Position Summary: The Industrial Engineer Team Lead supervises and mentors a team of engineers while leading strategic and tactical improvement projects. This role is responsible for aligning engineering activities with operational goals, supporting new product introductions, and driving data-driven decision-making across the plant.
Primary/Essential Responsibilities:
- Supervise, mentor, and coach a team of Industrial Engineers, ensuring alignment with business and operational goals.
- Prioritize, assign, and monitor continuous improvement initiatives and production support activities across the team.
- Lead the development and review of Value Stream Maps to optimize production and support processes.
- Plan, organize, and facilitate Kaizen events, ensuring full cross-functional participation and measurable outcomes.
- Oversee the analysis of cycle times, labor costs, and material flows, ensuring implementation of improvement actions.
- Identify and deploy innovative solutions to enhance process safety, product quality, operational performance, and cost optimization.
- Lead structured problem-solving activities (5 Whys, Fishbone, DMAIC), acting as the escalation point for complex technical issues.
- Manage the preparation, analysis, and presentation of process and production reports.
- Guide the development and continuous improvement of work instructions, training materials, and standardized work practices.
- Collaborate closely with Planning, Logistics, Quality, Manufacturing Excellence, and Production teams.
- Lead MES and ERP system improvement projects.
- Drive and monitor inventory reduction and material flow optimization projects across multiple areas.
- Provide direct technical floor support, ensuring timely resolution of process issues.
- Actively contribute to new product introduction activities by coordinating PFMEA discussions and NPI execution.
- Design and validate complex fixtures, layout configurations, and material flow systems where/if requested
- Develop technical skills within the Industrial Engineering team through coaching and formal knowledge-sharing.
- Foster a strong continuous improvement mindset, floor-focused culture, and cross-functional collaboration.
Leadership:
Advises and coordinates team efforts to completion; answers questions functioning as an expert resource; maintains assignment completion schedules. Performs the same tasks as others within the team along with some higher-level tasks.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial, Mechanical engineering or related field
- 3+ years of progressive experience in industrial engineering or manufacturing
- Green Belt certification; working toward Black Belt preferred
- Demonstrated leadership and supervisory experience
- Deep understanding of lean tools, value stream mapping, and ERP/MES systems
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives
- Experience in a ETO Company
- Strong communication and change management skills
Physical Demands / Working Conditions:
- General Office Environment, PC use
- Standing and walking in manufacturing areas
- Light Lifting (occasional 25 lbs or less)
