Industrial Engineer: Lean Productivity & Process Optimization

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking a Manufacturing/Industrial Engineer to lead productivity and labor efficiency improvements across production lines. You will conduct time studies, establish standard work, balance lines, and plan capacity to meet takt times.

Collaborate with Production, Quality, and Supply Chain to drive cost reductions, implement 5S and value stream mapping, and develop durable process documentation and layouts for safe, efficient operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial or manufacturing engineering or related field.
• 4-8 years of Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience with Standard Work Development, Labor Planning, Capacity Analysis, and Lean Manufacturing.
• Experience leading cost reduction and operational excellence initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Manufacturing Engineering initiatives to improve productivity, labor efficiency, and manufacturing performance.
• Conduct detailed time studies, work measurement, and labor analysis to establish standard work and optimize cycle times.
• Perform line balancing, workload distribution, and manpower planning to support takt time and production goals.
• Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities through waste elimination, process optimization, and labor reduction initiatives.
• Analyze production data to improve throughput, capacity utilization, Productivity improvement areas.
• Develop and optimize manufacturing layouts, material flow, workstation design, and ergonomics.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) by developing manufacturing processes, line setups, and production readiness plans.
• Lead Kaizen events, value stream mapping, 5S, and Lean Manufacturing initiatives.
• Develop standard work, work instructions, labor standards, and process documentation.
• Perform capacity planning and identify manufacturing constraints and bottlenecks.
• Drive continuous improvement projects focused on Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Productivity (SQDCP).
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering to implement sustainable process improvements.
• Present productivity metrics, labor utilization, and cost reduction opportunities to leadership.

Skills

Standard Work Development

Labor Planning

Capacity Analysis

Productivity Improvement

Lean Manufacturing

Cost Reduction

Operational Excellence

Analytical Skills

Cross-functional Leadership

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Tools

Industrial Engineering

Time Studies

Work Measurement

Value Stream Mapping

Process Mapping

Ergonomic Assessments

Six Sigma

Manufacturing Layout

Bottleneck Analysis

Job description

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking a Manufacturing/Industrial Engineer to lead productivity and labor efficiency improvements across production lines. You will conduct time studies, establish standard work, balance lines, and plan capacity to meet takt times.

Collaborate with Production, Quality, and Supply Chain to drive cost reductions, implement 5S and value stream mapping, and develop durable process documentation and layouts for safe, efficient operations.