Director of Manufacturing Engineering

The Director of Manufacturing Engineering is a critical leadership role responsible for bridging product design and scalable production. This individual owns the full manufacturing engineering function at the plantensuring that products are designed released and continuously improved in a way that enables efficient high-quality and cost-effective manufacturing.

This role is both strategic and hands-on. You will define how work gets built lead rapid prototyping efforts and drive continuous improvement across the factory. Youll operate with a high degree of autonomy building structure where it doesnt yet exist and taking full ownership of the engineering roadmap and deliverables.

This is an opportunity to help modernize and rebuild a legacy manufacturing operation into a highly efficient scalable system.

What Youll Do

Manufacturing Engineering Ownership

• Own manufacturing readiness for all productsfrom prototype through full production
  
• Define and maintain routings work instructions and labor standards
  
• Ensure BOMs drawings and specifications are complete and production-ready
  
• Lead first-article builds and production launches
  
• Serve as the primary bridge between product/design engineering and the factory floor
  

Production Release & Execution

• Oversee the release of work orders into production systems (e.g. MIE Trak)
  
• Ensure jobs are fully defined and executable without ambiguity or delay
  
• Eliminate production disruptions caused by engineering gaps
  
• Standardize how work moves from order instruction build
  

Rapid Prototyping & New Product Introduction

• Lead heavy prototyping efforts especially in sheet metal fabrication
  
• Translate new product concepts into manufacturable processes quickly
  
• Build scalable processes for introducing new products into production
  

Continuous Improvement & Operational Efficiency

• Drive Lean and Six Sigma initiatives across the plant
  Analyze labor cycle times and production constraints
  
• Improve cell layouts material flow and ergonomics
  
• Reduce scrap rework and non-value-added labor
  
• Partner closely with Operations on Kaizen events and standard work
  

Engineering Change & Quality

• Own the Engineering Change Order (ECO) process and governance
  
• Lead root cause analysis for engineering-related defects
  
• Drive corrective actions into design and manufacturing standards
  
• Support ISO and quality system alignment
  

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and develop a small but high-impact manufacturing engineering team (2 direct reports)
  
• Set direction priorities and accountability for the function
  
• Build structure processes and clarity in an environment with minimal existing framework
  

What Success Looks Like

• Manufacturing processes are clearly defined repeatable and scalable
  
• Production runs with minimal disruption due to engineering gaps
  
• New products move quickly and successfully from concept to production
  
• Measurable improvements in efficiency throughput and quality
  
• Strong alignment between engineering quality and operations
  

Key Metrics

• Labor variance vs. standard
  
• Scrap and rework reduction
  
• Cycle time and throughput improvements
  
• First-pass yield / first-article success
  
• ECO cycle time and repeat defect reduction
  

Requirements

What Were Looking For

Experience

• 10 years of manufacturing engineering experience
  
• 5 years of hands-on sheet metal manufacturing experience (required)
  
• Proven experience in rapid prototyping and new product introduction
  
• Experience building routings work instructions and labor standards
  
• Strong background in Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma
  
• Experience operating in or improving legacy manufacturing environments preferred
  

Leadership & Mindset

• Self-starter who thrives in ambiguity and builds structure from scratch
  
• Comfortable operating with minimal training or existing processes
  
• Strong ownership mindsetyou dont wait for direction you create it
  
• Willing to ask for support and collaborate cross-functionally
  
• Ambitious and motivated to help rebuild and modernize a business
  
  

Benefits

• Be part of a rapidly growing innovative company transforming package management solutions.
  
• Work within a collaborative team environment guided by clear core values and EOS methodology.
  
• Competitive compensation professional growth opportunities and impactful work.
  
• 401(k) with employer match
  
• Generous health dental and vision benefits
  
• Accrued Paid Time Off and Sick Leave