DESTACO · 7 hours ago
Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor
Greater Chicago Area
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expDESTACO, a Stabilus Company, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance automation solutions. The Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor is responsible for overseeing CNC programming and process development, ensuring efficient manufacturing processes and continuous improvement initiatives.
ManufacturingMachinery Manufacturing
Hiring Manager
Michelle Colangelo
Responsibilities
As a member of the manufacturing leadership team, fosters a culture of transparency, disciplined problem solving, high performance work teams, and continuous improvement. Strives to ensure the appropriate team, tools and processes are in place to support these desired cultural traits
Leads and promotes safety awareness with other key members of the plant team. Promotes accident prevention and employee involvement regarding a safe work environment. Ensures employees understand the safety expectations of the organization
Leads and fosters the continuous improvement roadmap for the plant. Leverages continuous improvement tools to drive continued operational improvements and ensures engagement of the entire manufacturing team through strong communication and clear direction
Plans and communicates with manufacturing engineering team to ensure efficient workflow and on-time delivery off programs and onboarding of new equipment (Transition of parts from incumbent equipment to new equipment) to internal customers
Coaches, provides feedback to, and develops associate manufacturing engineer team members. Motivates and manages the team to achieve annual goals/objectives set at the individual and organizational level
Improves manufacturing efficiency by creating and optimizing programming methodologies and leveraging the most efficient fixture and tooling available. Completes ongoing industry/trade related training to maintain a suitable understanding of industry best practices related to machining practices and processes
Makes recommendations to modify or replace equipment as necessary to support new products, demand or improve productivity
Participates in new product development and launch using the defined stage gate process
Analyze and design lean manufacturing cells using effective systems and simulation tools to optimize, use of space, equipment, material, and personnel
Assist in developing plant layout in planning rearrangement of facilities, equipment, and operations for better utilization of space
Work closely with research and development, quality assurance and maintenance personnel to prevent problems with products and tooling/fixtures
Ensure all manufacturing safety regulatory policies and procedures are implemented and always maintained
Stay informed concerning new manufacturing technologies and equipment to manufacture and reduce cost through efficiencies
Support all current and new product introductions
Determine and eliminate root causes and diminish occurrences in the manufacturing process
Able to assist in reducing cost through re-engineering product/material
Assist in the assessment of vendor/subcontractor evaluation for consideration
Responsible for training vendors/subcontractors on new product launches to meet target date
Works closely with engineering, new product development team, production and quality
Supports Destaco policies and procedures, including those governing the quality system as defined by ISO 9001
Qualification
Required
Minimum 5 years experience in manufacturing engineering and maintenance
Experienced in continuous improvement
Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office tools (Word, Excel)
Analyzes, solves, and implements solutions independently
Ability to read and interpret blueprints
In-depth understanding of assembly processes
Strong organizational skills, keeps timelines and meets deadlines
Ability to direct and guide from others
Working knowledge of manufacturing methods, tooling, fixturing and materials
High energy, tenacity to get results, does what it takes to win
Self-starter prefers to work in a strong team environment
Excellent communicator including verbal, and written skills
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering or related technical field preferred
Company
DESTACO
DESTACO designs and manufactures clamping, gripping, transferring, and robotic tooling solutions for workplace.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2023-10-12Acquired
Leadership Team
Carlos Vera
VP and CFO at DESTACO, a Dover Company
Recent News
2026-01-05
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