Engineering Manager - Systems & Operations Integration

HNI Corporation is a global family of brands for the workplace and home dedicated to enhancing the spaces where we live, work, and gather. We pride ourselves on fostering an environment where we make a positive impact on others, upholding our beliefs in integrity, inclusion and belonging. What We Need: We are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Engineering Center of Excellence at our Highway 61 facility. This role is responsible for leading cross-functional engineering teams focused on continuous improvement, process optimization, and operational performance across the plant. This leader will help improve how engineering processes, material flow, and plant systems work together to support efficiency, labor performance, and business results. The ideal candidate brings a strong manufacturing engineering background, proven people leadership, and experience partnering across operations, engineering, and technical support teams to drive measurable improvements. What You Will Do

• Provide strategic technical leadership by creating plans, prioritizing work, and managing engineering activities across the facility
• Lead and develop engineering teams across improvement, integration, and systems-support workstreams
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on labor efficiency, throughput, quality, and waste reduction
• Improve how material flow, engineering workflows, and plant systems support daily operations
• Partner with IT and corporate support teams on system enhancements, process improvements, and plant technology adoption
• Support ongoing improvements related to MES, IoT, and plant data visibility tools to improve operational decision-making
• Identify and implement improvements across Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) metrics
• Lead process evaluations, audits, root cause problem solving, and Gemba walks to identify operational opportunities
• Support plant-level technical escalations and collaborate cross-functionally to resolve issues quickly
• Communicate technical concepts and process changes clearly to operations leaders and non-technical stakeholders

What You Have

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
• Proven success leading continuous improvement and operational performance initiatives
• Experience improving labor efficiency, process flow, throughput, and plant KPIs
• Strong leadership skills with experience developing engineering or technical teams
• Experience partnering with IT, automation, or systems teams on plant process improvements preferred
• Exposure to MES, IoT, dashboards, or plant visibility systems preferred
• Strong systems mindset with the ability to connect engineering decisions to plant outcomes