What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Engineering Manager position at Jabil?
Manufacturing Engineering Manager-
The Manufacturing Engineering Manager leads a team of Manufacturing Engineers and Technicians to support daily production, improve manufacturing processes, and successfully launch new products into production. This role is highly hands-on and visible on the shop floor, providing technical leadership, prioritization, and coaching while driving safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
Leadership & People Management
Education:
Along with growth, stability, and the opportunity to be challenged, Jabil offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
The Manufacturing Engineering Manager leads a team of Manufacturing Engineers and Technicians to support daily production, improve manufacturing processes, and successfully launch new products into production. This role is highly hands-on and visible on the shop floor, providing technical leadership, prioritization, and coaching while driving safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
- The manager ensures manufacturing processes are robust, well-documented, and continuously improving, while developing team capability and maintaining strong cross-functional partnerships with Design Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations.
- This role is on-site in Claremont, NH
- Relocation within the US, is available
- Competitive salary and including bonus opportunities
Leadership & People Management
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of Manufacturing Engineers and Technicians, setting clear goals, priorities, and performance expectations.
- Provide daily direction and escalation support for shop-floor issues, ensuring rapid response and effective problem resolution.
- Build technical depth and versatility within the team through mentoring, training, and standardized best practices.
- Foster a culture of safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
- Support hiring, onboarding, performance reviews, and career development for engineers and technicians.
- Maintain a strong daily presence on the shop floor to support production, troubleshoot issues, and remove barriers to flow.
- Ensure manufacturing processes are capable, controlled, and supported with clear work instructions and standardized work.
- Guide the team in fixture design (CNC, brazing, assembly), GD&T application, CMM inspection, and process validation
- Ensure preventive maintenance, calibration, and documentation for engineering tools, fixtures, and equipment are executed and tracked
- Lead manufacturing readiness for New Product Introduction, ensuring smooth transitions from development to production.
- Partner with Design Engineering to influence DFM/DFA decisions and ensure manufacturability.
- Oversee high level assembly builds, process development, and early production support during product launches.
- Ensure lessons learned from NPI are captured and incorporated into standard processes.
- Own the manufacturing response to quality issues, including containment, Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA), and permanent corrective actions.
- Review and approve process changes, deviations, and corrective actions to ensure long-term robustness.
- Use data-driven analysis to identify trends, prioritize improvement efforts, and support engineering decisions.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, throughput, yield, and cost reduction.
- Lead Kaizen events, line balancing efforts, and process optimization activities.
- Support capital planning, line changes, and equipment moves from concept through process readiness and handoff to production.
- Ensure improvements are documented, standardized, and sustained.
- Act as the primary manufacturing engineering interface to Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Design Engineering
- Communicate status, risks, and priorities clearly to leadership and stakeholders.
- Align engineering resources to production needs and business priorities.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related technical field, is required
- Strong hands-on manufacturing experience in CNC machining, assembly, brazing, or similar processes is required
- Proven experience leading or managing engineers and/or technicians in a manufacturing environment is required
- Experience with RCCA, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision making.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced production environment with frequent prioritization changes
- Deep understanding of GD&T, fixture design, work instruction development, and shop-floor problem solving
- High shop-floor engagement with a bias toward action and real-time problem solving.
- Strong communicator who can translate technical issues into clear priorities and decisions.
- Leads by example with respect to safety, professionalism, and accountability.
- Comfortable making decisions with incomplete information while managing risk appropriately.
- Ability to travel both domestic and International, up to 10%
- Experience driving Lean manufacturing or operational excellence initiatives, and applying Six Sigma methodology is preferred
- Experience supporting NPI and scaling products from prototype to production, is a plus
- Familiarity with CMM inspection, process capability, and quality systems.
- Demonstrated ability to balance hands-on technical work with people leadership is preferred
Along with growth, stability, and the opportunity to be challenged, Jabil offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, and Vision Insurance with HRA and HSA options
- 401K Match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet Insurance
- Adoption Assistance
- Annual Merit Increases
- Community Volunteer Opportunities