Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Position:
Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Position Type:
Direct Hire

Location:
McCalla, AL

Pay:
Up to $155k with a 7% bonus

Position Summary:

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager will lead all plant engineering and maintenance functions in a high-volume automotive manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for driving continuous improvement, supporting new product launches, and ensuring tooling, processes, and equipment are production-ready while developing and leading engineering teams.

Position Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all plant engineering functions including manufacturing engineering, process engineering, tooling, facility and equipment maintenance
• Leads and drives activities related to continuous improvement (e.g., cycle times, scrap, quality, material cost reduction, regrind implementation, etc.)
• Reviews and establishes contingencies / justifications for Capital Appropriation Requests, department budgets, and personnel salary plans
• Develops plans for process improvement and will have specific areas of accountability in its execution
• Provides support on new product launch tooling, providing the manufacturing input for development of new process and improvements to existing processes and tooling
• Ensures new tools and processes from launch team are ready for production and ensures smooth execution in operations
• Direct all engineering and maintenance functions in the plant, assigns responsibilities and ensure compliance to expectations of performance
• Develop personnel in technical execution, planning, and decision making to positively impact business financials
• Mentoring/Coaching through group communication and 1on1's
• Influences supporting groups and operations
• Enforce safety rules daily and actively intervenes to correct unsafe actions and conditions
• Conducts daily observations of PPE use and safe work practices adherence and coach employees as needed
• Any and all other duties as assigned by manager

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred (Area of Study: Engineering, Technical Engineering or similar)
• Equivalent work experience may also be considered for this position
• 7-10 Minimum Years of Experience with leading engineering and maintenance
• 5-9 Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry
• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces
• Superior problem solving and decision-making ability
• Mechanical Aptitude for problem solving
• Proven ability to effectively lead a team and drive operational improvements
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt
• 3 – 5 years of injection molding experience
• Understanding of scientific molding concepts
• Experience with various injection molding technologies
• 3 – 5 years leading manufacturing engineering
• 3 – 5 years with vacuum forming and foam in place processes

About Spark Talent Acquisition:

Spark Talent Acquisition is a Michigan-headquartered recruiting and staffing company that connects great talent with great employers. We understand that building the right team is vital to success. Listening to our clients and creating customized workforce strategies is at the core of what we do. We pride ourselves in team development as it matches our purpose as an organization to help people grow.