Shopfloor CI Engineer — Weld & Lean Manufacturing

Standard Iron & Metal Co.; Town of Hartford (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Iron & Metal Co. is seeking an Industrial Engineer to drive continuous improvement across the weld shop and support laser cutting, forming, paint, and assembly operations on the shop floor.

You will partner with operations, engineering, quality, and production leadership to analyze processes, perform cycle time studies, identify bottlenecks, reduce waste, and improve flow—strengthening safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Management, or related field; equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience may also be considered.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment with regular time spent on the production floor partnering with operations, supervisors, leads, and operators.
• Demonstrated ability to perform cycle time studies, time observations, process mapping, and labor or capacity analysis.
• Working knowledge of continuous improvement methods such as value stream mapping, waste reduction, standard work, root cause analysis, 5S, and visual management.
• Ability to use data, shop-floor observations, and operator feedback to identify improvement opportunities and turn them into practical action plans.
• CAD experience with the ability to read drawings, review layouts, and support workstation, cell, or material flow improvements.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally with production, engineering, quality, safety, maintenance, and leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure new product introductions meet production safety, quality, delivery, cost, and ramp targets.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts in the weld shop focused on improving flow, reducing waste, increasing throughput, and eliminating non-value-added activity.
• Perform cycle time studies, time observations, and process analysis to identify constraints, labor opportunities, bottlenecks, and standard work gaps.
• Partner with supervisors, leads, operators, and support teams to develop and implement practical shop-floor improvements that can be sustained by operations.
• Create, update, and maintain process documentation, standard work, work instructions, layouts, and visual management tools that support consistent execution.
• Use data to track improvement actions, validate results, and communicate progress against key operational metrics such as throughput, productivity, rework, scrap, and on-time delivery.
• Support new program launches by evaluating capacity, staffing, material flow, workstation readiness, and ramp plans before and after production start-up.
• Facilitate root cause analysis and problem-solving activities with cross-functional teams to address recurring production issues and drive corrective actions.

Skills

Cycle time analysis

Value stream mapping

5S

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

CAD reading

Cross-functional teamwork

Lean manufacturing

Kaizen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management

Equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience

Tools

CAD software

Excel

ERP/MES/MRP systems

Job description

Standard Iron & Metal Co. is seeking an Industrial Engineer to drive continuous improvement across the weld shop and support laser cutting, forming, paint, and assembly operations on the shop floor.

You will partner with operations, engineering, quality, and production leadership to analyze processes, perform cycle time studies, identify bottlenecks, reduce waste, and improve flow—strengthening safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.