Industrial Engineer: Lean Process Optimizer

Quest Global; Rockford (IL); On-site; USD 83,097,000 - 114,616,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Referral program

Vision insurance

Short/Long Term Disability

Job summary

Quest Global is hiring an Industrial Engineer in Rockford, IL for the 1st shift. You will drive improvements across assembly processes, perform timing studies, and support tooling needs to meet production schedules. The role requires a technical degree with IE experience and a keen focus on safety and efficiency.

Benefits include health and retirement plans and opportunities to optimize factory layouts and workflows. Citizenship is required for this U.S. position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or technical degree in engineering; 0–2 years experience preferred or 6+ years in IE if no degree.
• LEAN manufacturing experience is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Good communication and ability to work cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Drive manufacturing process improvements across assembly steps.
• Perform times studies to maintain standard timings for productivity.
• Identify opportunities to remove waste and reduce standard times.
• Support production build operators with tooling and process needs to meet schedule.
• Analyze factory needs and requirements and drive improvements.
• Conduct process flow and line balancing analyses.
• Develop tools to enable manufacturing and increase production rates.
• Implement procedure and process improvements focusing on safety, quality, and productivity.
• Identify safety concerns and address them.
• Improve production facilities and equipment layouts.
• Provide management with status of equipment, manpower, space and other elements.

Skills

LEAN manufacturing

Problem solving

Effective communication

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelors in Industrial Engineering

Tools

Factory layouts

Job description

Quest Global is hiring an Industrial Engineer in Rockford, IL for the 1st shift. You will drive improvements across assembly processes, perform timing studies, and support tooling needs to meet production schedules. The role requires a technical degree with IE experience and a keen focus on safety and efficiency.

Benefits include health and retirement plans and opportunities to optimize factory layouts and workflows. Citizenship is required for this U.S. position.