Industrial Engineer: Lean & Process Optimization

Overhead Door; Lewistown (Mifflin County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Overhead Door is seeking a skilled Industrial Engineer to optimize safety, ergonomics and labor standards across production lines. You will perform time studies, work sampling and method analysis, while developing standard work and labor-balance charts with Operations and Quality.

The role emphasizes capacity planning, line balancing and layout improvements. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial/Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering and has hands-on experience with lean

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Demonstrated manufacturing experience through employment, internship or cooperative education, with practical exposure to work measurement, production analysis or process improvement.
• Working knowledge of time studies, labor standards, line balancing, capacity analysis, layout design, ergonomics and Lean problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Apply ASD safety, ergonomic and work design methods to reduce risks in workstation design and standard work.
• Evaluate reach, posture, lifting, repetitive motion and material presentation; recommend engineering controls and verify effectiveness with employees.
• Conduct time studies, work sampling and method analysis across shifts and product mixes; separate manual time, machine time, setup, walking and waiting.
• Create standard work, work instructions and labor-balance charts with Operations and Quality; establish staffing models reflecting demand and constraints.
• Develop capacity models using product mix, cycle times, changeovers, yield and downtime; identify system constraints and improve throughput.
• Design layouts of plant, cells and workstations to improve safety, flow and maintenance access; map material and information flows.
• Lead PDCA, root-cause analysis, kaizen and 5S; coach teams in practical lean problem solving and changeover reduction.

Skills

Time studies

Work sampling

Method analysis

Line balancing

Capacity analysis

Ergonomics

Lean problem solving

PDCA

Root-cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field

Job description

Overhead Door is seeking a skilled Industrial Engineer to optimize safety, ergonomics and labor standards across production lines. You will perform time studies, work sampling and method analysis, while developing standard work and labor-balance charts with Operations and Quality.

The role emphasizes capacity planning, line balancing and layout improvements. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial/Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering and has hands-on experience with lean