Senior Industrial Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead plant-wide continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, quality, safety, and cost reduction.
• Analyze and optimize workflows across fabrication, welding, paint, assembly, and shipping operations.
• Develop labor standards, capacity models, staffing plans, and production metrics to support growth.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement sustainable process improvements that increase throughput and on-time delivery.
• Create and improve plant layouts, material flow systems, workstation ergonomics, and factory organization.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions related to downtime, scrap, rework, and inefficiencies.
• Create and maintain SOPs, standard work, and best practices across departments.
• Evaluate capital equipment investments, automation opportunities, and ROI-driven manufacturing improvements.
• Partner closely with Production, Quality, Safety, Supply Chain, and Engineering leaders to execute operational priorities.
• Mentor junior engineers and help elevate continuous improvement culture across the facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 5–15 years of Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering experience in a production environment.
• Strong background in metal fabrication, welding, heavy manufacturing, job shop, or engineered-to-order environments preferred.
• Proven success implementing Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, value stream mapping, and process improvement initiatives.
• Experience with labor studies, line balancing, plant layout, capacity planning, and KPI management.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to translate data into actionable operational improvements.
• Comfortable leading projects and influencing teams without direct authority.
• ERP/MRP experience required; CAD experience preferred.
• Six Sigma certification or equivalent CI training is a plus.

Benefits

• Improved plant throughput and labor efficiency
• Reduced bottlenecks, rework, and waste
• Better production flow and on-time shipment performance
• Standardized scalable processes that support future growth
• Stronger operational discipline across departments