The Manufacturing Engineering Manager is a key factory staff member responsible for the overall performance, development and maintenance of the plant’s technical resources and capability (both equipment and personnel).

What will you own?

• Maintain a safe workplace at all times by compliance with all applicable OSHA and local safety rules. Work to prevent injuries!
• Support production supervision by ensuring safety, quality, service, and productivity goals are developed and maintained across three shifts.
• Develop factory KPIs designed to improve safety, material quality, and efficiency
• Own factory process performance and efficiency
• Coordinate engineering efforts for continuous improvement of manufacturing technology
• Develop and manage engineering budgets and capital programs
• Coordinate training activities on the floor in collaboration with other managers, supervisors, and leads.
• Be accountable for hardware, data systems and processing development for new product introductions
• Ensure 5S standards are developed, implemented, and maintained throughout the factory floor.
• Help initiate, champion and maintain established lean flow lines, identify and troubleshoot issues affecting flow outside of the established lean/flow process, and correct any issues.
• Partner with HR to manage personnel, production output, attendance, and quality issues on the team.
• Work with Quality, Customer Service and Engineering to determine root cause through failure investigation, and develop and implement corrective and preventative actions, as required.

Important Note: Although we list out what we generally look for, we are very likely missing other attributes and skills that you have that could make you a great fit, but are not currently listed. Research has shown this especially applies to women and other marginalized groups, who tend to apply if they check 100% of every box, versus men who apply if they hit roughly 60%. The point we’re getting at, it doesn’t hurt to take a chance and apply!

What you have:

• Have a BS degree in Engineering or a related field
• Have 5+ years of manufacturing production and engineering management experience
• Are experienced with factory safety requirements, SDS and accident investigations
• Have experience with 5S and lean manufacturing
• Have OSHA training and understand the OSHA Code of Federal Regulations
• Understand Lean Manufacturing principles, 6S, Six Sigma, and Kanban Systems
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt preferred
• ISO management and implementation knowledge
• Bilingual English & Spanish preferred
• We use Apple computers and Google collaboration tools. While experience with these tools is not required, the ideal candidate will be excited to broaden their knowledge and embrace change.

Why Markforged?

Help us reinvent manufacturing. 

We are reinventing manufacturing so that engineers can build anything they imagine.

We are one team that wins together!

You will be engaging every day with passionate and dedicated individuals in a collaborative environment working towards making best-in-class products.

Perks & Benefits

For all US-based roles, we offer a competitive compensation package and a full suite of benefits, including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k), parental leave, commuter benefits, open PTO policy, and more. Our work environment includes casual dress, a fully stocked kitchen, bike storage, free parking, weekly catered lunches, and fitness perks. You will have unlimited access to our 3D printers for professional and personal parts!

Please be aware that the Company requires all employees [who are required to work onsite, whether regularly or sporadically] to be vaccinated for COVID-19. This position will require the successful candidate to show proof of a vaccination. The Company is an equal opportunity employer, and will provide reasonable accommodation to those individuals who are unable to be vaccinated consistent with federal, state, and local law.