Industrial Engineer - Plant Startup & Lean Execution

Lucas James Talent Partners; Mount Pleasant (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucas James Talent Partners is partnering with Solutions Healthcare Utilities Inc. to recruit an Industrial Engineer for Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, to establish its first manufacturing operation.

The role blends analysis with hands-on floor work, focusing on layout, material flow, and operating processes for a successful plant launch. You will develop standard work, conduct time studies, and apply Lean methods to improve throughput, safety, and productivity while collaborating with equipment

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of manufacturing engineering experience with ownership of improvement projects.
• Experience applying Lean methods on the production floor and driving tangible improvements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve facility, production-line, packaging, and warehouse layouts.
• Evaluate equipment utilization, material flow, and work methods to reduce bottlenecks, improve safety, quality, throughput and cost.
• Conduct time studies and develop line-balancing, capacity, and staffing models.
• Apply Lean methods to improve production flow and establish standard operating practices.
• Support equipment specification, vendor evaluation, installation, testing, and startup.
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to transfer knowledge into the operation.
• Create standard work, SOPs, work instructions, and operator training materials.
• Plan material presentation, storage, pallet configurations, and movement between areas.
• Support capital-project planning through cost-benefit analysis and equipment planning.
• Establish performance measures like throughput, yield, labor efficiency, downtime, and OEE.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Industrial engineering

Time studies

Line balancing

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Lucas James Talent Partners is partnering with Solutions Healthcare Utilities Inc. to recruit an Industrial Engineer for Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, to establish its first manufacturing operation.

The role blends analysis with hands-on floor work, focusing on layout, material flow, and operating processes for a successful plant launch. You will develop standard work, conduct time studies, and apply Lean methods to improve throughput, safety, and productivity while collaborating with equipment