Industrial Engineer

iMPact Business Group; Marion (OH); On-site; USD 41,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Impact Business Group is seeking an Industrial Engineer for an onsite role in Marion, OH, to support a 6-month-plus contract. The engineer will lead efforts to boost productivity, optimize manufacturing processes, and ensure cost accuracy across the plant.

The position emphasizes developing production standards, supporting level loading, and maintaining accurate labor and process costing while applying motion economy principles for ergonomic, repeatable work methods across all operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial engineering and production optimization.
• Knowledge of line balancing, standard costing, and lean manufacturing is a plus.
• Familiarity with motion economy principles is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide methods to eliminate waste in the production process.
• Drive continuous improvement through detailed analytics.
• Develop a project pipeline for cost takeout.
• Lead time studies using Modapts and predetermined time analysis.
• Apply Yamazumi line balancing to adjust line rates.
• Identify non-value add, unbalanced, value add, and semi-value add activities.
• Lead cost studies to optimize product flow in the plant.
• Support WPS implementation and continuous improvement teams.
• Help achieve short- and long-term labor productivity targets.
• Assist scoping of cost projects within the Findlay facility.
• Ensure new models/parts are integrated into operations efficiently.
• Develop and maintain equipment capacity information and planning.
• Own costing routers, line balances, and labor utilization for the plant.
• Support level loading across workstations and departments to balance production flow.

Job description

Industrial Engineer - Onsite - Marion OH 6-Month+ Contract | 1st Shift | Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM ET

Our client, a Global Leader in the Consumer Appliance Industry has an immediate opening for a Industrial Engineer for a 6 Month + Contract. Our client offers results-driven people a place where they can make a difference - every day! You will also have the opportunity to work with other like-minded, self-directed and detail oriented Top Talents in an extremely collaborative and professional environment.

The Industrial Engineer will play a key leadership role in driving productivity, optimizing manufacturing processes, and supporting cost accuracy across the organization. This position is responsible for developing and maintaining production standards, supporting level planning, and ensuring that costing routers accurately reflect true labor and process requirements. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of motion economy and its relationship to work elements, enabling efficient, ergonomic, and repeatable work methods across all operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide ways/methods to eliminate all types of waste in the production process
• Drive continuous improvement though detailed analytics
• Develop a project pipeline for cost takeout
• Lead time studies utilizing Modapts, a predetermined time analysis
• Use Line Balancing with the Yamazumi chart for line rate changes
• Identify Non-value add, Unbalanced, Value Add, and Semi Value Add activities
• Lead cost studies to determine the best product flow in the plant
• Support WPS implementation by providing leadership to continuous improvement teams
• Drive the plant to achieve short/long term labor productivity targets
• Support scoping of cost projects within the Findlay facility
• Ensure all new models/parts efficiently integrated into operations
• Develop and maintain equipment capacity information and planning
• Own all costing, routers, line balances, and labor utilization for the plant
• Support level loading across workstations and departments to balance production flow and capacity