Industrial Engineer, Contingent Worker (

WillHire; Liberty (NC); On-site; USD 83,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Job summary

Magnit Direct Source on behalf of Toyota is seeking an Industrial Engineer for a 12-month contract in Liberty, North Carolina. The role involves designing, analyzing, and improving manufacturing systems, with a focus on safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity under the Toyota Way mindset.

Key responsibilities include production system design, capacity and labor planning, continuous improvement, data analytics, and project execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, or related discipline.
• Five+ years of industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, production systems, or related experience.
• Experience supporting high-volume manufacturing, automated production, equipment implementation, or manufacturing system improvement.

Responsibilities

• Manufacturing System Design: Analyze production requirements and develop manufacturing concepts that support safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity targets.
• Capacity, Throughput, and Labor Planning: Perform cycle-time studies, bottleneck analysis, line balancing, and utilization analysis.
• Continuous Improvement and Process Stabilization: Lead kaizen activities focused on productivity, ergonomics, quality, cost, and waste reduction.
• Data Analytics and Performance Management: Develop KPIs, dashboards, reports, and executive summaries for manufacturing performance.
• Project Execution and Equipment Integration: Coordinate with stakeholders and manage schedules, risk, and readiness criteria.
• PE Standards, Technical Writing, and Knowledge Management: Develop standards, documentation, and training materials.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Structured problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Effective communication

Toyota Way mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Magnit Direct Sourcing on behalf of Toyota is currently hiring a Industrial Engineer for a temporary assignment in Liberty, North Carolina.

This is a 12-month contract. The pay range for this role is between $60.00 - $77.00/Hr. Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K.

Description:

• This role will design, analyze, improve, and document manufacturing systems and Production Engineering processes. The successful candidate will use objective data, cross-functional collaboration, and clear technical communication to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and knowledge transfer.
• Expected professional attributes:
  • Analytical and structured problem solving
  • Clear ownership of schedule, risk, and deliverables
  • Effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Continuous improvement and Toyota Way mindset
  • Ability to convert complex engineering work into clear, usable standards

Key Responsibilities:

1. Manufacturing System Design
   • Analyze production requirements and develop manufacturing concepts that support safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity targets.
   • Design and improve production flow, material flow, staffing concepts, work balance, and facility or equipment layouts.
   • Evaluate equipment, process, operator, and material interfaces to identify constraints before implementation.
   • Support new line development, model changes, expansion projects, and production system modifications.
2. Capacity, Throughput, and Labor Planning:
   • Perform cycle-time studies, bottleneck analysis, line balancing, and utilization analysis.
   • Develop capacity models and evaluate equipment, labor, shift, and production assumptions.
   • Quantify capacity gaps and compare countermeasure options using defined assumptions and measurable criteria.
   • Support workforce planning and sustainable standardized work without compromising safety or quality.
3. Continuous Improvement and Process Stabilization:
   • Lead or support kaizen activities focused on productivity, ergonomics, quality, cost, and waste reduction.
   • Use structured problem solving to identify root causes, implement countermeasures, and verify effectiveness.
   • Support process stabilization, recurrence prevention, and development of sustainable controls.
   • Capture measurable before-and-after results and define ownership for sustainment.
4. Data Analytics and Performance Management:
   • Develop clear KPIs, dashboards, reports, and executive summaries for manufacturing and project performance.
   • Analyze production data, variation, losses, constraints, and trends using appropriate statistical and visualization methods.
   • Define data sources, calculation logic, assumptions, and limitations so analyses are repeatable and auditable.
   • Convert analytical findings into prioritized actions, risks, and recommendations.
5. Project Execution and Equipment Integration:
   • Support equipment specification, installation, commissioning, trial, production readiness, ramp-up, and handover activities.
   • Coordinate with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Safety, Facilities, vendors, contractors, and other PE stakeholders.
   • Maintain project schedules, action tracking, risk registers, decision records, and readiness criteria.
   • Escalate unresolved risks with objective evidence and drive closure of cross-functional issues.
6. PE Standards, Technical Writing, and Knowledge Management:
   • Develop, maintain, and improve Production Engineering standards, procedures, technical guides, check sheets, templates, and process maps.
   • Translate engineering knowledge, project experience, and lessons learned into clear, controlled, repeatable PE processes.
   • Document workflows for design review, project execution, equipment acceptance, commissioning, validation, handover, and recurrence prevention.
   • Gather input from subject matter experts, validate technical content, resolve conflicting inputs, and document assumptions or decision logic.
   • Apply document hierarchy, naming, revision control, approval, ownership, effective-date, and periodic-review expectations.
   • Create visual and written training materials that enable consistent use by engineers, technicians, contractors, and cross-functional partners.
   • Monitor adoption and improve documents based on user feedback, audit findings, process changes, and verified lessons learned..

