Industrial Engineer

Inficon; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing bonus (target 10%)

401K match up to 8%

Relocation assistance

Flexible work hours

Job summary

INFICON Inc. is seeking an Industrial Engineer to drive Lean and Continuous Improvement on the ISS manufacturing floor. You will map current state, expose waste, and run kaizen events to close gaps, then establish standard work and daily problem solving on the shop floor with leadership alignment.

You will train supervisors, technicians, interns, and co-ops in the Lean toolkit, mentor teams, and ensure sustained gains through A3 documentation and quantified savings.

Qualifications

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt; strong plus for experience.
• SAP or equivalent ERP fluency for operations (MM, PP, capacity planning).
• Capacity modeling, line balancing, and facility layout experience.
• Experience in high-mix, tight-tolerance manufacturing; vacuum, semiconductor, instrumentation, or precision products.
• Use of AI or digital tools in improvement work: automated data capture, flow and process analytics, or simulation.

Responsibilities

• Own Lean Foundation work: time studies, process flow maps, capacity analysis, and keep current on documentation.
• Lead current and future state value stream mapping with cross functional teams and drive implementation.
• Prepare for, lead, and follow up on kaizen events, coordinating problem solving with non-reporting departments.
• Drive 6S, Visual Factory, and Lean Daily Management with layered audits and real-number dashboards.
• Document kaizen and projects in A3 format, quantify savings, train and mentor interns/co-ops.

Skills

Lean fundamentals

Kaizen facilitation

Value stream mapping

6S & Visual Factory

A3 problem solving

Training & mentoring

Tools

SAP MM/PP ERP

Job description

The Industrial Engineer Drives Lean and Continuous Improvement work across the ISS manufacturing floor and supporting value streams. This is an individual contributor role that leads through facilitation, coaching, and the discipline of the Lean toolkit, not through direct authority. You map the current state, expose the waste, and run the kaizen events and quick hits that close the gap, then make the gain visible and repeatable through standard work.

What You'll Own

Five disciplines, one toolkit. Lean fundamentals are the method; the kaizen is where they show up.

• Lean Foundation Work — Own the time studies, process flow maps, process flow matrix, and capacity analysis that every future improvement gets built on and keep them current rather than archived.
• Value Stream Mapping & Flow — Lead current state and future state value stream mapping with cross functional teams. Identify waste, build the improvement roadmap, and drive implementation that closes the gap between the two.
• Kaizen Facilitation & Quick Hits — Prepare for, lead, and follow up on kaizen events that deliver results in days, coordinating problem solving with departments that do not report to you.
• 6S, Visual Factory & Lean Daily Management — Drive 6S (5S+Safety) implementation and sustainment across value streams, maintain the layered audit system for safety, quality, and delivery, and feed real numbers into the LDM tier boards that drive daily problem solving and escalation from the manufacturing floor to site leadership, so that gaps are visible, owned, and closed at the level where they occur.
• A3 Problem Solving, Training & Savings Validation — Document every kaizen and project in A3 format, quantify the cost savings, develop and deliver Lean training, and mentor Industrial Engineering interns and co-ops.

What You'll Build

Every event should leave the value stream, and the people in it, better than you found them.

• A value stream that runs on flow, not firefighting.
• A visual factory that tells the truth.
• Kaizen momentum that compounds.
• A lean foundation that never goes stale.
• A growing bench of Lean thinkers, and savings that hold up.

You will map the current state, expose the constraint, and build the future state alongside the people who run the process every day, then drive it to standard work so expediting stops being the plan.

Your 6S and layered audit work will make problems visible at the Gemba before they reach the customer, and the numbers you generate feed the Lean Daily Management boards that tier reviews run on.

Every event you run leaves behind a trained team, not just a report. Quick hits close in days, and the multi-disciplinary group you assembled becomes the group that can run the next one with less of you in the room.

Time studies, flow maps, and capacity models are only useful if someone keeps them honest. You will own that discipline and use it to build the fact-based case for where the next improvement dollar goes.

You will train supervisors, technicians, interns, and co-ops in the Lean toolkit, and as your own experience grows, take on coaching less experienced engineers joining the team. Every result gets the same discipline: A3 documentation, quantified impact, and a follow up that proves the gain stuck.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt; a strong plus for candidates with more experience.
• SAP or equivalent ERP fluency for operations (MM, PP, capacity planning).
• Capacity modeling, line balancing, and facility layout experience.
• Experience in high-mix, tight-tolerance, high-cleanliness manufacturing; vacuum, semiconductor, instrumentation, or precision products.
• Use of AI or digital tools in improvement work: automated data capture, flow and process analytics, or simulation.

Travel

Limited domestic and international travel required, estimated at 5 to 10 percent, primarily INFICON site visits.

Disclosure

The above is a limited list of responsibilities and not inclusive. There may be times when the employee will be expected to perform duties outside this scope. When duties and responsibilities change, this job description will be reviewed and is subject to change based on business necessity.

Additional Information

The expected salary range for this position is between $70,000.00 and $108,667.00 per year.The actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law. In addition, INFICON employees are eligible for a profit-sharing bonus with a target of 10% as well as 401K match up to 8% (vesting schedule). A relocation package may be available for qualified candidates.

INFICON provides a dynamic work environment that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our employees experience ongoing green initiatives, flexible work hours, and a variety of health and wellness programs.

INFICON’s forward-thinking approach offers countless opportunities to design, support, and manufacture a diverse product portfolio that expands globally. Our Lean and Agile work environment offers competitive compensation, relocation assistance, a discretionary bonus, and generous employee benefits; major medical, dental, health, vision, 401K, vacation and sick time, tuition reimbursement, and more!

INFICON is committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal opportunity to all job seekers that apply without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, age, protected veteran status, disability status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. A notice describing Federal equal employment opportunity laws is available here to reaffirm this commitment. Any contact that would like to request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process should contact [e-mail].

INFICON, Inc. strictly complies with all aspects of the Export Administration Regulations ('EAR'), including those sections dealing with deemed exports to foreign nationals.