Senior Industrial Engineer: Lean, Automation & Optimization

HuFriedyGroup; Northbrook (IL); On-site; USD 118,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HuFriedyGroup, a leading dental instrument manufacturer in Northbrook, IL, seeks a Senior Industrial Engineer to lead strategic initiatives across manufacturing, assembly, and distribution. You will optimize processes, implement automation, and drive continuous improvement using Lean methodologies and data analysis.

You will develop labor standards, time studies, and capacity models while collaborating with cross-functional teams to reduce waste, increase throughput, and improve safety and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field is required.
• Master's degree preferred for advanced optimization roles.
• Minimum 7–10 years in Industrial Engineering within distribution or supply chain operations.
• Proven experience leading Lean, Six Sigma, and capital equipment initiatives.
• Experience with labor standards, time studies, capacity planning, and workflow optimization.
• Experience designing facility layouts, warehouse optimization, and automation projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex industrial engineering projects to improve productivity, capacity, quality, safety, and cost.
• Analyze data, trends, and labor performance to identify opportunities and support decisions.
• Develop labor standards, conduct time studies, and establish standard work.
• Lead Lean initiatives such as Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, and Six Sigma projects.
• Design and optimize facility layouts, material flow, and storage systems.
• Identify and justify automation and capital equipment improvements with ROI analyses.
• Collaborate with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Facilities.
• Develop future-state manufacturing and distribution processes to support growth.
• Create dashboards and reporting tools to monitor performance and drive improvements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Value Stream Mapping

5S

Continuous Improvement

Analytical Thinking

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Minitab

Python

Job description

HuFriedyGroup, a leading dental instrument manufacturer in Northbrook, IL, seeks a Senior Industrial Engineer to lead strategic initiatives across manufacturing, assembly, and distribution. You will optimize processes, implement automation, and drive continuous improvement using Lean methodologies and data analysis.

You will develop labor standards, time studies, and capacity models while collaborating with cross-functional teams to reduce waste, increase throughput, and improve safety and