Senior Manager, Manufacturing Process Engineering

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Execution & Process Leadership

  • Translate the manufacturing process-engineering strategy into site, product-line, or program-level execution plans.

  • Lead process standardization, optimization, and capacity-improvement initiatives within assigned manufacturing operations.

  • Support delivery of business objectives such as cost reduction, productivity improvement, capacity expansion, and new-product introduction.

• Process Optimization & Continuous Improvement

  • Apply Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and other continuous-improvement methods to identify and eliminate process bottlenecks, waste, and variation.

  • Lead projects that improve yield, throughput, cycle time, labor efficiency, and overall equipment effectiveness.

  • Establish and monitor process metrics; use data to prioritize improvement opportunities and validate results.

  • Facilitate root-cause analysis and corrective-action efforts for process-related quality, reliability, and production issues.

• Technology & Manufacturing Readiness

  • Evaluate and implement process improvements, automation, tooling, and digital-manufacturing solutions within assigned scope.

  • Partner with Design and Product Engineering to ensure manufacturability, assembly readiness, and process capability for new or revised products.

  • Support capital-equipment and tooling proposals by defining requirements, evaluating options, and documenting expected operational benefits.

  • Oversee process validation, documentation, work instructions, and handoff of improvements to manufacturing teams.

• Operational Excellence & Quality

  • Ensure manufacturing processes meet applicable quality, regulatory, environmental, and safety requirements.

  • Collaborate with Quality and Operations to reduce defects, improve process capability, and maintain robust control plans.

  • Maintain clear dashboards and regular reporting on process performance, improvement-project progress, and operational risks.

  • Support plant and operations leaders in achieving production commitments and resolving escalated process issues.

• People Leadership & Development

  • Build, lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of manufacturing/process engineers and technical specialists.

  • Set clear objectives, prioritize work, and ensure timely execution of engineering deliverables.

  • Build team capability in problem solving, process design, statistical analysis, Lean, and continuous-improvement practices.

  • Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, safety, and continuous learning.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Quality, and Design Engineering to improve end-to-end manufacturing performance.

  • Coordinate with external manufacturing partners and suppliers on process readiness, technical issues, and improvement opportunities.

  • Communicate progress, risks, and recommendations to leadership and relevant business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical, Manufacturing, or a related engineering discipline; advanced degree preferred.
  • 8–12 years of progressive experience in manufacturing or process engineering, including 3+ years of people-management or technical-mentorship experience.
  • Experience supporting manufacturing operations across multiple products, production lines, sites, or external manufacturing partners.
  • Demonstrated record of leading measurable process-improvement, yield, cost, quality, or capacity projects.
• Technical Expertise
  • Strong knowledge of manufacturing-process design, industrial-engineering principles, and process-control methods.
  • Practical experience with Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous-improvement tools
  • Experience with automation, equipment, tooling, process validation, and manufacturing data systems.
  • Familiarity with design-for-manufacturability and design-for-assembly principles.
• Leadership & Business Acumen
  • Ability to convert organizational priorities into focused engineering plans and measurable results.
  • Strong people-leadership, stakeholder-management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Working knowledge of capital planning, cost analysis, and business-case development.
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical recommendations to nontechnical audiences and high levels of leadership.
• Skills & Competencies
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
  • Practical, hands-on approach to resolving manufacturing and operational challenges.
  • High degree of ownership, integrity, adaptability, and attention to detail.
  • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.

Work Environment & Travel

Primarily flexible office and manufacturing-plant environments. Travel is expected up to approximately 25%, depending on manufacturing locations, supplier needs, and product lifecycle requirements.