Industrial Engineer – Battery Manufacturing

K&K Technical; Liberty (NC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina in Liberty, NC is seeking an experienced Industrial Engineer to support high-volume battery production operations, capital projects, and continuous improvement initiatives. You will design, analyze, and document manufacturing systems to enhance safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.

The role focuses on capacity planning, line balancing, Kaizen facilitation, and data-driven improvement, with strong collaboration across Production,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, production systems, or closely related experience.
• Experience supporting high-volume manufacturing, automated production, equipment implementation, or manufacturing-system improvement.
• Hands-on experience with: Capacity planning, Time studies, Line balancing, Labor planning, Bottleneck analysis, Production/facility layouts, Material flow, Standardized work.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and manufacturing data-analysis skills.
• Strong analytical, technical-writing, project-management, and cross-functional communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze production requirements and develop efficient manufacturing concepts.
• Improve production flow, material flow, staffing, work balance, and equipment/facility layouts.
• Perform cycle-time studies, line balancing, bottleneck analysis, capacity planning, and utilization analysis.
• Develop capacity models and evaluate labor, equipment, shift, and production requirements.
• Lead and support Kaizen and continuous-improvement activities.
• Perform structured root-cause analysis and implement sustainable countermeasures.
• Develop manufacturing KPIs, dashboards, reports, and executive summaries.
• Analyze manufacturing data to identify trends, losses, constraints, and opportunities.
• Support equipment installation, commissioning, trials, production readiness, ramp-up, and handover.
• Coordinate with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Safety, Facilities, vendors, contractors, and engineering teams.

Skills

5+ years experience

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor's in Industrial/Manufacturing/Mechanical or Systems Engineering

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Python

Minitab

Tableau

FlexSim

AnyLogic

Plant Simulation

Job description

Industrial Engineer – Battery Manufacturing

Location: Liberty, NC
Work Environment: On-site, Monday–Friday
Schedule: 40 hours/week
Overtime: Approximately 20%
Travel: Approximately 5% domestic/international
Req. #1513445

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Industrial Engineer to support battery manufacturing operations, capital projects, production readiness, and continuous improvement in a high-volume manufacturing environment.

This position will focus on designing, analyzing, improving, and documenting manufacturing systems and processes to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze production requirements and develop efficient manufacturing concepts.
• Improve production flow, material flow, staffing, work balance, and equipment/facility layouts.
• Perform cycle-time studies, line balancing, bottleneck analysis, capacity planning, and utilization analysis.
• Develop capacity models and evaluate labor, equipment, shift, and production requirements.
• Lead and support Kaizen and continuous-improvement activities.
• Perform structured root-cause analysis and implement sustainable countermeasures.
• Develop manufacturing KPIs, dashboards, reports, and executive summaries.
• Analyze manufacturing data to identify trends, losses, constraints, and opportunities.
• Support equipment installation, commissioning, trials, production readiness, ramp-up, and handover.
• Coordinate with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Safety, Facilities, vendors, contractors, and engineering teams.

Engineering Standards & Documentation

A key part of this position is developing and maintaining clear, repeatable engineering processes.

Responsibilities include creating and improving:

• Engineering standards and procedures
• Technical guides and specifications
• Work instructions and process maps
• Check sheets and templates
• Training materials
• Equipment acceptance and commissioning documentation
• Lessons learned and process-control documentation

The position will also support document control, revision management, technical reviews, and continuous improvement of engineering standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, production systems, or closely related experience.
• Experience supporting high-volume manufacturing, automated production, equipment implementation, or manufacturing-system improvement.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Capacity planning
  • Time studies
  • Line balancing
  • Labor planning
  • Bottleneck analysis
  • Production/facility layouts
  • Material flow
  • Standardized work
• Experience developing or significantly revising engineering procedures, standards, specifications, technical manuals, or training materials.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and manufacturing data-analysis skills.
• Strong analytical, technical-writing, project-management, and cross-functional communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:

• Automotive or battery manufacturing
• Battery cell, module, or pack production
• High-volume automated manufacturing
• Greenfield startups or brownfield modifications
• Equipment commissioning, launch, or production ramp-up
• Power BI, SQL, Python, Minitab, or Tableau
• FlexSim, AnyLogic, Plant Simulation, digital twins, or similar modeling tools
• Toyota Production System (TPS)
• Kaizen, PDCA, A3, TBP, JKK, or value-stream mapping
• Engineering standards/governance and lessons-learned systems

Additional Details

Location: Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina – Liberty, NC
Start Date: October 12, 2026
Overtime: Approximately 20%
Travel: Approximately 5% as required