Manufacturing Engineering Manager Jobs

Summary:

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager leads a team of Engineering Supervisors, Manufacturing Engineers and Technicians in all aspects of manufacturing engineering ranging from collaboration with cross functional teams on development programs, transition of those programs to production launch, and continual improvement in production operations and processes.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practices, manufacturing strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance (safety, quality, delivery, and cost)
• Analyze and approve plans for work force utilization, space requirements, workflow, and design layouts of equipment for maximum efficiency
• Support and advance our existing safety culture
• Recommend solutions to business problems and/or identify opportunities for improvement, and present ideas to top management
• Review and approve capital expenditure and facility maintenance projects. Ensure projects are properly planned and executed
• Lead team members in developing, managing and achieving performance objectives that align with the company’s objectives
• Prepare departmental budgets and cost estimates and manage performance to those ensure objectives are met
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers, acting as the lead for commercial issues
• Ensure appropriately skilled resources are available to support the shop floor. Hire, train, and mentor engineering team members
• Provide estimates of production times, staffing requirements, and related cost information and propose recommendations to top management in order to ensure sound decision making

Duties

• Effective oral and written communication skills
• 12+ years of plant engineering experience
• 4+ years of supervisory experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• Strong critical thinking, problem solving and decision making skills
• Ability to interact positively with people of diverse cultural backgrounds

Competitive pay

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Prescription

Vision

401K + Company match

Life Insurance

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Education Assistance

Flex Spending

Employee Assistance Programs

12 Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

TAC Manufacturing, Inc. is a Japanese owned automotive parts supplier, serving the Japanese Transplants (Toyota, Nissan, Subaru, etc.) as well as the domestic OEMs (Ford and GM). Located in Jackson, MI, TAC Manufacturing, Inc. is a subsidiary company of Tokai-Rika Co. LTD, which is located in Nagoya, Japan. TAC was founded in 1991 and currently employs 700+ people at our Jackson, MI location.

We manufacture security and safety-related products: shift levers, shift-by-wire, steering wheels, steering locks, key cylinders, mechanical and remote keys, and more.