We are a globally focused organization committed to improving manufacturing performance, production reliability, engineering excellence, and operational efficiency across diverse markets.
Our teams combine engineering, manufacturing, operations, quality, maintenance, supply chain, technology, and commercial expertise to build safe, scalable, and high-performing production environments.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced
Production Engineering Manager
to lead production engineering strategy, process optimization, manufacturing performance, equipment reliability, capacity improvement, and continuous improvement initiatives.
The ideal candidate will bridge engineering and production operations, ensuring manufacturing processes are efficient, reliable, scalable, safe, cost-effective, and capable of consistently meeting quality and customer requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and implement production engineering strategies aligned with manufacturing and business objectives.
Lead production engineering activities across manufacturing lines, facilities, equipment, and production processes.
Analyze production processes to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, capacity constraints, and improvement opportunities.
Develop and optimize manufacturing processes, work methods, layouts, equipment configurations, and production flows.
Provide engineering support for daily production operations and technical problem resolution.
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Ensure production processes comply with applicable safety, environmental, quality, regulatory, and engineering requirements.
Participate in production risk assessments, process hazard reviews, and operational safety initiatives.
Develop contingency plans for critical equipment failures, capacity constraints, and production disruptions.
Maintain engineering documentation, equipment records, drawings, specifications, process parameters, and change histories.
Use manufacturing data, production analytics, MES, ERP, SCADA, and other digital tools to identify improvement opportunities.
Develop production dashboards covering throughput, efficiency, downtime, yield, quality, and engineering performance.
Identify emerging manufacturing technologies and assess their potential operational and commercial value.
Lead Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, value-stream improvement, and other continuous improvement initiatives.
Train and develop production engineers, technical specialists, and manufacturing personnel.
Establish engineering competency requirements, technical training plans, and knowledge-sharing practices.
Provide management with regular reports covering production performance, engineering projects, technical risks, costs, capacity, and improvement opportunities.
Key Performance Indicators
Production throughput
Production capacity utilization
Overall equipment effectiveness
Equipment availability
Equipment downtime
Mean time between failures
Mean time to repair
Production cycle time
Process cycle-time reduction
Production yield
First-pass yield
Scrap rate
Rework rate
Process capability
Defect rate
Labor productivity
Units produced per labor hour
Production cost per unit
Material utilization
Energy consumption per unit
Line utilization
Changeover time
Engineering project delivery
Engineering project budget adherence
Capital project ROI
New product introduction performance
Production ramp-up performance
Preventive maintenance completion
Engineering change cycle time
Automation utilization
Continuous improvement savings
Safety and compliance performance
Customer quality performance
Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate should have strong experience in
production engineering, manufacturing engineering, process engineering, industrial engineering, operations engineering, or factory engineering
, preferably within manufacturing, automotive, electronics, industrial equipment, consumer products, energy, aerospace, or other engineering-intensive environments.
The candidate should demonstrate:
Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production systems, equipment, and industrial engineering principles.
Experience leading production engineering teams and manufacturing improvement programs.
Strong knowledge of process optimization, line balancing, capacity planning, and productivity improvement.
Experience with equipment commissioning, process validation, troubleshooting, and production ramp-up.
Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Experience supporting new product introduction and Design for Manufacturing.
Knowledge of automation, robotics, controls, sensors, and modern manufacturing technologies.
Strong analytical and root-cause-analysis capabilities.
Experience using production data and engineering metrics to drive decisions.
Strong understanding of quality systems, process controls, and manufacturing standards.
Experience managing capital projects, engineering budgets, vendors, and technical contractors.
Strong project-management and stakeholder-management capabilities.
Excellent communication and technical presentation skills.
Ability to manage multiple engineering projects, production priorities, and operational risks.
Familiarity with ERP, MES, SCADA, CAD, maintenance, and manufacturing analytics systems.
Strong understanding of workplace safety and engineering compliance.
Experience working with international and distributed teams.
A practical, data-driven, and continuous-improvement mindset.
