Working cross-functionally with manufacturing, quality, engineering, supply chain, and operations teams, this role supports industrial engineering activities throughout the manufacturing lifecycle.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support manufacturing processes, production workflows, facility layouts, and standardized work instructions supporting manufacturing operations.
- Perform engineering analyses, time studies, workflow evaluations, capacity assessments, and labor analyses to improve operational performance.
- Evaluate engineering drawings, production documentation, process flows, and manufacturing data while supporting process improvement activities.
- Perform production planning, labor analysis, capacity planning, manufacturing readiness, and operational improvement activities.
- Analyze production performance, manufacturing data, labor utilization, operational metrics, and process capability while resolving routine operational issues.
- Support root cause investigations, engineering changes, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, engineering, supply chain, production control, and operations teams supporting manufacturing activities.
- Develop process documentation, workflow diagrams, engineering reports, operational metrics, and data summaries supporting business decisions.
- Participate in production reviews, manufacturing meetings, engineering investigations, and operational planning activities.
- Maintain manufacturing documentation, process records, engineering data, and configuration-controlled technical information.
- Apply engineering standards, industrial engineering methodologies, customer requirements, and organizational procedures throughout manufacturing operations.
- Support improvements that enhance productivity, manufacturability, quality, workflow efficiency, and operational performance.
JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, operations management, manufacturing technology, or a related field with 2–5 years of related experience, or Master's degree with 0–3 years of related experience in manufacturing, production operations, industrial engineering, machining, assembly, process improvement, or a related discipline.
- Working knowledge of industrial engineering principles, manufacturing processes, production systems, and workflow analysis.
- Proficiency with process improvement, time studies, labor analysis, facility layout, and lean manufacturing principles.
- Understanding of manufacturing operations, quality systems, statistical analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Experience with engineering data analysis and production performance evaluation.
- Applies analytical thinking and sound judgment to resolve routine operational challenges and recommend process improvements
- Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
- Industrial engineering, CAD, simulation, and process analysis tools, e.g. AutoCAD, Visio, Arena Simulation, Minitab, or equivalent applications.
- Manufacturing execution systems (MES), ERP systems, engineering documentation, and collaboration tools, e.g. Epicor, SAP, Windchill, Jira, or equivalent applications.