Manufacturing Engineering Lead

A long-established industrial manufacturer with multiple U.S. production facilities is hiring a Manufacturing Engineering Lead to run day-to-day technical leadership for its plant engineering team. This is a hands-on leadership seat: you'll coach engineers, keep capital and continuous improvement projects on track, and act as the go-to technical partner for the site's senior engineering leader. You'll have real authority over how projects get planned and executed across multiple plants, without the title yet carrying full people-management weight. Strong track record leading capital projects and developing engineers gets you a serious look.Anticipated $110,000–$135,000, based on experienceFull suite of benefits: Health/Dental/Vision, PTOOverviewOwn day-to-day technical leadership and coaching for a team of plant manufacturing engineersKeep capital and continuous improvement projects on schedule and within budget across four manufacturing sitesReview project scopes, timelines, risk, and resource needs before they become problemsStep in as technical lead during equipment failures, production disruptions, and major quality eventsStandardize project management practices and engineering documentation across facilitiesMentor engineers — from early-career through experienced — on problem-solving, project management, and manufacturing decision-makingPartner directly with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Production to move plant performanceRun post-project reviews and turn lessons learned into repeatable processPreferred Skills/ExperiencesBachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field7+ years of manufacturing engineering experienceProven track record leading capital equipment projects of $1M+ from concept through startupDeep working knowledge of manufacturing processes, equipment, automation, maintenance, and continuous improvementTrack record influencing engineers and cross-functional teams without relying on formal authorityMulti-site manufacturing experienceExperience mentoring or developing engineersLean Manufacturing or Six Sigma backgroundERP/CMMS system experienceKEYWORDS: manufacturing engineering, engineering leadership, capital projects, continuous improvement, CI projects, project management, plant engineering, process engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, equipment reliability, root cause analysis, cross-functional leadership, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, ERP, CMMS, multi-site manufacturing, engineering mentorship, manufacturing operations, technical leadership, capital equipment startup, production supportEEO