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Location: St Joseph, MI area | Schedule: Full-time, on-site | Compensation: Competitive salary with annual bonus potential

Overview

A profitable, long-established automotive manufacturer with a diverse business mix and a strong pipeline of new product launches is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager. This role leads a stable, tenured engineering team and reports directly to the General Manager, offering the opportunity to shape plant efficiency and drive successful product launches in a high-tech manufacturing environment.

What you'll do

• Supervise and mentor a team of Manufacturing Engineers and Engineering Technicians, organizing daily priorities and communication
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives, cross-training efforts, and establish/improve key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Take full ownership of organizing and executing engineering activities related to new product launches
• Serve as the first point of contact for resolving engineering issues on the manufacturing floor
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other department managers, suppliers, and external contractors
• Create detailed engineering plans, standardized processes, and operating procedures
• Monitor and manage department labor utilization to keep projects on schedule
• Apply Lean methods and data-driven problem-solving to keep high-volume automotive engineering projects on track
• Direct capital equipment projects from conception to execution, including vendor vetting, cost/ROI analysis, and advancements in CNC machining, fixtures, and cutting tools
• Collaborate with the design engineering team on project design conceptualization and development of specialized production fixtures and cutting tools

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; an Associate's degree will be considered with strong experience
• At least five years in a similar manufacturing engineering management role with a strong background in manufacturing/process engineering
• Experience working in metals environments such as stamping, machining, fabrication, etc.
• Strong continuous improvement background with proven examples of scrap reduction and efficiency improvements
• Experience overseeing direct reports
• Project management experience, including overseeing timelines and budgets
• Experience with product launches
• Strong mechanical aptitude, including the ability to read blueprints
• Microsoft Office

Preferred qualifications

• Automated work environments
• Lean/Six Sigma methodologies
• SolidWorks
• ERP experience
• CapEx management
• Automotive supplier experience

Compensation and benefits

• Competitive salary with annual bonus potential
• Medical benefits (including dental and vision) available after 90 days
• Short-term and long-term disability
• 401K
• Paid holidays and vacation
• Tuition reimbursement
• Life insurance
• Conservative relocation package available for regional candidates meeting requirements local to the St Joseph, MI area

Why this role

This is an opportunity to lead a stable, tenured engineering team of about 15 professionals averaging over eight years of service, working alongside a General Manager who has grown with the company for nearly 20 years, in a newly remodeled office space with cutting-edge technology and strong internal growth opportunities.