Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor (2nd Shift)

Lead and support comprehensive manufacturing engineering activities within assigned cell(s), including driving lean manufacturing initiatives, implementing Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), optimizing inventory location assignments, conducting thorough contract reviews, developing clear shop floor instructions, analyzing and validating labor standards, and overseeing capital equipment and facility upgrade projects.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing engineering supervision, ensuring that manufacturing cells are properly supported.
• Work effectively as a team member to ensure operational metrics are achieved and any remedial action is actively pursued.
• Maintain current updates on manufacturing engineering related tasks.
• Represent manufacturing engineering at appropriate meetings and events.
• Design or specify any equipment, tooling, or racking required to support manufacturing.
• Ensure relevant Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) are properly reviewed within assigned cells or option groups and support all aspects of production implementation.
• Ensure default locators are assigned to all parts within assigned manufacturing cells.
• Create shop floor instructions and hot sheets, and train the necessary personnel on those standards.
• Update and maintain layouts (plant & cell layouts, inventory, housekeeping, emergency, & security maps).
• Specify and facilitate capital and equipment upgrades, installations, or modifications.
• Implement and facilitate lean manufacturing initiatives (5S, value stream mapping, setup reduction, etc.).
• Promote an environment of continuous improvement and teamwork.
• Lead or participate in SWAT team meetings, ensuring necessary actions are taken by cross-functional groups to resolve issues.
• Conduct process observations to ensure assigned time standards are fair and consistent.
• Maintain resource plans to ensure production activities are properly resourced.
• Validate routings, submit, and implement routing change requests to process planning as appropriate.
• Conduct contract reviews prior to contract start to ensure production preparedness, as outlined in the Manufacturing Readiness Assessment work instruction.
• Participate in Material Review Board (MRB) meetings to assist with the disposition of non-conforming materials.
• Initiate Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) where appropriate.
• Support process planning and production engineering.
• Participate in internal and supplier certifications and audits, as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field (required).
• Experience in a manufacturing engineering or supervisory role.
• Proficiency in lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with CAD tools, plant layout design, and production process documentation.
• Excellent communication and training skills.
• Knowledge of manufacturing readiness assessments, ECNs, and ECRs.

Benefits

WHY JOIN US

Be a part of a team leading the world’s electrification of mass mobility.

Competitive Wages and comprehensive benefit package with Immediate benefit eligibility

Paid holidays and vacation

401K with generous company match

Passionate about creating a better product, a better workplace, and a better world

Inclusive workplace culture that values and empowers team members.

On-the-job training in a continuous learning environment (we invested $15.9 million in 2024)

Advancement opportunities within our family of companies

OUR WHY: We exist to move people. Our mission is to design, deliver, and support market-leading bus and motorcoach solutions that are safe, accessible, efficient, and reliable. Our values—safety, quality, integrity, accountability, teamwork, and sustainability—are at the core of everything we do. NFI Group | We Move People - YouTube

Leveraging 450 years of combined experience, NFI offers a wide range of propulsion agnostic bus and coach platforms, including market leading electric models. Through its low- and zero-emission buses and coaches, infrastructure, and technology, NFI meets today’s urban demands for scalable smart mobility solutions. Together, NFI is enabling more livable cities through connected, clean, and sustainable transportation. News and information is available at www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com, nfi.parts, www.alexander-dennis.com, arbocsv.com, andcarfaircomposites.com.

New Flyer is committed to administering all employment matters in accordance with the value we place on fostering an inclusive and welcoming workplace that values the contributions of all team members. We ensure that all employment decisions are based upon merit and comply with applicable employment legislation and requirements. Accommodations are available at all stages of the recruitment process, at the candidates’ request.

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New Flyer is North America’s heavy-duty transit bus leader and offers the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE® brands. It also offers infrastructure development through NFI Infrastructure Solutions™, a service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions. New Flyer actively supports over 35,000 heavy-duty transit buses (New Flyer, NABI, and Orion) currently in service, of which 8,600 are powered by electric motors and battery propulsion and 1,900 are zero-emission. Further information is available at www.newflyer.com.

New Flyer is a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (NFI), one of the world’s largest bus and coach manufacturers. Leveraging 450 years of combined experience, NFI is leading the electrification of mass mobility around the world. With zero-emission buses and coaches, infrastructure, and technology, NFI meets today’s urban demands for scalable smart mobility solutions. Together, NFI is enabling more livable cities through connected, clean, and sustainable transportation.