Manager, Manufacturing Process Engineering & Continuous Improvement

Picture this : it’s Monday morning on the HYCO Alabama production floor. You’re walking the line with design engineers and production leads, reviewing a new cell layout you and your team modeled last week. A supplier call is on deck to discuss tooling updates, a launch readiness huddle follows, and later you’ll brief senior leadership on performance trends and cost-to-serve improvements. As Manufacturing Engineering Manager, you orchestrate the systems, standards, and people that turn great designs into safe, scalable production.

What you’ll do

• Design and roll out robust manufacturing processes that boost efficiency, reduce cost, enhance sustainability, and maximize profitability.
• Lead, mentor, and prioritize the work of a high-performing manufacturing engineering team to deliver projects smoothly and on schedule.
• Establish and refine shop-floor procedures, work standards, and best practices to keep operations running reliably.
• Plan and optimize lean manufacturing cells using proven systems, simulation tools, and data-driven analysis.
• Estimate and track production costs, effectiveness, and overall efficiency to guide decision-making.
• Oversee maintenance strategies for production and facility machinery—driving timely repair, replacement, and uptime improvements.
• Implement quality and productivity initiatives that raise first-pass yield and throughput.
• Partner with design engineering and manufacturing teams to execute new product introductions and production launches.
• Ensure adherence to industry safety, design standards, and regulatory guidelines.
• Create operating budgets, manage spend, and deliver against financial targets.
• Stay current on manufacturing technologies and systems to continually modernize processes.
• Compile, analyze, and present manufacturing performance reports for senior management.
• Continuously identify bottlenecks and implement process enhancements across the value stream.
• Champion a safety-first culture and verify that procedures are followed at all times.

What you bring

Education and experience

Core proficiencies

Equal Opportunity

HYCO Alabama is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained faculty and staff. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.