Industrial Engineer
Rangsons Aerospace
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Job summary
Rangsons Aerospace seeks an Industrial Engineer to optimise processes, drive line balancing, and lead Lean initiatives across defence and high-reliability aerospace programs. You will partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and NPI teams to ensure compliant, data-driven improvements from design freeze to steady-state production.
The role emphasizes capacity planning, layout optimization, and digital enablement through ERP/MES tools and dashboards.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Eng., or Manufacturing/Production Eng.
- Lean Six Sigma certification and related manufacturing excellence credentials are valued.
Responsibilities
- Analyze manufacturing processes to identify inefficiencies and improvement opportunities.
- Conduct time/motion/method studies and ergonomics assessments.
- Establish standard work, takt times, cycle times, and labor standards.
- Drive cycle time reduction, throughput improvement, and waste elimination.
- Perform capacity analysis for manpower, machines, tooling, and fixtures.
- Develop line balancing models for fabrication and assembly lines.
- Support rate readiness reviews, ramp-up planning, and volume scaling.
- Validate shift planning, manpower loading, and bottleneck analysis.
- Design and optimize shop-floor layouts with safety, ergonomics, and flow in mind.
- Improve material flow, point-of-use storage, kitting, and logistics efficiency.
- Support new line setup, line relocation, factory expansion, and industrialization projects.
- Establish labor cost models, productivity baselines, and efficiency metrics.
- Track KPIs like OEE, utilization, productivity, and labor variance.
- Support should-costing, make-buy decisions, and program cost reviews.
- Provide data-backed insights for leadership and program reviews.
- Lead Lean, Kaizen, and Six Sigma initiatives.
- Apply tools like VSM, 5S, SMED, PFMEA, SPC, A3, RCA.
- Embed continuous improvement culture on the shop floor.
- Use ERP / MES systems for planning and analysis.
- Develop dashboards using Excel, Power BI, Tableau.
- Support digital industrial engineering initiatives like simulation, digital twins, and AI-assisted planning.
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Job description
Job Title: Industrial Engineer / Senior Industrial Engineer Department: Engineering Reports To: Engineering Manager Role Type: Individual Contributor with strong cross-functional influence Industry Context: Defence, Aerospace, Strategic Products, High-Reliability Manufacturing
- Optimal utilization of manpower, machines, materials, and methods
- Readiness for rate increases, NPI industrialization, and program ramp-ups
- Deployment of Lean, data-driven, and digital industrial engineering practices
- Alignment of manufacturing performance with program, quality, and compliance requirements
- Analyze existing manufacturing processes to identify inefficiencies and improvement opportunities
- Conduct time studies, motion studies, method studies, and ergonomics assessments
- Establish standard work, takt times, cycle times, and labor standards
- Drive cycle time reduction, throughput improvement, and waste elimination
- Perform detailed capacity analysis for manpower, machines, tooling, and fixtures
- Develop and maintain line balancing models for fabrication and assembly lines
- Support rate readiness reviews, ramp-up planning, and volume scaling
- Validate shift planning, manpower loading, and bottleneck analysis
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- Design and optimize shop-floor layouts considering safety, ergonomics, flow, and compliance
- Improve material flow, point-of-use storage, kitting, and logistics efficiency
- Support new line setup, line relocation, factory expansion, and industrialization projects
- Establish labor cost models, productivity baselines, and efficiency metrics
- Track and analyze KPIs such as OEE, utilization, productivity, efficiency, and labor variance
- Support should-costing, make-buy decisions, and program cost reviews
- Provide data-backed insights for leadership and program reviews
- Lead and facilitate Lean, Kaizen, and Six Sigma initiatives
- Apply tools such as VSM, 5S, SMED, PFMEA, SPC, A3, and RCA
- Embed a culture of continuous improvement on the shop floor
- Use ERP / MES systems (SAP, Oracle, etc.) for planning and analysis
- Develop dashboards using Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools
- Support digital industrial engineering initiatives such as:
- Simulation
- Digital twins
- AI-assisted planning (where applicable)
- Work closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Tooling, Supply Chain, Programs, and NPI teams
- Support NPI and industrialization from design freeze to steady-state production
- Ensure compliance with AS9100, defence QA, safety, and regulatory standards
- Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Thinking
- Process Optimization & Work Measurement
- Data Analysis & Decision Making
- Lean & Continuous Improvement Leadership
- Cost & Productivity Engineering
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- High ownership and accountability
- Structured problem-solving mindset
- Ability to influence without authority
- Comfort working in regulated, documentation-heavy environments
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder alignment
- Aerospace / Defence manufacturing processes and constraints
- Work measurement systems and labor standards
- Capacity modeling and production planning concepts
- Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and CI frameworks
- Shop-floor safety, ergonomics, and compliance norms
- ERP/MES-driven manufacturing environments
Weightage: 25% KPI G6 Target G7 Target Productivity Improvement 5–8% YoY 10–15% YoY Cycle Time Reduction 8% Standard Work Compliance 95% 15% 98%
Weightage: 20% KPI Line Balance Efficiency G6 Target G7 Target 85% Capacity Forecast Accuracy 10% Ramp-up Readiness 90% 5% Support Lead & Sign-off
Weightage: 15% KPI Labor Cost Reduction G6 Target 3–5% Labor Standards Accuracy 10% Should-Cost Inputs G7 Target 7–10% 5% Data Support Recommendation Ownership
Weightage: 10% KPI Layout Improvements G6 Target G7 Target 1–1 / year 3–4 / year Material Handling Reduction 5% 10% Ergonomic Risk Reduction Support Lead
Weightage: 15% KPI Kaizen / CI Projects G6 Target G7 Target 2–3 / year 5–6 / year Lean Tool application VSM, 5S SMED, PFMEA, SPC vIC Savings Realization 5–10L 15–30L
Weightage: 10% KPI G6 Target Dashboard Development ERP/MES Utilization Support G7 Target Own & Maintain Accurate Use Optimization Simulation / Advanced Tools Exposure Application
Weightage: 5% KPI G6 Target G7 Target Cross-functional Feedback Positive Trusted Advisor Audit Findings (IE-related) Zero major Zero major Documentation Accuracy 95% 98%
Performance Rating Guidance Rating Description 5 – Exceptional 4 – Exceeds 3 – Meets Exceeds all KRAs, delivers breakthrough results Exceeds most KRAs, strong value creation Fully meets expectations 2 – Partially Meets Gaps in delivery 1 – Does Not Meet Consistent underperformance Promotion Readiness Criteria (G6 G7) An Industrial Engineer is promotion-ready when they:
- Independently lead multi-line productivity initiatives
- Deliver sustained double-digit improvements
- Influence program decisions with data
- Mentor juniors or shop-floor supervisors
- Demonstrate audit-ready discipline
- Bachelor’s Degree:
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Manufacturing / Production Engineering
- Preferred / Value-Add:
- Master’s in Industrial Engineering / Operations
- Lean Six Sigma (Green / Black Belt)
- Certification in Manufacturing Excellence / Operations Analytics
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