
Manager, Manufacturing Engineering
Allison Transmission · Indianapolis, IN
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 25 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management manufacturing role at Allison Transmission (automotive) in Indianapolis, IN. Coach, develop, and support team members.
- They ask for
- degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Lean, TPM, OEE
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Indiana: typical posted base $97k–$135k.
Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 40 manufacturing engineer openings in Indiana, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Indiana plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 39 other live manufacturing postings in Indiana.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $97k–$135k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 55%
- Tooling 50%
- New product launch 45%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 38%
- ✓ Team leadership 38%
- Root cause 33%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for TPM, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Allison Transmission
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Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
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Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Allison Transmission in Indianapolis
10 other open roles at this site · 7 people we found in manufacturing roles at Allison Transmission.
- Tool Engineer · Manufacturing
- Associate Manufacturing Engineer · Manufacturing
- Machining Maintenance Manager · Reliability · Manager
- Manufacturing Engineer II · Manufacturing
- Sr. Manufacturing Engineer · Manufacturing · Senior
- Senior Quality & Reliability Engineer · Quality · Senior
Full description from Allison TransmissionAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Participates in the selection, training, and development of new employees.
- ◆Coach, develop, and support team members
- ◆Manages personnel, material, and equipment safely and effectively.
- ◆Meets production cost, schedules, and quality
requirements
through the utilization of established manufacturing processes and methods.
- ✓Facilitates floor operations and removes barriers for supervisors and hourly employees to meet measurable objectives.
- ✓Implements and maintains Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).
- ✓Operator Autonomous Maintenance execution, follow up and improvement.
- ✓Engagement on machine condition continuous improvement
- ✓Lead OEE improvement across all areas
- ✓Serve as a leader, trainer, and coach of lean and TPM principles.
- ✓Exemplify the desired culture and philosophies of the organization.
- ✓Complies with the terms of the labor agreement.
Required
- ✓Associate Degree and/or equivalent experience required
Required
- ✓3+ years prior Supervisory experience in manufacturing setting
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Join the team that’s powering progress
Building cities. Driving commerce. Fueling Progress. For over 100 years, Allison has powered the vehicles and technology that move our world forward.
What powers us? Our employees. From the first person hired by James Allison in 1915 to the thousands across the globe who work for Allison today, we're driving progress everywhere because we employ top talent worldwide. In both the Allison Transmission and Allison Off-Highway Drive and Motion Systems business units, our team strives to Improve the Way the World Works.
Learn more about this role and how you can begin driving your career forward!
Benefits
The below list features some of the benefits currently available. Eligibility may be subject to the terms and conditions of governing documents and available benefits may be subject to change at the company’s discretion.
- •Choice of medical plans with prescription coverage
- •Employer HSA contribution
- •Dental & Vision Insurance
- •Paid Parental Leave
- •Short & Long-Term Disability
- •Other voluntary benefits including: Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Identity Theft Protection and Pet Insurance
- •401K with generous Company match & contribution
- •Accrued Paid Time Off
- •12 Paid Holidays + 1 Floating Holiday
- •Robust employee wellness program
- •Tuition assistance program
Primary Purpose of Role
The Manager, Operations is responsible for multiple lines and departments within Plant Operations. The Manager directly oversees one or more salaried supervisors with indirect management over a large group of hourly employees. The Manager is accountable for all production processes to be adhered to and continuously improve the performance in area of scope.
Key Performance Measures
- •Safety
- •Productivity
- •Quality
- •Responsiveness
- •Cost
Preferred
- +5+ years prior Supervisory experience in manufacturing setting
Competencies and Behaviors
- •Knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures.
- •Oral and written communication skills.
- •Knowledge of basic technology of area where assigned.
- •Knowledge of scheduling and other management systems.
- •Analytical ability for solving complex problems.
- •Interpersonal skills to work effectively with others, motivate employees and elicit work output.
- •Knowledge of safety and environmental practices.
- •Knowledge of quality control procedures.
- •Strong computer skills.
- •Ability to adapt to changes in responsibility based on business needs.
Scope Factors
- •First Level Manager: Leads a department, area, brand, or team.
- •Manages lower-level supervisors or team of professional/technical employees .
- •Frequently interacts with direct leadership and with peers of the same level or lower. Interactions generally within the same function but some cross function interactions.
- •Experienced managerial level with responsibility for one or more activities within a department
- •Manages professional employees or supervises large complex operations/teams.
- •Accountable for the performance and results of a team within own discipline or function; conducts performance reviews and recommends pay actions.
- •Areas of responsibility are typically unique within the department or function.
- •Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results will add to costs and may impact the short-term goals of the organization.
If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran requiring assistance and/or reasonable accommodations reviewing any of the careers information, please contact us at Ask4Max@allisontransmission.com .
Please note that Allison Transmission will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Allison Transmission will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.
