Lead Engineer – Custom Product Industrialization

Overview

ENERPAC - Who we are?

Enerpac Tool Group is a premier industrial tools and services company serving a broad and diverse set of customers in more than 25 countries.

The Company's businesses are global leaders in high pressure hydraulic tools, controlled force products and solutions for precise positioning of heavy loads that help customers safely and reliably tackle some of the most challenging jobs around the world.

The Company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Enerpac Tool Group trades on the NYSE under the symbol "EPAC".

Our vision is to be our customer's preferred partner through relentless innovation of industrial tools and services that help them safely and reliably tackle their toughest jobs around the world.

For further information on Enerpac Tool Group and its businesses, visit the Company's website at https://www.enerpactoolgroup.com/ .

Summary - basic function of the role

This role is responsible for leading the industrialization of custom, complex, and newly introduced products into Enerpac's Columbus manufacturing operations.

Acting as the technical project leader and value stream owner, this position bridges design engineering, manufacturing, and operations to ensure that non-standard or newly developed products are successfully designed, built, and scaled.

This individual will operate as the "Customs VSM", owning execution from concept through production readiness-driving cross-functional teams, solving technical challenges, and establishing repeatable processes for products that do not fit standard manufacturing models.

While initial efforts will include integration of newly acquired technologies (e.g., split flow pump systems), this role is designed to support all future custom and new product introductions.

Location: Columbus, WI

Shift: Monday - Friday; 8 - 4:30 pm or 8:30 - 5:00 pm; flexible

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Custom Product Ownership (Core Identity of the Role)


* Serve as the primary owner for custom, engineered-to-order, and new product builds within Columbus operations


* Lead execution for products that require non-standard processes, new capabilities, or cross-functional coordination


* Act as the central point of accountability from design intake → build → production stabilization

Project Leadership & Execution


* Lead cross-functional project teams (engineering, operations, supply chain, quality) to deliver new/custom products on time and within cost targets


* Establish and manage project plans, timelines, risk mitigation strategies, and execution milestones


* Drive decision-making, remove roadblocks, and maintain momentum across all phases of product introduction


* Communicate status, risks, and progress clearly to leadership

Technical Leadership (Design + Process Integration)


* Provide hands-on technical leadership across:



* Mechanical design interpretation and refinement


* Design for manufacturabil...