About the Role
The Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor supports oversight of the engineering department, integrating knowledge of material science, design, and production methods to ensure product quality, enhance material properties, and increase productivity. This role collaborates cross-functionally to support quality through material and processing compliance, new product introduction, troubleshooting production issues, and ensuring the manufacturability of new materials, products, and processes.
Responsibilities
- Study, analyze, and design methods, procedures, processes, layouts, fixtures, and tooling to support process efficiency and product quality.
- Identify and recommend resolutions for existing or imminent manufacturing problems, equipment failures, or safety issues.
- Oversee material testing and production processes, monitoring performance, identifying the causes of material failure, and ensuring technical and quality control specifications are met.
- Perform activities related to Quality Systems and Regulatory Requirements such as AS9100 and NADCAP.
- Identify, evaluate impact, and create implementation plans for forecasted changes to regulatory requirements related to materials and processing through participation as a member of NADCAP.
- Work as part of a cross-functional team to sustain current production by supporting quality issues, production equipment problems, and part documentation errors by determining root cause and implementing corrective actions.
- Track, document, and report on the progress of multiple projects, interacting with customers and team members to communicate technical processing requirements and constraints, project status, and to resolve problems.
- Serve as the focal point for evaluating and implementing cost reduction initiatives and manufacturing process improvements originating from production team members.
- Participate in the review and evaluation of product design changes.
- Coordinate with support groups to ensure manufacturability; process capabilities and capacities are developed to support new products.
- Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for recurring issues.
- Follow all Vaupell policies, standard operating procedures, and safety practices.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering plus 5 years of directly related manufacturing engineering experience or a related technical discipline.
- Two years of direct supervisory experience is required.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing methods, materials, equipment, and quality systems.
- Requires knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- Knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma tools is required.
- Candidate must be comfortable working hands-on on the manufacturing floor.
- Ability to read, speak, understand, and follow instructions in English.
- Must be able to wear and properly use the required personal protective equipment.
- Candidates must be a “US Person” (i.e. US Citizen or Permanent Resident) to ensure Vaupell's compliance with ITAR and EAR.
Skills
- CAD proficiency/design background is preferred.
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5 years of directly related manufacturing engineering experience
- Two years of direct supervisory experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in engineering
About the Company
- Vaupell reserves the right to change, modify or add to the Essential Duties and Responsibilities of any position at any time.
Equal Opportunity
- Vaupell is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, belief and spirituality, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ethnicity/national origin, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran or disability status.
