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Product Engineering Manager - Manufacturing Air Compressors

MAT Friction
Jackson, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 11/12/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/11/2025
Company Description

Join our vertically integrated team at MAT Holdings, Inc., a leading global manufacturer with a 40-year history. We're proud to provide employment opportunities for more than 14,000 employees across 12 countries. Headquartered in Long Grove, Illinois, we have over 40 factories on three continents, including 2.1 million square feet of U.S. distribution and manufacturing space.

You will find our products in home improvement centers, big box retailers, hardware stores and automotive chains. They're in the cars you drive, the trailers you tow, and the heavy-duty machinery you operate.

MAT can maintain consistent expertise and solutions across the entire supply chain. We’re experts in engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, logistics and distribution, marketing, design, and customer service — we don't just make it happen, we ensure it happens with excellence.

We’re more than manufacturing, we’re MAT.

MAT Industries Inc., a proud member of MAT Holdings Inc., is a leading manufacturer of air compressors and air brake tanks in the Jackson community located at 213 Industrial Dr., Jackson, TN 38301. World class domestic manufacturing facilities allow MAT Industries to offer high quality air compressors, air tools, and accessories to retailers under brands such as Powermate®, Industrial Air®, Industrial Air Contractor®, and Sanborn® as well as private label. Our air compressors are sold through retailers including major home centers, hardware co-ops, independents, and farm and fleet stores around the US.

Benefits

  • MAT Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries offer a complete benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance after 60 days of employment
  • Paid Time Off (PTO), including paid vacation, sick days, and paid holidays
  • 401k Retirement Plan Company Match
  • Career Advancement Program, training and development
  • Wellness Programs, including fitness reimbursements and mental health support
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • Voluntary Life / AD&D , Employer Provided Life/AD&D
  • and More

Job Description

Job Summary:

The position is responsible for directing and coordinating activities of the Product Engineering department including all areas of design, manufacturing, test components, products, and systems by performing the following duties personally or through the team.

Principal Responsibilities

  • Direct department activities to design new products, modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and develop test procedures.
  • Resolves problems using solutions that involve new techniques, technologies, or concepts.
  • Analyzes technology trends, human resource needs, and market demand to plan projects.
  • Confers with management, production, and marketing staff to determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products.
  • Forecasts operating costs of department and directs preparation of budget requests.
  • Advises management of new developments which may affect profit, schedule, costs, customer relations, and/or inter-departmental relations.
  • Provides direction and example for interpretation and application of company policies and procedures to the engineering activities.
  • Maintains a working knowledge of new technologies which may improve operations, and develops recommendations accordingly.
  • Be involved in new product gate reviews and review all new jobs for proper documentation and that the customer's needs are being addressed, as well as identifying ongoing needs for new as well as existing work.
  • Maintains a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and others are performed in a safe manner.
  • Provide staff leadership, support, setting of goals and objectives, performance reviews, salary planning, career development and training.
  • Act as a coach, creating energized and motivated teams.
  • Benefits
  • MAT Holdings Inc., and its subsidiaries, offer a complete benefits package that include medical, dental, vision and disability insurance after 60 days of employment
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) including paid vacation, sick days and paid holidays
  • 401k Retirement Plan Company Match
  • Career Advancement Program, training and development
  • Wellness Programs, including fitness reimbursements and mental health support
  • Heath Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • Voluntary Life / AD&D , Employer Provided Life/AD&D
  • and More!

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Ability to implement plans; communicates changes effectively; builds commitments and overcomes resistance.
  • Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and look for ways to improve and promote quality.
  • Proven cost consciousness working within approved budget and implementing cost saving measures.
  • Capable of developing strategies to achieve organizational goals and adapting strategies to meet changing conditions.
  • Problem solving and analyses, careful and systematic evaluation of information, possible alternatives and consequences.
  • Presentation skills, the ability to communicate to an audience in a formal setting.
  • Strong commitment to providing world-class customer service, anticipating customer needs and designing, promoting or supporting the delivery of products and services that exceed their expectations.
  • A demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment, to take initiative, to work independently of day-to-day supervision, and to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.
  • Thinks conceptually and intuitively, linking problems and symptoms to identify underlying issues and root causes.
  • Makes sound decisions in a timely and confident manner.
  • Ability to influence and shape the decisions of others and to work through issues or conflicts to create.

Education And Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree desirable
  • 5 years experience in product engineering working in a manufacturing environment
  • Excellent leadership skills including project planning and the ability to adopt new technologies
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access, SAP
  • Proficiency in CAD & CAD/CAM software. Experience in specialized engineering software a plus.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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