AME Leader & Project Leader – Industrial Equipment Manufacturing
Role Overview
The AME (Advanced Manufacturing Engineering) Leader & Project Leader is a strategic manufacturing leadership role responsible for driving plant transformation, digitalization, new product industrialization, and capital project execution.
The role provides end-to-end leadership across strategy, technology, operations, and execution, acting as the Plant Operations Lead for New Product Development (NPD) while ensuring excellence in safety, quality, cost, delivery, and customer satisfaction.
This position plays a critical role in enabling Industry 4.0 adoption, facility expansion, productivity improvements, and cross-functional alignment in a complex industrial manufacturing environment.
Strategic Scope & Impact
- Lead plant-wide strategic initiatives including footprint optimization, capacity expansion, and asset utilization
- Drive Industry 4.0 and digital transformation roadmap
- Oversee new product industrialization and manufacturing readiness
- Own Capex strategy, facility creation, and infrastructure upgrades (> $5M)
- Enable operational excellence across ETO, MTO, and MTS manufacturing models
- Influence global and regional manufacturing strategy through technology and process innovation
Key Accountability
- Plant Transformation & Strategic Initiatives
- Lead execution of high-impact transformation programs across manufacturing operations
- Drive global/regional footprint projects and efficiency improvements
- Champion operational excellence and long-term plant competitiveness
- Act as central AME leader coordinating site-wide engineering initiatives
- Industry 4.0 & Digital Manufacturing
- Lead implementation of Industry 4.0 solutions (IoT, MES, automation, connected shopfloor)
- Drive digitalization of processes including real-time monitoring and advanced analytics
- Implement predictive maintenance and digital performance tracking systems
- Develop smart factory capabilities and data-driven decision culture
- New Product Development (NPD) & Industrialization
- Act as Plant Operations Lead for NPD, ensuring full production readiness
- Lead transition from design to scalable manufacturing
- Ensure deployment of: DFM/DFA, DFT, Design standardization, 3P & Barashi
- Deliver on-time, cost-effective, high-quality product launches
- Technology Deployment & Manufacturing Excellence
- Identify and deploy advanced manufacturing technologies and automation solutions
- Lead introduction of new processes, tools, fixtures, and equipment
- Benchmark global best practices and build technology roadmap
- Process Improvement & Shopfloor Excellence
- Drive continuous process improvements across manufacturing operations
- Develop and embed standard work practices
- Provide hands-on support to resolve daily operator assembly and test issues
Qualifications
- Bachelor's/Master's in Mechanical / Electrical / Industrial Engineering or related field
- 15+ years of experience in AME / Manufacturing Engineering / Industrial Operations
- 5+ years in plant operations or manufacturing leadership role
Experience Requirements
- Industry 4.0 & Digital Transformation
- Lean Manufacturing & Operational Excellence
- Capex & Facility Project Execution
- Quality Systems & Customer Complaint Resolution
- Experience in ETO / MTO / MTS manufacturing environments
- APICS or equivalent certification preferred
Key Competencies
- Strategic thinking with execution excellence
- Strong leadership and people development
- Stakeholder & change management expertise
- Financial and business acumen
- Digital manufacturing & analytics capability
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Proven ability to drive transformation at scale
Role Scope
- Reports to: Plant Manager
- Team Size: 10+ (Direct: 3+)
- Budget Responsibility: >$5 Million/ anum
- Travel: 10 to 15%
- Role Type: Strategic and operational manufacturing leadership role
