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Production Engineering Manager roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, which permanently ties your residency to a qualifying employer. Manufacturers, semiconductor firms, and industrial companies regularly sponsor foreign engineers with advanced degrees or substantial specialized experience in production systems and process optimization.
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Who We Are
North American Lighting Inc., member of the Koito Group of Companies, is the largest tier one automotive exterior lighting manufacturer in North America. As the market share leader in exterior automotive lighting, NAL provides advanced lighting technology, engineering design expertise, and state-of-the-art production capabilities to auto makers based in North America and around the world.
Our Opportunity
North American Lighting (NAL) is looking for a Production Engineering Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will plan and direct the production engineering function; and provide technical support to other engineering disciplines, manufacturing, or staff functions within his or her assigned manufacturing facility.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Your Priorities
- Plans and directs all production engineering activities and personnel within the plant, ensuring proper and effective support of new product launches by the production engineering department.
- Ensures process control systems for all production processes, and provides adequate training to the manufacturing groups to assure capability of implementing control system.
- Oversees the on-time input of the BOM/routings, and ensures that production rates and machine cycle times are available for input for all new products per the established project plan.
- Assists in the preparation of Process Failure Mode and Effect Analyses (PFMEA), Process Design Sheets, Process Flow Diagrams, and other Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities.
- Ensures proper utilization of equipment through updating engineering standards (i.e. production rates, machine load).
- Ensures the on-time delivery of all equipment necessary to support new product launches.
The salary range for this position is $108,700 - $155,000 per year. Final compensation will be determined by location, skills, experience, qualifications, and the career level at which the position is filled.
Requirements
Your Background
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, or a related discipline, plus 8 - 10 years of experience in manufacturing environment—including:
- 2 - 4 years of experience in Production/Process Engineering.
- 4 years of experience in a lead, supervisory, or management position.
MBA or MS in Engineering, and experience with an automotive lighting manufacturer is preferred.
At North American Lighting
Team Member Benefits
- World class health insurance plans
- Award winning 401k plan
- Relocation assistance
- Paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays, etc)
- Supplier discounts (wireless, computer, vehicle, etc.)
- Company sponsored wellness program including gym reimbursement
Diversity at NAL:
The mission of NAL’s Diversity Committee is to facilitate NAL’s ongoing and continuing efforts to foster a culture and atmosphere of mutual respect, for the benefit of all Team Members from different backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities that represent our communities.
You can learn more about NAL and our opportunities at jobs.nal.com.
All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, genetic information, and veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Requisition ID: 21413
LOCATION
Location: Paris Plant
Job Summary
Who We Are
North American Lighting Inc., member of the Koito Group of Companies, is the largest tier one automotive exterior lighting manufacturer in North America. As the market share leader in exterior automotive lighting, NAL provides advanced lighting technology, engineering design expertise, and state-of-the-art production capabilities to auto makers based in North America and around the world.
Our Opportunity
North American Lighting (NAL) is looking for a Production Engineering Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will plan and direct the production engineering function; and provide technical support to other engineering disciplines, manufacturing, or staff functions within his or her assigned manufacturing facility.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Your Priorities
- Plans and directs all production engineering activities and personnel within the plant, ensuring proper and effective support of new product launches by the production engineering department.
- Ensures process control systems for all production processes, and provides adequate training to the manufacturing groups to assure capability of implementing control system.
- Oversees the on-time input of the BOM/routings, and ensures that production rates and machine cycle times are available for input for all new products per the established project plan.
- Assists in the preparation of Process Failure Mode and Effect Analyses (PFMEA), Process Design Sheets, Process Flow Diagrams, and other Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities.
- Ensures proper utilization of equipment through updating engineering standards (i.e. production rates, machine load).
- Ensures the on-time delivery of all equipment necessary to support new product launches.
The salary range for this position is $108,700 - $155,000 per year. Final compensation will be determined by location, skills, experience, qualifications, and the career level at which the position is filled.
Requirements
Your Background
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, or a related discipline, plus 8 - 10 years of experience in manufacturing environment—including:
- 2 - 4 years of experience in Production/Process Engineering.
- 4 years of experience in a lead, supervisory, or management position.
MBA or MS in Engineering, and experience with an automotive lighting manufacturer is preferred.
