What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager Manufacturing Engineering position at Copeland?
About Us
We are a global climate technologies company engineered for sustainability. We create sustainable and efficient residential, commercial and industrial spaces through HVACR technologies. We protect temperature-sensitive goods throughout the cold chain. And we bring comfort to people globally. Best-in-class engineering, design and manufacturing combined with category-leading brands in compression, controls, software and monitoring solutions result in next-generation climate technology that is built for the needs of the world ahead.
Whether you are a professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring your first opportunity, or recent graduate with an advanced degree, we have opportunities that will allow you to innovate, be challenged and make an impact. Join our team and start your journey today!
Are you an ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PROFESSINONAL looking for an opportunity to grow and drive next-generation manufacturing technology and process solutions. Our Lebanon, MO location has an opening for you as a Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering. You will lead engineering teams responsible for supporting various operational departments to ensure excellent plant performance involving safety, quality, cost, and customer delivery. These teams include Process Engineering, Automation, and Equipment Reliability. You’ll be an integral part of change management, plant cost reductions, and capital project programs. This role blends technical depth, people leadership, and cross-functional execution to enable next-generation manufacturing capabilities.
As A Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering, You Will
This role is based fully onsite, and not eligible for hybrid or remote work opportunities.
Why Work in the Lebanon, MO Area
Our facility in Lebanon, MO is located on Interstate 44 and Historic Route 66 in the scenic Ozarks of South-Central Missouri. We enjoy a small-town community with a Lebanon population of 14,628 and Laclede County population of 36,069. Our area is known for Bennett Spring State Park, lakes, rivers, hunting, and fishing. Lebanon is home to several boat manufacturers and two stock-car racing tracks. Lebanon is also centrally located, just 1 hour from the city of Springfield and 2.5 hours from St. Louis. Why not work and play where you can make your vacation home your “home”? We are only 35 minutes from the world-famous Lake of the Ozarks. For the outdoor enthusiasts, we have Bennett Spring, MO, which is an unincorporated community and home of the Bennett Spring State Park, which has the third or fourth largest natural spring in the state with an average daily flow of about 100-million gallons. Bennett Spring is home of Missouri’s largest trout park, featuring fishing, camping, hiking, dining, and lodging. We also have the Niangua River, which is host to numerous campgrounds, canoes, rafts, and kayaks, and is a premier water attraction for outdoor enthusiasts.
About Our Location
Our plant in Lebanon, MO is Copeland’s flagship operation for scroll compressor assembly and a machining powerhouse for main bearing housings and scroll elements, with over 60 million scroll compressors produced in the past 27 years.
Our Commitment to Our People
Across the globe, we are united by a singular Purpose: Sustainability is no small ambition. That’s why everything we do is geared toward a sustainable future—for our generation and all those to come. Through groundbreaking innovations, HVACR technology and cold chain solutions, we are reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency in spaces of all sizes, from residential to commercial to industrial.
Our employees are our greatest strength. We believe that our culture of passion, openness, and collaboration empowers us to work toward the same goal - to make the world a better place. We invest in the end-to-end development of our people, beginning at onboarding and through senior leadership, so they can thrive personally and professionally.
Flexible and competitive benefits plans offer the right options to meet your individual/family needs: medical insurance plans, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) and more. We provide employees with flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave, vacation and holiday leave.
Together, we have the opportunity – and the power – to continue to revolutionize the technology behind air conditioning, heating and refrigeration, and cultivate a better future. Learn more about us and how you can join our team!
Our Commitment to Inclusion & Belonging
At Copeland, we cultivate a strong sense of inclusion and belonging where individuals of all backgrounds, and with diverse perspectives, are embraced and treated fairly to enable a stronger workforce. Our employee resource groups play an important role in culture and community building at Copeland.
Work Authorization
Copeland will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 with OPT or CPT, H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Copeland is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.
If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, please contact: copeland.careers@copeland.com
We are a global climate technologies company engineered for sustainability. We create sustainable and efficient residential, commercial and industrial spaces through HVACR technologies. We protect temperature-sensitive goods throughout the cold chain. And we bring comfort to people globally. Best-in-class engineering, design and manufacturing combined with category-leading brands in compression, controls, software and monitoring solutions result in next-generation climate technology that is built for the needs of the world ahead.
Whether you are a professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring your first opportunity, or recent graduate with an advanced degree, we have opportunities that will allow you to innovate, be challenged and make an impact. Join our team and start your journey today!
Are you an ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PROFESSINONAL looking for an opportunity to grow and drive next-generation manufacturing technology and process solutions. Our Lebanon, MO location has an opening for you as a Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering. You will lead engineering teams responsible for supporting various operational departments to ensure excellent plant performance involving safety, quality, cost, and customer delivery. These teams include Process Engineering, Automation, and Equipment Reliability. You’ll be an integral part of change management, plant cost reductions, and capital project programs. This role blends technical depth, people leadership, and cross-functional execution to enable next-generation manufacturing capabilities.
