Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Location:

Montgomery – Illinois, United Kingdom

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

Search Engineering Jobs

Other Industries & Skills:

Manufacturing

Advertiser:

Timken

Job ID:

132467770

Posted On:

23 November 2025

Your Career Begins at Timken

If you’re ready for a challenging career that provides you with the ability to advance personally and professionally, look to Timken.  Our associates make the world more productive by improving the efficiency and reliability of the machinery that keeps industry in motion.

 

What We Offer:

-The annual salary range for this position is $130,000 – $145,000
-Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision coverage.
-Benefits start on first day of employment.
-401(k) retirement savings plan with generous company match.
-10 paid holidays per year plus paid vacation.
-Paid parental leave at one year of service.
-Employee discounts on products and services.
-Education expense reimbursement, eligible to Apply below now first day of employment.
-Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
 

Position Summary:

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager will lead efforts to enhance product quality, optimize engineering systems, deliver capital projects, and ensure customer satisfaction at the Timken Aurora Bearing facility, while providing technical leadership and mentoring the engineering team.

 

Essential Responsibilities:

-Serve as a key partner in plant business planning and translate business goals into measurable engineering objectives.
-Lead a team that reviews customer drawings and specifications, provides manufacturability recommendations, and manages capital projects and contractor work (machine rebuilds, utilities, etc.).
-Apply CAD/CAE tools to perform analysis, develop process layouts, and evaluate tooling to support new product introductions and continuous improvement.
-Collaborate with manufacturing and product engineering to define process capabilities, tolerances, cycle times, and implement process improvements.
-Drive cost-reduction initiatives by evaluating and implementing alternative process approaches.
-Provide technical support to internal and external customers, ensuring engineering solutions are safe, producible, and meet requirements.
-Lead talent management for engineering and technical staff to retain key contributors and develop future leaders and subject-matter experts.
 

Basic Qualifications:

-Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or related field.
-At least five years of experience in manufacturing engineering leadership, preferably in bearings or precision components.
-Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, tolerancing and quality practices.
-Experience with CAD/CAE software and tooling/process evaluations.
-Proven project management and capital spending oversight skills.
 

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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