Qualifications:

1. Education and Experience:

   • Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
   • Five or more 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.

2. Industrial Engineering Methods

   • Hands-on experience with capacity planning, time study, line balancing, labor planning, bottleneck analysis, facility or production layout, material flow, and standardized work.
   • Ability to build transparent analytical models with defined inputs, assumptions, formulas, outputs, and sensitivity to changing conditions.
   • Ability to verify implemented results against planned performance and identify remaining gaps.

3. Technical Writing and Standards Development

   • Demonstrated experience authoring or significantly revising engineering standards, procedures, specifications, work processes, technical manuals, playbooks, or training materials.
   • Ability to structure complex content using clear hierarchy, purpose, scope, roles, inputs, process steps, controls, records, and revision history.
   • Ability to write precise requirements using objective, testable language and avoid ambiguity, unsupported conclusions, and redundant wording.
   • Experience facilitating technical reviews and obtaining validation from engineering and cross-functional subject matter experts.
   • Experience with document control, revision management, approvals, distribution, and periodic review.
   • Ability to create process maps, check sheets, templates, examples, and visual aids that improve usability.

4. Data and Communication

   • Advanced capability with Excel and demonstrated use of manufacturing data analysis or visualization tools.
   • Ability to communicate analysis, risks, decisions, and recommendations clearly to working-level and leadership audiences.
   • Ability to distinguish facts, assumptions, requirements, recommendations, and open decisions within technical documents.

5. Project Ownership

   • Ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain action and risk visibility, and provide timely status reporting.
   • Demonstrated cross-functional coordination and issue resolution in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
   • Ability to work in a manufacturing plant environment, including field observation, PPE use, and support during implementation activities.

Added Bonus:

1. Manufacturing Environment
   • Automotive, battery cell, module, pack, clean room, dry room, formation, or high-volume automated manufacturing experience.
   • Greenfield startup, brownfield modification, equipment commissioning, launch, or ramp-up experience.
2. Digital Manufacturing and Analytics
   • Power BI, SQL, Python, Minitab, Tableau, or equivalent analytics capability.
   • Discrete-event simulation, digital twin, FlexSim, AnyLogic, Plant Simulation, or equivalent modeling experience.
3. Standards and Governance
   • Experience developing standards adopted across multiple engineers, departments, sites, or projects.
   • Experience managing a lesson-learned system, engineering knowledge base, audit process, or standards governance workflow.
   • Familiarity with industry standards, customer technical standards, quality systems, or controlled document environments.
4. Lean and Toyota Methods
   • Toyota Production System, standardized work, kaizen, PDCA, A3, TBP, JKK, value-stream mapping, or similar structured improvement methods.
   • Experience training or mentoring engineers and facilitating cross-functional improvement activities

Magnit Direct Source does not offer support or sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this role now or in the future. You must have the right to work in the United States and not require Magnit Direct Source support or sponsorship for immigration-related employment (e.g., H-1B, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, TN, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, ‘job flexibility benefits’ [also known as I-140 or Adjustment of Status portability], etc.)now or in the future. You should not apply for this role if you will require Magnit Direct Source to assist with immigration support or sponsorship now or in the future.

Magnit is an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation