Industrial Engineering & Digital Ops Leader (Hybrid)

Siemens Mobility; Wendell (NC); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Siemens Mobility in Wendell, NC is seeking an Industrial Engineering & Digital Operations Excellence Manager to design and lead the IE/OpEx strategy for a greenfield assembly environment.

You will drive line layout, labor standards, standard work, and a data-driven digital factory roadmap that improves safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity. Hybrid work and relocation assistance are available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years in Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering or Operations Excellence with leadership in production.
• Experience applying Lean methods (5S/6S, waste elimination, root-cause actions, Yamazumi, Kanban, VSM).
• Ability to lead change, drive accountability, and influence cross-functional partners to deliver measurable outcomes.
• Strong analytical and communication skills to align teams and operating rhythm.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead site industrial engineering strategy for assembly operations and labor standards.
• Develop continuous improvement roadmaps focusing on Safety, Quality, On-Time Delivery, Inventory and Productivity; deploy Lean tools.
• Establish and sustain a performance management system converting operational data to action.
• Own Industry 4.0/digital factory roadmap to enable paperless execution and connected shop-floor insights.
• Lead new product start-up/transfer readiness from IE/OpEx perspective and ensure launch stabilization.
• Drive productivity and cost optimization through CI projects and technology roadmaps.

Skills

Lean methods

5S/6S

Yamazumi / line balancing

Value Stream Mapping

Data-driven decision making

Change leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical/problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Siemens Mobility in Wendell, NC is seeking an Industrial Engineering & Digital Operations Excellence Manager to design and lead the IE/OpEx strategy for a greenfield assembly environment.

You will drive line layout, labor standards, standard work, and a data-driven digital factory roadmap that improves safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity. Hybrid work and relocation assistance are available.