Advanced Industrial Engineering Lead

Faith Technologies Inc; Olathe (KS); Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Faith Technologies Incorporated is seeking an Advanced Industrial Engineer-Lead to shape future manufacturing systems. You will lead a cross-functional team delivering scalable processes that improve cost, quality, and delivery. The role emphasizes problem solving, change management and mentorship.

You will design end-to-end operations, model capacity and throughput, and apply DFMA to influence product design while coordinating NPI industrialization and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Education as specified in the posting.
• 7+ years in Industrial or Operations Engineering.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% to Excellerate locations.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize end-to-end manufacturing processes for efficiency and quality.
• Lead a team on time studies, line balancing, capacity modeling and throughput.
• Develop standard work, labor models and ergonomic solutions.
• Apply Lean, Six Sigma and Theory of Constraints to eliminate waste.
• Build simulation, flow and capacity models for data-driven decisions.
• Lead NPI industrialization including layouts and ramp-up strategies.
• Drive continuous improvement through Kaizen events and KPI development.

Skills

Lean

Six Sigma

Theory of Constraints

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial / manufacturing / mechanical engineering

Tools

Simulation

ROI analysis

Job description

You’ve discovered something special. A company that cares. Cares about leading the way in construction, engineering, manufacturing and renewable energy. Cares about redefining how energy is designed, applied and consumed. Cares about thoughtfully growing to meet market demands. And - as "one of the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America" - is focused on the mind/body/soul of team members through our Culture of Care.

Our Advanced Industrial Engineer-Lead plays a critical role in shaping the future state of operations by delivering scalable, efficient, and resilient manufacturing systems. Success in this role directly impacts cost structure, product quality, delivery performance, and the organization’s ability to grow and compete. You will lead a team responsible for supporting projects from start to finish while ensuring alignment with our operating system principles: designing systems that expose problems, addressing issues at their source, promoting knowledge sharing, and developing leaders who teach and mentor others. The ideal candidate will demonstrate key competencies including systems thinking and advanced problem-solving, strong project leadership with cross-functional influence, and data-driven decision-making. They will be skilled in change management and stakeholder alignment, exhibit strong team leadership and coaching abilities, and maintain a results-oriented mindset focused on achieving measurable outcomes.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Experience: 7+ years of Industrial or Operations Engineering.
• Travel: this is a remote role with the expectation that you will travel to our Excellerate locations as needed up to 25% annually.
• Work Schedule: This position works between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM, Monday- Friday. Ability to work a flexible schedule is necessary.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and optimize end-to-end manufacturing and operational processes for efficiency, quality, and scalability.
• Lead a team that focuses on advanced time studies, line balancing, capacity modeling, and throughput optimization initiatives.
• Develop standard work, labor models, and ergonomic solutions for complex manufacturing environments.
• Apply Lean, Six Sigma, and Theory of Constraints to identify and eliminate waste across operations.
• Build and maintain advanced simulation, flow, and capacity models to support data-driven decisions.
• Create cost models, make-vs-buy analyses, and ROI justifications for capital and process investments.
• Influence product design through DFMA, tolerance analysis, error-proofing, and assembly feasibility studies.
• Lead NPI industrialization efforts, including production layouts, material flow, and ramp-up strategies.
• Drive continuous improvement through Kaizen events, KPI development, and cross-functional leadership.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

Opportunities at FTI

How Does FTI Give YOU the Chance to Thrive? If you’re energized by new challenges, FTI provides you with many opportunities. Joining FTI opens doors to redefine what’s possible for your future. Once you’re a team member, you’re supported and provided with the knowledge and resources to achieve your career goals with FTI. You’re officially in the driver’s seat of your career, and FTI’s career development and continued education programs give you opportunities to position yourself for success. FTI is a "merit to the core" organization. We recognize and reward top performers, offering competitive, merit-based compensation, career path development and a flexible and robust benefits package.

Benefits

Benefits are the Game-Changer We provide industry-leading benefits as an investment in the lives of team members and their families. You’re invited to review the full list of FTI benefits available to regular/full-time team members. Start here. Grow here. Succeed here.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Faith Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – veterans/disabled. Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a background and drug test.

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About Faith Technologies Incorporated™ (FTI)

Faith Technologies Incorporated™ (FTI) is a dynamic organization comprised of construction, engineering, manufacturing and renewable energy experts. We create success for our partners and team members through innovation and expertise, rethinking how energy is designed, applied and consumed and providing solutions that go beyond the ideas of today. Our organization is intentionally structured to create comprehensive efficiencies, deep expertise and continuous innovation, bringing together the strengths of our brands under the unified market presence of FTI. For more information, visit faithtechinc.com.