Manager, Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering

About AriensCo

Since 1933, the AriensCo name has been associated with reliable, durably crafted, high-performance outdoor power equipment. Our core values – Be Honest, Be Fair, Respect the Individual, Keep our Commitments, and Encourage Intellectual Curiosity define our culture and inspire our team. We believe passionate people and astounded customers lead to unstoppable success.

Our employees’ quality of life is important to us. When people feel appreciated, respected and supported, careers thrive and ideas come to fruition. AriensCo employees are provided various great benefit opportunities which may include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance effective first day of employment
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plan
• 401(k) match and profit-sharing plans
• Life Insurance
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Short Term Disability
• Parental Leave
• Onsite Marketplace Care Partners at all locations
• Paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement and Apprenticeship Programs
• Safety shoes and safety prescription glasses reimbursement
• Employee Product Purchase Program
• 50% Daycare discount **Brillion Early Learning Center
• 10% tuition discount at KinderCare Learning Centers nationwide **Excludes Brillion Early Learning Center
• Onsite health clinic with Bellin Health **Brillion Campus Only
• Nearsite & Urgent Care Clinic Options **Brillion Campus Only

THE DAY TO DAY...

• Lead, coach, and develop a combined team of Manufacturing Engineers and Industrial Engineers
• Set clear priorities, expectations, and performance goals aligned to plant and business objectives
• Conduct performance reviews, support skill development, and build succession capability
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, and data‑driven problem solving
• Provide leadership over manufacturing engineering support for fabrication and assembly processes, including machining, forming, welding, paint, and assembly
• Ensure production processes are stable, repeatable, and capable of meeting safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets
• Lead resolution of production issues, constraints, and process inefficiencies.
• Support tooling, process changes, and automation initiatives in partnership with Operations and Maintenance
• Own labor standards, time studies, line balancing, staffing models, and capacity planning
• Ensure layouts, material flow, and work content support safe, efficient, and ergonomic operations
• Apply Lean manufacturing principles to improve throughput, labor productivity, and waste reduction
• Use data and analytics to support decisions related to labor, efficiency, and capacity constraints
• Lead manufacturing and industrial readiness for new product launches.
• Partner with Product Design Engineering to ensure DFMA, manufacturability, and production scalability
• Ensure processes, staffing models, routings, and work instructions are defined and validated prior to launch
• Support ramp‑up and stabilization activities post‑launch
• Drive continuous improvement activities using Lean methodologies (standard work, kaizen, waste elimination)
• Identify productivity and cost improvement opportunities across people, process, and equipment
• Support capital project scoping, business cases, and implementation
• Serve as a primary engineering partner to Operations leadership for daily performance and longer‑term improvements
• Collaborate with Quality on PFMEA, control plans, and process validation activities
• Communicate clearly with leadership on risks, priorities, and progress

THE REQUIREMENTS...

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, or related)
• A minimum of 8 years of progressive manufacturing/industrial engineering experience
• Demonstrated success leading people, not just projects
• Strong knowledge of fabrication and assembly operations
• Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing, work measurement, and DFMA
• Experience supporting new product launches and production ramp‑ups preferred

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.