Senior Industrial Engineer

Goodwill Industries of South Florida; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodwill Industries of South Florida in Miami seeks a Senior Industrial Engineer to lead the Industrial Engineering function, drive productivity, and establish labor standards across production lines. You will guide factory layout, line balancing, and efficiency improvements while managing automation and cost-control initiatives.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, lean manufacturing practices, and training operators and mechanics to raise skill levels, quality, and throughput in a

Qualifications

• Leads industrial engineering to drive productivity and establish labor standards.
• Supports factory layout, line balancing, and efficiency improvements.
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste and cost.

Responsibilities

• Oversee IE function to boost productivity and optimize labor use.
• Manage GSD to set SMVs, analyze productivity, and improve efficiency.
• Develop cost analyses and method improvements to reduce waste and increase throughput.
• Ensure pre-production readiness with accurate BOMs, tech packs, and layouts.
• Lead technical training programs to enhance operator skills and quality output.
• Support CI and Lean initiatives to cut downtime and costs.
• Review production costs to identify non-value-added activities.

Skills

Industrial Engineering

Process Improvement

Data Analysis

Project Management

Lean Manufacturing

Labor Standards

Root Cause Analysis

Tools

GSD (General Sewing Data)

Job description

Summary

Develop and execute strategic and tactical plans to continuously improve the effectiveness of the department and overall operations. The Senior Industrial Engineer leads under the guidance of the Senior Manager Technical Service, the Industrial Engineering, technical training, automation projects, efficiency, and cost control. This role drives continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity and reduce costs.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Leads the Industrial Engineering function to drive productivity, establish labor standards, and support factory layout, line balancing, and efficiency improvements.
• Oversees and manages the use of GSD (General Sewing Data) to establish accurate standard minute values (SMVs), analyze productivity, and optimize labor efficiency.
• Develops cost analysis and method improvements to reduce waste and increase throughput.
• Ensures pre-production readiness through accurate BOMs, tech packs, work aids, layouts, and resource planning.
• Leads development and execution of technical training programs for operators and mechanics to improve skill levels, efficiency, and quality output.
• Supports Continuous Improvement (CI) and Lean Manufacturing initiatives to reduce downtime, improve quality, and drive cost reduction.
• Reviews and monitors production costs to identify opportunities to reduce non-value-added activities and improve line performance.
• Reviews constantly for opportunities of automation.
• Leads root cause analysis for recurring technical problems and implements sustainable solutions in collaboration with production.
• Maintains engineering change control and documentation standards across all production areas.
• Collaborates with HR to identify skill gaps, plan cross-training, and support operator certification initiatives.
• Analyzes production performance data and engineering KPIs; presents findings to leadership for operational decision-making.
• Supervises the Engineering, Technical Training teams to ensure performance and alignment with production goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position manages a cross-functional technical team, including Industrial Engineers and Technical Instructors. The Senior Industrial Engineer is responsible for hiring, performance management, and development of all personnel in these functions. This role ensures engineering effectiveness and workforce readiness through training.