Engineering Manager – Heavy Metal Manufacturing
Salary $110,000 - $120,000 + Benefits & Paid Relocation to the Southern USA
Are you ready to take the next step in your career and lead a high-performing engineering team? Our award-winning client is seeking an Engineering Manager to play a key role in driving production success and shaping the future of their manufacturing facility.
In this role, you will :
- Support production by providing timely solutions to challenges and keeping operations running smoothly.
- Lead and mentor engineering, drafting, and maintenance staff—helping your team grow while building a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Take ownership of removing production barriers, whether that’s reducing downtime, improving processes, or solving system-related issues.
- Design and implement new equipment, tooling, and systems that bring efficiency and innovation to the floor.
- Guide product design and development, cost estimation, process improvements, and documentation control.
- Collaborate across departments to ensure efficient, profitable, and safe manufacturing operations.
- Champion lean manufacturing initiatives, implement standard operating procedures, and drive process optimization.
- Identify cost drivers, implement cost-reduction strategies, and support margin improvement.
This is more than just a management role—it’s an opportunity to make a lasting impact on operations, lead meaningful improvements, and set your team up for success. You’ll also have room to grow your own career with future advancement opportunities.
As the Engineering Manager, your focus will be :
Direct staff to write specifications to best define process and equipment needs & requirementsProvide estimates in Capital, Tooling, Expense, and Timing for product changes & new productsProvide direction for cost reduction efforts through clear goal setting, review of processes, tooling, methods, layout, departmental performance (scrap / MRO / OEE, etc.), cost reduction meetings, and active improvement effortsSupport budgeting, forecasting and departmental training effortsEstablish, manage & meet departmental budgetSupport the quality practices of records maintenance, customer requirements, direction and support providedAssure industry system and specific customer requirements are met.Minimum requirements for this Engineering Manager position :
Bachelor’s degree in engineeringAt least 8 years’ experience in heavy metal manufacturing facility preferredExperience of Manufacturing and Quality principles, methodologies and systems such as APQP, FMEA, PPAP, MSA, SPC, etc.Experience in Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Problem Solving methodologies, etc.Project management experienceExcellent verbal and written communication skills.