Own the operation. Elevate the standard. Win as one.
TRD seeks a handson leader to run a complex, metricsdriven manufacturing operation producing both elite race engine components and commercial parts.
Your mandate
- Lead with a floorfirst mindset: “see, touch, feel” the work daily while steering longterm strategy.
- Direct Manufacturing Engineering: full process definition, advanced CNC programming, tooling/fixturing, and methods for tighttolerance, full 5axis components.
- Direct Production Control: schedule and execute across two workstreams lowvolume, highprecision race parts and highervolume commercial parts hitting schedule and OEE 80% on 18+ highprecision, 5axis CNC machines.
- Direct Quality Control: instill an inspection culture that supports internal teams and global suppliers to raise component quality.
- Shape capital strategy: evaluate/select equipment; build ROI and capital justifications; plan facilities and staffing.
- Deploy technology: automation, robotics, and AIassisted tools to amplify efficiency, quality, and capability.
- Partner crossfunctionally: Planning/Purchasing, Design Engineering, Race Engine Build, Commercial Assembly, and EHS on safety matters affecting manufacturing.
Team leadership
- Lead a ~40member organization, from postgraduate engineers to shopfloor technicians, including managing managers across functions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s in Engineering or Operations Management (Master’s preferred).
- 10+ years in highprecision, automated, 5axis CNC environments; 5+ years in leadership.
- Handson experience with process definition/optimization, production scheduling, and inspection.
- OEEdriven operator with a datacentric mindset.
- Advanced expertise in complex, tighttolerance, 5axis highspeed milling.
- Proficiency with ERP/MRP and shopfloor systems.
- History of leading 40+ across multiple groups.
Preferred
- HyperMill proficiency strongly preferred; Creo and Vericut a plus.
- Experience with AIassisted tools (LLMs for analysis, documentation, process improvement).
- Billet/forging/casting manufacturing experience.
- Advanced Excel and MS Office.
- Fixture/tooling design, machining, and assembly.
- Building complex schedules for mixedvolume, mixedcomplexity operations.
Travel and pay
- Up to 10% travel to TRD facilities and motorsports events.
- Annual base range: $176,400.00 – $305,800.00.
Why TRD
We are collaborative, respectful, and relentlessly innovative. Join a team building the future of mobility and motorsports engineering.
Important information
- To save time applying, Toyota does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this position at this time.
Belonging at Toyota
Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.
