Industrial Engineer

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The Industrial Engineer develops, implements, and maintains manufacturing methods, operation sequences, and processes used in the fabrication and assembly of parts, components, subassemblies, and finished products. This role partners closely with Manufacturing Engineering and cross-functional teams to support New Product Introduction (NPI), improve manufacturing performance, establish accurate labor standards, and drive continuous improvement.

The Industrial Engineer will use data, LEAN principles, and an innovative, customer-centric approach to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost while supporting efficient and scalable manufacturing operations.

• Develop, establish, and maintain process cycle times, labor standards, work standard routings, and process times across manufacturing departments.
• Perform time studies and analyze manufacturing processes to establish accurate time standards and identify opportunities to improve productivity.
• Partner collaboratively with Manufacturing Engineering and other cross-functional teams to coordinate the release and implementation of new products through the NPI process.
• Estimate manufacturing costs and recommend tooling, equipment, staffing, and process requirements for new and existing product lines.
• Review and analyze existing production lines to determine the effective use of operators, equipment, and floor space using standard work, operator-in-motion analysis, and other industrial engineering methods.
• Identify and resolve manufacturing throughput constraints, including bottlenecks, inefficient process flows, and capacity limitations.
• Lead and support LEAN continuous-improvement activities, including kaizen events, Gemba walks, 5S initiatives, and manufacturing excellence assessments.
• Maintain and update the plant master layout as new equipment is installed or production lines are added, relocated, or modified.
• Create and maintain clear, accurate work instructions, process flow charts, manufacturing procedures, and related operational documentation.
• Prepare plans, schedules, project timelines, and budgets for manufacturing engineering activities and remain accountable for assigned deliverables.
• Develop and maintain accurate project timelines for new and existing manufacturing programs, adapting plans as business and customer requirements evolve.
• Identify, develop, and help execute factory cost-reduction and productivity-improvement projects.
• Recommend and implement innovative process improvements that enhance safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC) performance while supporting customer requirements.
• Maintain manufacturing records and reporting systems used to coordinate and evaluate manufacturing operations.
• Work authentically and collaboratively across Operations, Engineering, Quality, and other functions to identify issues, communicate recommendations, and implement sustainable solutions.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement by using data and structured problem-solving to improve manufacturing performance and responsiveness to internal and external customers.
• May provide day-to-day guidance or supervision to a co-op student.

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 1+ year of relevant industrial or manufacturing engineering experience.
• Working knowledge of LEAN manufacturing and continuous-improvement principles, including methods such as 5S, kaizen, Gemba, time studies, and process-flow analysis.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical,…