At North American Lighting
Team Member Benefits
- World class health insurance plans
- Award winning 401k plan
- Relocation assistance
- Paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays, etc)
- Supplier discounts (wireless, computer, vehicle, etc.)
- Company sponsored wellness program including gym reimbursement
Diversity at NAL:
The mission of NAL’s Diversity Committee is to facilitate NAL’s ongoing and continuing efforts to foster a culture and atmosphere of mutual respect, for the benefit of all Team Members from different backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities that represent our communities.
You can learn more about NAL and our opportunities at jobs.nal.com.
All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, genetic information, and veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Requisition ID: 21413
LOCATION
Location: Paris Plant
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Production Engineering Manager
Document your production systems expertise thoroughly
PERM requires your employer to define the job duties and minimum qualifications precisely. Gather evidence of your process engineering, lean manufacturing, or quality management credentials now, since any credential gaps can delay the labor certification audit stage.
Target manufacturers with active PERM filing history
Search DOL OFLC disclosure data to find employers who have filed PERM applications for production engineering roles before. Repeat filers already understand the sponsored-hire process and are less likely to withdraw sponsorship mid-process due to inexperience.
Verify your role clears the specialty occupation bar
EB-2 eligibility for Production Engineering Manager positions depends on the job requiring an advanced degree in engineering or a closely related field. Review the O*NET occupation profile for this role to confirm the degree standard before negotiating your job description with the employer.
Search green-card-sponsoring employers through Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter production and manufacturing employers with a documented history of employment-based green card sponsorship, saving you from cold-applying to companies that have never navigated PERM for engineering management roles.
Negotiate the sponsorship timeline before accepting an offer
Ask the employer when they plan to initiate PERM after your start date. Production engineering managers from backlogged countries like India or China face multi-year waits at the EB-3 priority date stage, so aligning on timing upfront prevents surprises after you have already resigned elsewhere.
Confirm the prevailing wage tier matches your offered salary
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage for Production Engineering Manager in your target city before your offer stage. USCIS and DOL both require the offered wage to meet or exceed the certified level, and a mismatch can force a restarted PERM filing.
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Find Production Engineering Manager JobsProduction Engineering Manager Green Card Sponsorship: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Production Engineering Manager role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Production Engineering Manager positions can qualify under both categories. EB-2 applies when the role requires an advanced degree in engineering or a related field, or when the candidate holds a bachelor's degree plus at least five years of progressive specialized experience. EB-3 covers the same role when the minimum requirement is a bachelor's degree. Your employer selects the category when drafting the PERM job description, so the framing of required versus preferred qualifications matters significantly.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B sponsorship is temporary, capped at 85,000 new visas annually, and subject to lottery selection. PERM-based green card sponsorship has no annual cap at the petition level and is a permanent residency pathway. The trade-off is time: PERM labor certification, I-140 approval, and priority date availability can add two to five or more years before you receive your green card, whereas H-1B status can begin within months. For Production Engineering Managers from countries without priority date backlogs, the EB-3 timeline is often more predictable than it appears.
Which industries most commonly sponsor Production Engineering Managers for green cards?
Semiconductor manufacturers, automotive suppliers, aerospace and defense contractors, consumer electronics producers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers file the highest volume of PERM applications for production engineering management roles. These industries rely on specialized technical leadership that is difficult to source domestically, which supports the labor market test DOL requires before certifying a PERM application. Industrial automation and advanced materials companies are also active sponsors as domestic talent shortages in those sectors are well-documented.
How do I find employers who will sponsor a green card for a Production Engineering Manager position?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. You can filter job listings by employers with employment-based green card sponsorship history, which is far more targeted than searching general job boards that mix sponsored and non-sponsored postings. Cross-referencing with DOL OFLC disclosure data can help you verify that a prospective employer has completed PERM filings for production engineering roles before, not just other job categories.
What happens to my green card sponsorship if I change employers after PERM is filed?
Leaving your sponsoring employer before your I-140 is approved generally requires starting the entire PERM process from the beginning with a new employer. After I-140 approval and once your priority date is more than 180 days past that approval, portability rules under AC21 allow you to change employers without losing your priority date, provided the new role is in the same or a similar occupational classification. Production Engineering Manager roles across different manufacturing sectors often meet this similarity standard, but USCIS evaluates these determinations case by case.
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