Engineering Manager Ferrous Machining
Honda · Lincoln, AL
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management manufacturing role at Honda (automotive) in Lincoln, AL. Leading a team in the development and improvement of Equipment Strategy and Business Plan to improve Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Morale, Environment (SQCDME) targets.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Machining
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · relocation help
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Alabama: typical posted base $85k–$131k.
Median of the low and high ends of 10 live postings that list pay, out of 64 manufacturing engineer openings in Alabama, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Alabama plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 63 other live manufacturing postings in Alabama.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $77k–$121k, from 9 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Tooling 59%
- ✓ Root cause 50%
- FMEA 36%
- ✓ Machining 33%
- Welding 31%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 30%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
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Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Honda
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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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This plant: Honda in Lincoln
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- Manufacturing Equipment Engineer · Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Engineer · Manufacturing
- Equipment Engineer · Manufacturing
- Project Process Engineer · Process
Full description from HondaAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Key Accountabilities
- ◆Supervising and leading a team of equipment engineers and technicians, including providing direction, training, and offering support.
- ◆Monitors team performance, setting goals and conducting performance reviews to ensure the team’s effectiveness.
- ◆Support the resolution of equipment-related issues by identifying root causes, analysing data, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement effective solutions.
- ◆Focus on optimizing equipment utilization, reduce waste and improve overall productivity within the production process.
- ◆Promoting a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging innovative approaches in the engineering processes.
- ◆Staying up-to-date with emerging technologies and trends to identify opportunities for enhancing equipment performance, efficiency and effectiveness.
- ◆Works closely with cross functional teams to provide input on equipment
requirements
specifications, and performance improvements.
- ✓Overseeing the installation, upgrading, and modification of equipment
Qualifications
- ✓Associate degree in Engineering
Minimum Experience
- ✓Minimum of 5 (years) of Project management/Equipment Experience
- ✓(For Internal Posting, No Corrective Actions of any level in past 12 months & at or above 99% attendance.)
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What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda
Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it’s a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals. At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company that serves as a source of “power” that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize “the joy and freedom of mobility” by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a “zero environmental footprint.”
We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.
If your goals and values align with Honda’s, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!
Job Purpose
Leading a team in the development and improvement of Equipment Strategy and Business Plan to improve Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Morale, Environment (SQCDME) targets.
Other Job-Specific Skills
- •Ability to Lead Engineering Team
- •Ability to Schedule and prioritize task in dynamic environment
Working Conditions
- •Office and Production Environment
- •Must be able to work nights and weekends as required (New Model Launch, Weekend Work, Shutdown).
- •Must be willing to travel as needed.
- •Must be willing to work overtime as needed.
What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?
Total Rewards
- •Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)
- •Paid Overtime
- •Regional Bonus (when applicable)
- •Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
- •Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown
- •Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- •401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
- •Relocation assistance (if eligible)
Career Growth
- •Advancement Opportunities
- •Career Mobility
- •Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning
- •Training and Development programs
Additional Offerings
- •Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
- •Lifestyle Account
- •Childcare Reimbursement Account
- •Elder Care Support
- •Wellbeing Program
- •Community Service and Engagement Programs
- •Product Programs