Join us as a Manufacturing Engineering Manager Lead the charge in building and optimizing world-class manufacturing systems while driving operational excellence across production, engineering, and maintenance. This role offers the opportunity to lead talented technical teams, develop robust manufacturing processes, and play a key role in establishing and continuously improving a high-performance manufacturing operation. You will combine strategic leadership with hands-on execution to ensure manufacturing processes, equipment, facilities, and technical capabilities are ready to meet safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives. What will you do? Lead teams of manufacturing engineers, technicians, and technical professionals responsible for designing, implementing, optimizing, and sustaining manufacturing and maintenance systems. Drive manufacturing readiness for new products, processes, equipment, and production lines, ensuring successful implementation from concept through ramp-up and stabilization. Lead and support new plant start-up and industrialization activities, including equipment installation, process validation, capacity ramp-up, and production readiness. Develop and execute manufacturing strategies that improve productivity, capacity, quality, and overall equipment effectiveness. Champion continuous improvement initiatives focused on increasing throughput, reducing downtime, eliminating waste, and improving equipment and process performance. Establish and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to maximize equipment availability and reliability. Lead structured problem-solving for complex manufacturing, equipment, and process issues using data-driven methodologies. Partner closely with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, EHS, Sourcing, Finance, and Engineering to achieve business objectives. Define and monitor manufacturing KPIs, including Safety, Quality, Delivery/Production Attainment, OEE, Productivity, Scrap, Downtime, and Cost. Identify capacity constraints and develop solutions to support current and future production requirements.



Lead manufacturing cost-reduction and productivity initiatives while maintaining safety and quality standards. Establish standard work, operational discipline, and performance management routines within the manufacturing engineering organization. Direct resources, priorities, and tactical execution in alignment with strategic business priorities. Develop technical talent through coaching, mentoring, performance management, and succession planning. Support capital planning, equipment selection, automation projects, and manufacturing technology investments. Ensure manufacturing processes comply with applicable safety, quality, environmental, and regulatory requirements. What are the key skills we are looking for? Influencing Skills — Advanced: Ability to influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders toward common operational goals without relying solely on direct authority. Drives for Results — Advanced: Strong track record of delivering measurable improvements in safety, quality, productivity, cost, and delivery. Change Management — Advanced: Ability to lead teams through significant organizational, process, technology, and operational transformations. Continuous Improvement — Advanced: Strong understanding and practical application of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies. Manufacturing Process Optimization — Advanced: Ability to analyze manufacturing systems, identify constraints, and implement solutions that improve throughput, quality, and efficiency. People Leadership — Advanced: Proven ability to lead, develop, motivate, and hold technical teams accountable for results. Problem Solving — Advanced: Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills,



including root-cause analysis and data-driven decision making. Automation Integration — Intermediate/Advanced: Experience implementing automation and advanced manufacturing technologies to improve safety, quality, capacity, and productivity. Equipment & Reliability — Advanced: Understanding of preventive/predictive maintenance, equipment reliability, downtime reduction, and maintenance strategies. Quality Control & Inspection — Intermediate: Understanding of quality systems, process capability, defect prevention, and manufacturing controls. Lean Methodology — Advanced: Practical experience applying Lean tools such as VSM, 5S, Standard Work, SMED, TPM, Kaizen, visual management, and daily management systems. What qualifications will make you successful? Proven leadership experience managing manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, maintenance, or technical teams. Strong manufacturing background with demonstrated responsibility for operational performance and measurable business results. Experience supporting or leading new plant start-ups, production ramp-ups, industrialization, or major manufacturing transformations. Experience in HVAC manufacturing, preferably with chillers, compressors, refrigeration systems, or other complex electromechanical products. Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, equipment, automation, facilities, and production systems. Demonstrated ability to translate business objectives into clear manufacturing strategies and executable action plans. Strategic vision combined with strong tactical execution and a hands-on leadership approach. Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders from shop-floor technicians to senior leadership. Data-driven mindset with strong understanding of manufacturing KPIs and operational performance management. Experience managing capital projects, budgets, and manufacturing investments is highly desirable. Experience developing technical talent and building high-performing engineering and manufacturing teams.

📌 Manufacturing Engineering Manager (Ramos Arizpe)
🏢 Schneider Electric
📍 Ramos Arizpe