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The Manufacturing Engineering Manager is key to driving innovation and technological advancement at Hapco while supporting overall manufacturing performance. This role upholds company standards and brings together expertise across mechanical, industrial, electrical, and computer engineering, along with operations and materials management.
Reporting directly to the Vice President of Operations, this position leads initiatives to develop efficient manufacturing methods, processes, and technologies-from product launch through full-scale production-including design analysis, process definition, and tooling design and development support.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Strategic Support
• Leads the Manufacturing Engineering Team to support Hapco Operations and business objectives.
• Supports multi-plant operations, ensuring alignment of manufacturing engineering standards, processes, and initiatives across locations.
• Develop and maintain standard work, work instructions, routings, and process documentation
• Collaborate with Quality to support root cause analysis and corrective actions for internal and customer issues
• Partner with Operations to improve throughput, labor efficiency, and equipment uptime
• Support make/buy decisions, capacity planning, and layout optimization
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements
• Manage departmental budgets, timelines, and project priorities
• Carries out departmental goals aligned with corporate strategic plans.
• Fosters a team-based environment to achieve company goals and resolve issues.
• Builds and maintains positive working relationships internally and externally.
New Product Introduction & Manufacturing Development
• Launch new products into manufacturing.
• Develop comprehensive Manufacturing Plans, including:
o Standard work projects
o Tooling and facility equipment capacity
o Tooling and operational concepts
o Tool specifications
o Facility floor planning and value stream flow
o Consumable materials
o Product handling and workflow
Process Improvement & Lean Initiatives
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve processes, efficiency, and product quality.
• Participates in lean manufacturing initiatives such as Kaizen events and value stream mapping.
Project Management
• Oversees multiple projects to ensure on-time and under-budget completion.
• Reviews plans, specifications, and special provisions.
• Represents the department in project meetings, including pre-manufacturing and production meetings.
Technical Support & Problem Solving
• Troubleshoots manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Ensures cycle time and process performance targets are achieved.
• Assists with troubleshooting and resolving technical issues.
• Collaborates with internal and external engineering and design teams.
Travel Requirements
• Travel is required up to 30% and may include visits to other company facilities, projects, training events and cross-functional collaboration.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree required (e.g., Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering or a related field)
• Master's degree preferred in Manufacturing Engineering or a related discipline
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in manufacturing engineering or management
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
Reasoning Ability
• Perform movements such as climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds as needed.
• Requires close vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must be able to stand for the duration of the entire shift.
• Frequent use of hands to finger, handle, and feel.
Physical Demands
• Ability to apply common sense understanding when carrying out instructions provided in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to create, read, and accurately interpret documents.
• Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to manage situations involving multiple variables in various contexts.
Work Environment
• The position is primarily office-based, with occasional time spent in the manufacturing plant where required PPE and safety precautions must be followed.
Important
• Any employee who does not understand any portion of the job description for this position needs to bring that fact to their manager's attention so they can provide further work performance or safety instructions, as needed.
• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities which are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, at any time, with or without notice.