Onsite gym & wellness programs
401k plan with automatic employer contributions starting on day one
Profit-sharing
Referral bonuses
a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
medical, dental and vision insurance
wellness programs
health savings account
health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
company paid short-term disability and long-term disability
company paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance, supplemental employee and dependent life insurance
optional accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance
adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance
commuter benefits
parental, military, jury duty, and bereavement leaves of absence
paid time off, including 10 paid holidays per calendar year
paid time off beginning at 120 hours annually
tuition assistance
business travel services
employee discounts
an employee assistance program that includes company paid counseling sessions and legal services