What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Engineering Manager position at Elektro Assemblies?
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Elektro Assemblies | Red Wing, Minnesota
Build the Manufacturing Future
Elektro Assemblies is experiencing rapid, profitable growth and is looking for a hands-on Manufacturing Engineering Manager to help build the manufacturing capabilities needed to support that growth.
This is a key leadership role responsible for process improvement, capacity, productivity, automation, new product introduction, and manufacturing engineering leadership.
We need a technical leader who enjoys being on the production floor, solving problems, developing people, and turning ideas into measurable results.
What You'll Do
- Lead and develop the Manufacturing Engineering team.
- Improve productivity, quality, throughput, safety, and cost.
- Identify and eliminate manufacturing bottlenecks.
- Lead Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Identify and implement automation, tooling, fixtures, and new technology.
- Lead manufacturing engineering for new product introductions.
- Provide Design for Manufacturability (DFM) expertise.
- Develop processes, work instructions, routings, and standards.
- Analyze capacity, labor, cycle times, and manufacturing costs.
- Partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Sales.
- Develop manufacturing strategies to support significant business growth.
The Leader We're Looking For
We want someone who is hands-on, entrepreneurial, analytical, proactive, and results-driven.
You should be comfortable working directly with operators and leadership to identify problems, determine root causes, develop solutions, and drive implementation.
What You Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical Engineering, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
- 7 years of manufacturing engineering experience preferred.
- Experience leading engineering or technical teams.
- Strong manufacturing process and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with Lean and continuous improvement.
- Experience with new product introduction and DFM.
- Strong project management skills.
- Strong Microsoft Office and Excel skills.
Preferred: Electrical/electromechanical manufacturing, wire harness or cable assembly, automation, robotics, ERP/MRP, CAD, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and EOS/Traction experience.
Why Join Elektro Assemblies?
This is not a maintenance role. You'll help build the future manufacturing operation of Elektro Assemblies.
Your work will directly impact capacity, quality, productivity, profitability, and our ability to scale.
If you're a manufacturing engineering leader who wants to build, improve, solve problems, develop people, and make a measurable impact, we'd like to hear from you.
Build the Process. Develop the People. Scale the Business.