Sr. Industrial Engineer

Michael Page; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great benefits package

Equity opportunity

Job summary

MPI, located in Chicago, seeks a Senior Industrial Engineer to optimize manufacturing processes, improve operations, and drive productivity within the Engineering & Manufacturing department. You will connect manufacturing activities with commercial needs, ensuring quality products on time in a safe, professional environment.

You will learn our B2B business dynamics, organize data and materials with the CEO, and partner with engineering, systems, and manufacturing teams to implement improvements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Industrial Engineering or related field.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Learn business demands and dynamics of B2B transactions.
• Organize data, labor, space and materials with CEO to prioritize and solve.
• Analyze and improve data, labor and materials flow with cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to ERP implementation to support reporting and process management.
• Plan production with manufacturing to maximize on-time delivery.
• Design automated processes for material planning and procurement to reduce lead times while controlling inventory.

Skills

5+ Years of Industrial Engineering

ERP System Usage

Tools

ERP Systems

Job description

The Sr. Industrial Engineer will focus on optimizing manufacturing processes, improving operational efficiency, and driving productivity within the Engineering & Manufacturing department. This role will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams in Chicago to implement solutions that deliver measurable results.

The Senior Industrial Engineer will be responsible for connecting our manufacturing activities with our commercial activities and business needs; ensuring we have the systems in place to produce quality products on time in a safe and professional manner. Our production environment is both reliant on high levels of craft and engineering. We make our products on demand to suit the needs of the architectural projects we supply; we do not build and stock. You will optimize operations to support this business model. They were founded in 2021 and is now in a period of robust growth; we are establishing processes and policies for the first time.

Description

• Learn and know our business: Learn the ins-and-outs of our business demands and dynamics of our B2B commercial transactions. This context helps inform prioritization.
• Organize Data, Labor, Space and Materials: Identify and define problems in our organization and operation, and work with CEO and Co-Founder to prioritize and solve them.
• Industrial Engineering: Analyze and improve our flow of data, labor and materials, Partner with our engineering, systems, and manufacturing teams to implement changes for improved results.
• ERP Implementation: Contribute to the continued implementation of our ERP and MRP systems to serve your needs in reporting process management.
• Production Management: Partner with our manufacturing team to plan our production, scheduling work to best use our factory and team to ship projects accurately and on time.
• Material & Purchasing Planning: Partner with our ERP Systems Manager to design more automated processes to ensure that we have the materials needed to build our jobs. Manage the competing pressures of minimizing our lead-times while minimizing our inventory.

Profile

A successful Sr. Industrial Engineer should have:

• 5+ Years of Industrial Engineering or another closely-related engineering practice
• Strong ERP System Usage

Job Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from $100,000 to $140,000 per year.
• Great Benefits Package
• Opporunity to move into a COO role and get company equity

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.