Industrial Engineer

FlexTek; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

FlexTek in Houston seeks an experienced Continuous Improvement/Industrial Engineer to turn Lean principles into measurable savings and efficiency gains on a large automotive manufacturing operation.

The role requires hands-on floor work, time studies, and development of future-state processes with value stream maps. You will lead Kaizen events and collaborate with production leadership to sustain improvements across facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.
• 5+ years of manufacturing/engineering experience; 10+ years preferred.
• Experience applying Lean manufacturing in an industrial environment.
• Demonstrated history of delivering quantifiable results through process or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Hands-on experience conducting time studies and developing Value Stream Maps.

Responsibilities

• Lead Lean and continuous improvement initiatives across a large automotive manufacturing operation.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve throughput, productivity, efficiency, cost, quality, and overall operational performance.
• Conduct time studies, cycle-time analysis, capacity analysis, line balancing, and workflow assessments to identify constraints and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and utilize Value Stream Maps to evaluate current-state operations and develop actionable future-state processes.
• Establish measurable objectives for improvement projects and track results to demonstrate tangible operational and financial impact.
• Lead Kaizen events and other structured improvement initiatives based on operational data and business priorities.
• Develop standardized work, operating procedures, process documentation, and sustainable performance measures.
• Partner directly with production leadership and frontline employees to implement and sustain process improvements.
• Analyze manufacturing layouts, material movement, labor utilization, equipment placement, and production flow.
• Support a major initiative to transition operations toward a single-flow facility, including process design, layout optimization, workflow, and implementation.
• Lead or support industrial improvement projects from initial analysis through implementation and measurement of results.
• Present project results, recommendations, cost savings, and performance improvements to leadership.
• Help build a culture where continuous improvement is measurable, repeatable, and owned throughout the organization.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Time studies

Value stream mapping

Kaizen

Line balancing

Root cause analysis

Standardized work

Process optimization

Operations improvement

Manufacturing floor experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Industrial Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering / Industrial Distribution

Tools

Standardized work

Line balancing

Root cause analysis

Kaizen

Capacity analysis

Waste reduction

Cycle-time improvement

Process optimization

Job description

North Houston

Our client, a large automotive organization in North Houston, is looking for an experienced Continuous Improvement / Industrial Engineer who knows how to turn Lean principles into measurable operational results.

We are not looking for Lean buzzwords on a resume. The right person will have a track record of identifying opportunities, implementing improvements, and being able to quantify the outcome—cost savings, increased throughput, improved efficiency, reduced labor hours, improved cycle times, or other measurable results.

This person should be comfortable on the manufacturing floor conducting time studies, analyzing workflows, developing value stream maps, and working directly with operations to implement and sustain improvements.

A major upcoming initiative will involve transitioning operations toward a single-flow facility, so experience leading plant optimization, facility flow, layout, or other significant industrial improvement projects would be highly valuable.

What will you be doing?

• Lead Lean and continuous improvement initiatives across a large automotive manufacturing operation.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve throughput, productivity, efficiency, cost, quality, and overall operational performance.
• Conduct time studies, cycle-time analysis, capacity analysis, line balancing, and workflow assessments to identify constraints and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and utilize Value Stream Maps to evaluate current-state operations and develop actionable future-state processes.
• Establish measurable objectives for improvement projects and track results to demonstrate tangible operational and financial impact.
• Lead Kaizen events and other structured improvement initiatives based on operational data and business priorities.
• Develop standardized work, operating procedures, process documentation, and sustainable performance measures.
• Partner directly with production leadership and frontline employees to implement and sustain process improvements.
• Analyze manufacturing layouts, material movement, labor utilization, equipment placement, and production flow.
• Support a major initiative to transition operations toward a single-flow facility, including process design, layout optimization, workflow, and implementation.
• Lead or support industrial improvement projects from initial analysis through implementation and measurement of results.
• Present project results, recommendations, cost savings, and performance improvements to leadership.
• Help build a culture where continuous improvement is measurable, repeatable, and owned throughout the organization.

What do you need to have?

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
• Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Industrial Distribution strongly preferred.

Experience

• 5+ years of relevant manufacturing/engineering experience required; 10+ years strongly preferred.
• Significant experience applying Lean manufacturing principles in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated history of delivering quantifiable results through process or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Hands-on experience conducting time studies and developing Value Stream Maps.
• Experience with tools such as standardized work, line balancing, root cause analysis, Kaizen, capacity analysis, waste reduction, cycle-time improvement, and process optimization.
• Ability to work directly on the manufacturing floor and translate operational data into practical improvements.
• Experience leading facility optimization, manufacturing layout, plant flow, single-piece flow, cellular manufacturing, or other major industrial improvement projects is highly preferred.
• Automotive or similarly complex/high-volume manufacturing experience is a plus.

Why consider it?

This is an opportunity to take on high-visibility projects with measurable impact inside a large automotive organization. The company has a strong track record of developing people and providing opportunities to grow both vertically into leadership and horizontally across the organization.

This is not a role built around maintaining an existing Lean program. They want someone who can identify opportunities, execute improvements, and show the results.

Please note:

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship. The company is unable to provide employment sponsorship for this position.