Manufacturing Engineer: Lean Productivity & Line Balancing

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group in New York State seeks an experienced Manufacturing / Industrial Engineer (7–10 years) to lead engineering initiatives across productivity, labor efficiency, and manufacturing performance in a high-mix environment.

You will conduct time studies, balance lines, plan manpower, and identify cost-saving opportunities while supporting NPI and Lean initiatives. Strong cross-functional collaboration and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 5–8 years of Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience with: Standard Work Development, Labor Planning, Capacity Analysis, Productivity Improvement, 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 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

Time Studies

Work Measurement

Standard Work

Capacity Planning

Bottleneck Analysis

Productivity Improvement

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Ergonomic Assessments

Root Cause Analysis

Education

Bachelors in IE

Job description

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group in New York State seeks an experienced Manufacturing / Industrial Engineer (7–10 years) to lead engineering initiatives across productivity, labor efficiency, and manufacturing performance in a high-mix environment.

You will conduct time studies, balance lines, plan manpower, and identify cost-saving opportunities while supporting NPI and Lean initiatives. Strong cross-functional collaboration and leadership are essential.