Lean Industrial Engineer - Food Manufacturing

Adecco Permanent Recruitment; New Jersey; On-site; USD 51,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco Permanent Recruitment is representing a well-known food manufacturer seeking an Industrial Engineer to join the manufacturing team. The role focuses on Lean-based workflow analysis to boost efficiency, reduce waste, and increase throughput on high-volume lines.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree in engineering and 3+ years in food production, with knowledge of OSHA, GMP, and continuous improvement. The position reports to the Plant Manager and offers competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.
• 3+ years experience in a food production or high-volume processing plant.
• Understanding of OSHA standards and GMP.

Responsibilities

• Analyze production workflows to improve efficiency and throughput using LEAN principles.
• Conduct time studies and line balancing to optimize labor utilization and production capacity.
• Collaborate with production, quality, and maintenance teams to implement continuous process improvements.
• Develop standard work instructions, monitored KPIs, and ensure compliance with food safety and quality standards.
• Lead root cause analyses to reduce downtime and improve equipment performance.
• Provide reports to upper management and stakeholders.

Skills

LEAN principles

Time studies

Line balancing

Cross-functional collaboration

Root cause analysis

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Adecco Permanent Recruitment is representing a well-known food manufacturer seeking an Industrial Engineer to join the manufacturing team. The role focuses on Lean-based workflow analysis to boost efficiency, reduce waste, and increase throughput on high-volume lines.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree in engineering and 3+ years in food production, with knowledge of OSHA, GMP, and continuous improvement. The position reports to the Plant Manager and offers competitive salary and benefits.