Industrial Engineering Manager – Manufacturing Operations

Our client, a global leader in advanced technology and highly regulated manufacturing, is seeking an experienced Industrial Engineering Manager - Manufacturing Operations to lead an Industrial Engineering team supporting complex manufacturing operations, new product introduction, production ramp-up, capacity planning, and continuous improvement.

This position will combine people leadership with hands-on Industrial Engineering expertise and will be responsible for developing a strong technical team while driving improvements in throughput, cycle time, labor efficiency, capacity, manufacturing cost, quality, and overall production flow.

The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in traditional Industrial Engineering methodologies along with proven experience leading engineers or other technical professionals. This individual should be comfortable working closely with manufacturing operations, challenging existing processes using data, developing future-state solutions, and leading cross-functional initiatives from analysis through implementation.

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of Industrial Engineers supporting manufacturing operations.
• Provide technical and functional leadership across multiple Industrial Engineering projects and priorities.
• Establish team priorities, monitor performance, and ensure projects are executed effectively from inception through completion.
• Develop team capabilities in time studies, work measurement, line balancing, capacity planning, labor modeling, manufacturing layouts, material flow, and continuous improvement.
• Build a collaborative and accountable team environment focused on technical excellence and measurable operational results.
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, NPI, and other cross-functional organizations.

• Lead medium- to large-scale Industrial Engineering initiatives focused on throughput, productivity, cycle time, quality, yield, capacity, and manufacturing cost.
• Analyze production processes, workflows, work content, equipment utilization, labor utilization, WIP, and material flow to identify improvement opportunities.
• Conduct and oversee time studies, work measurement, line balancing, value stream mapping, process-flow analysis, and work-cell optimization.
• Identify operational bottlenecks and develop sustainable solutions that improve manufacturing performance.
• Establish current-state performance metrics, develop future-state processes, and measure results following implementation.
• Drive labor-cost reduction through process improvement, standard work, line balancing, automation, and cost/benefit analysis.
• Promote continuous improvement and challenge existing processes using data-driven analysis.

• Lead capacity and workforce planning to support current production requirements and anticipated demand growth.
• Develop and review capacity models based on demand, available production time, cycle/standard time, utilization, efficiency, yield, equipment availability, and other operational factors.
• Determine labor, equipment, floor-space, and other resource requirements needed to support production plans.
• Support quarterly and long-range capacity planning.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing processes and utilization before recommending additional equipment or capital investment.
• Develop recommendations for future staffing, equipment, shift structure, and manufacturing capacity.

• Provide Industrial Engineering leadership for New Product Introduction and manufacturing ramp-up activities.
• Support manufacturing readiness, production-line development, capacity validation, labor planning, process flow, material flow, and workstation requirements.
• Partner with engineering teams to improve manufacturability, ease of assembly, production efficiency, and downstream operational performance.
• Evaluate product and process decisions for their impact on build hours, labor requirements, capacity, cost, and manufacturing flow.
• Support production-line transfers, facility expansions, and manufacturing ramp-up initiatives.
• Establish performance expectations and support receiving operations through production ramp and stabilization.

• Lead manufacturing cell, production-line, and facility-layout projects.
• Optimize equipment placement, operator movement, material flow, WIP, floor-space utilization, ergonomics, and overall…