Sr. Manufacturing Engineering Manager

EOS•Thorn Hill, TN

About The Position

The Sr. Manufacturing Engineering Manager plans, manages, and coordinates people and tools to deploy new manufacturing methods that achieve cost and output targets. The role ensures equipment capacity planning is aligned with demand and oversees engineering changes, process improvements, and capital expansion. It establishes the processes, systems, and governance supporting new product introduction (NPI), capacity analysis, change management, capital expenditures (CAPEX), and manufacturing subject-matter expertise. The manager builds and develops the team, ensuring it is appropriately resourced and trained to meet manufacturing demands safely and on time. The role engages in manufacturing prototype gates to support design for manufacturability and progression from prototype development through production release. It ensures manufacturing processes can deliver capable outcomes at the right time and cost, and that equipment and staffing capacity models align with current and anticipated needs. The position develops industrial engineering capabilities and practical cycle-time planning, oversees plant improvement CAPEX projects and spending, and leads change management across design, process, tooling, supplier, and other changes affecting manufacturing. It establishes standardized process documentation, fosters continuous improvement, monitors KPIs and other measures, and facilitates technical problem-solving and root-cause elimination. The role also applies lean manufacturing practices and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or a related field.
Minimum of 8 years of experience.
Experience in equipment automation.
Strong leadership skills, including boosting morale, resolving conflicts, and managing performance for results.
Ability to follow disciplined work processes and create or revise work processes.
Strong interpersonal, written, oral communication, and influencing skills.
Ability to cope with uncertainty and make educated decisions.
Strong critical and creative thinking skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated ability to successfully manage and complete projects.
Knowledge of lean manufacturing.
Knowledge of Six Sigma.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.

Responsibilities

Establish processes, systems, and governance supporting NPI, capacity analysis, change management, CAPEX, and other manufacturing engineering requirements.
Build the department’s team structure and secure the resources needed to meet manufacturing demands.
Ensure department members are trained, developed, and able to perform their tasks safely and on time.
Engage in manufacturing prototype gates to support design for manufacturability and understand the progression from prototype development through production release.
Ensure processes produce capable manufacturing outcomes at the right time and cost.
Ensure the SIOP equipment and people capacity model aligns with current or expected growth-investment outcomes.
Develop industrial engineering capabilities and practical cycle-time planning, and provide a framework for equipment expansion requirements.
Oversee manufacturing CAPEX projects and plant improvement spending, including approval submissions, tracking, reporting, execution, budgets, timelines, deliverables, and management presentations.
Lead change management by defining milestones, aligning resources, completing validations, and engaging stakeholders across design, process, tooling, supplier, and other changes affecting manufacturing outcomes.
Create standardized process documentation, including control plans, work instructions, and standard work.
Build a culture of continuous improvement and prioritize plant process initiatives based on business impact, business case, and alignment with the improvement framework.
Use measures to quantify results and identify corrective actions.
Maintain leading and lagging metrics and KPIs and drive continuous improvement activities to improve business outcomes.
Facilitate technical problem-solving by establishing processes to identify problems early and determine appropriate corrective action.
Track technical problems, identify trends, and determine cost-effective ways to eliminate root causes.
Apply lean manufacturing practices, including 5S, VSM, SMED, takt time, and line balancing.
Perform other duties as assigned.