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
  
  

What will you do?

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.
  
  

Manufacturing & Shop Floor Support

• 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
  
  

New Product Introduction (NPI)

• 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.
  
  

Quality Improvement & Problem Solving

• 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.
  
  

Continuous Improvement & Cost Reduction

• 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.
  
  

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• 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.
  
  

How will you get here?

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related technical field, is required
  
  

Experience:

• 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.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• 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%
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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
  
  

What can Jabil offer you?

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
  
  

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