As A Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering, You Will
- Lead, motivate, and provide direction for the engineering team. Create a positive work environment through open communication and collaboration.
- Identify training needs for support staff and create opportunities for skill and career development.
- Develop department operating budgets and monitor performance. Takes corrective action(s) to ensure budgets are met within acceptable limits.
- Develop and maintain department organizations to ensure adequate resources are assigned to achieve plant goals and objects.
- Manage cost reduction and capital equipment programs.
- Evaluate and implement new technologies into manufacturing processes.
- Assist in reduction and control of the energy footprint of the facility to achieve sustainability objectives.
- Maintain and optimize equipment reliability using lean principles and best practices.
- Review manufacturing methods and equipment to improve operational efficiency, identify opportunities to automate processes where practical.
- Create manufacturing processes and methods to meet new product development requirements for part quality, cost, throughput, and schedule. Work closely with Advanced Manufacturing, Design, and Quality groups to achieve necessary results. Collaborate with engineers to ensure controls/automation/programming designs align with Copeland standards.
- Work with outside integrators and machine builders to confirm new equipment meets design requirements and performs as expected.
- Develop documentation for use by operators & maintenance technicians to perform their duties and assist them in troubleshooting.
- Ensure all production-related equipment meet all safety requirements in accordance with applicable industry standards.
- Travel up to 10% as needed.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Process, Controls, or related field).
- 10 years of relevant experience in engineering, manufacturing, or related environments.
- Strong project management experience with a track record of driving initiatives from concept through execution.
- Proven experience leading engineering and/or manufacturing cost reduction efforts.
- Solid understanding of engineering for manufacturability.
- Prior experience leading and developing teams.
- Strong discipline around project management documentation and process rigor.
- Hands-on change management experience with a passion for driving meaningful impact.
- Advanced technical degree and/or MBA.
- Experience leading managers or managing through organizational layers.
This role is based fully onsite, and not eligible for hybrid or remote work opportunities.
Why Work in the Lebanon, MO Area
Our facility in Lebanon, MO is located on Interstate 44 and Historic Route 66 in the scenic Ozarks of South-Central Missouri. We enjoy a small-town community with a Lebanon population of 14,628 and Laclede County population of 36,069. Our area is known for Bennett Spring State Park, lakes, rivers, hunting, and fishing. Lebanon is home to several boat manufacturers and two stock-car racing tracks. Lebanon is also centrally located, just 1 hour from the city of Springfield and 2.5 hours from St. Louis. Why not work and play where you can make your vacation home your “home”? We are only 35 minutes from the world-famous Lake of the Ozarks. For the outdoor enthusiasts, we have Bennett Spring, MO, which is an unincorporated community and home of the Bennett Spring State Park, which has the third or fourth largest natural spring in the state with an average daily flow of about 100-million gallons. Bennett Spring is home of Missouri’s largest trout park, featuring fishing, camping, hiking, dining, and lodging. We also have the Niangua River, which is host to numerous campgrounds, canoes, rafts, and kayaks, and is a premier water attraction for outdoor enthusiasts.
About Our Location
Our plant in Lebanon, MO is Copeland’s flagship operation for scroll compressor assembly and a machining powerhouse for main bearing housings and scroll elements, with over 60 million scroll compressors produced in the past 27 years.
Our Commitment to Our People
Across the globe, we are united by a singular Purpose: Sustainability is no small ambition. That’s why everything we do is geared toward a sustainable future—for our generation and all those to come. Through groundbreaking innovations, HVACR technology and cold chain solutions, we are reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency in spaces of all sizes, from residential to commercial to industrial.
Our employees are our greatest strength. We believe that our culture of passion, openness, and collaboration empowers us to work toward the same goal - to make the world a better place. We invest in the end-to-end development of our people, beginning at onboarding and through senior leadership, so they can thrive personally and professionally.
Flexible and competitive benefits plans offer the right options to meet your individual/family needs: medical insurance plans, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) and more. We provide employees with flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave, vacation and holiday leave.
Together, we have the opportunity – and the power – to continue to revolutionize the technology behind air conditioning, heating and refrigeration, and cultivate a better future. Learn more about us and how you can join our team!
Our Commitment to Inclusion & Belonging
At Copeland, we cultivate a strong sense of inclusion and belonging where individuals of all backgrounds, and with diverse perspectives, are embraced and treated fairly to enable a stronger workforce. Our employee resource groups play an important role in culture and community building at Copeland.
Work Authorization
Copeland will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 with OPT or CPT, H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Copeland is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.
If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, please contact: copeland.careers@copeland.com