About This Role
This leadership role involves taking charge of an entire engineering and maintenance team within a growing automotive components plant. The manager will drive process improvements, lead root-cause investigations, launch new customer programs, and develop a talented team of engineers and technicians, focusing on molding, tooling, data, and people leadership.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical excellence, acting as the go-to expert for manufacturing processes, equipment performance, and technical problems
- Dig into production and quality data to identify and implement improvement opportunities
- Guide new product launches, engineering changes, and equipment installations from start to steady-state production
- Recruit, coach, and develop salaried and hourly engineering and maintenance staff
- Set clear goals, grow future leaders, and create a culture of ownership
- Champion cost, scrap, and efficiency improvements using structured problem-solving
- Bring best practices to advance plant performance
- Own quality and safety, ensuring audit-readiness and compliance with customer and quality standards
- Lead corrective actions and foster a strong safety culture on the floor
- Manage resources strategically, including departmental budget, capital planning, and equipment and tooling investments
- Act as the technical voice of the plant, presenting KPIs to leadership, hosting customer and supplier technical reviews, and partnering with product engineering on design and manufacturability
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or an equivalent mix of education and experience
- 2+ years of plastic injection molding experience
- 2+ years of tooling experience
- Valid driver’s license and passport (occasional travel may be required)
Nice to have:
- Master Molder certification
- CAD and Moldflow experience
- Background in automotive fluid connector or quick-connect component manufacturing
Benefits
- Relocation assistance available
- Fortune 500-level health, medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(K) with match
- 3 weeks PTO plus 14 paid holidays
- Option to purchase up to 6 weeks of additional vacation time
- Short, Long-Term and Life Insurance
- HSA and FSA
- Employee Assistance Program plus paid family leave
- Wellness programs
- Discounts from preferred vendors
- Well-being Resources
- Professional training
- Opportunity for career advancement