Industrial Engineer

ICONMA, LLC • United States, United States • 1d ago

Our Client, an Automotive company, is looking for an Industrial Engineer for their Kansas City¸ KS location. Responsibilities:

Review statistical data and product specifications to determine standards and set quality and reliability objectives of finished product.

Review and approve manufacturing methods, labor utilization standards, and cost analysis systems to promote efficient staff and facility utilization.

Recommend methods for improving utilization of personnel, material, and utilities to management.

Communicate with management and user personnel to develop production and design standards.

Create and implement quality control objectives and activities to resolve production problems, maximize product reliability, and minimize cost.

Review and submit production cost and effect of product design changes for management review, action, and control.

Review operations sequence, material flow, functional statements, organization charts, and project information to assign worker functions and responsibilities.

Confer with vendors, staff, and management personnel regarding purchases, procedures, product specifications, manufacturing capabilities, and project status.

Review production schedules, engineering specifications, orders, and related information to obtain knowledge of manufacturing methods, procedures, and activities.

Lead design, validation, and maintenance of labor standards, standardized work, and line balance to support safe, efficient, and ergonomic operations.

Own complex productivity and headcount optimization initiatives from concept through implementation, including business case development and benefit tracking.

Translate product and process changes into robust industrial engineering solutions, including operation readiness, model changeover, and launch support.

Analyze manufacturing performance data (throughput, productivity, absenteeism, constraints) to identify systemic issues and drive data-based corrective actions.

Partner with cross-functional teams (Production, Quality, Maintenance, Materials, Ergonomics, Safety) to define, prioritize, and execute continuous improvement projects.

Provide technical coaching and informal leadership to early-career industrial engineers and other salaried partners on IE methods, tools, and company's standards.

Ensure all methods and improvements comply with company's safety, ergonomic, quality, and labor standards, and are documented in required systems and standard work.

Requirements:

Creativity, verbal and written communication skills, analytical and problem solving ability.

Team player and detail oriented.

Strong leadership and mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback.

Strong ability to make sketches, engineering drawings and common computations.

Strong knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

Strong knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Previous experience with computer applications and software related to engineering field, such as MS Visual Basic, MS Project, and ABAQUS.

The Industrial Engineer role is an individual contributor responsible for leading complex industrial engineering projects that improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost performance in a high-volume manufacturing environment. This position serves as a technical expert for standardized work, line balance, and labor standards, and provides thought leadership for continuous improvement across the plant. The role partners closely with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Materials, and Launch teams to design and execute solutions that enable stable operations and future program readiness. The role is expected to independently scope work, influence stakeholders, and mentor less experienced engineers.

Education Required: Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a closely related field.

Min Years of Experience:

Manager is open to looking for entry level candidates.

2+ years of industrial engineering experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment (automotive or similar discrete assembly preferred). Experience in automotive assembly or other complex, mixed-model manufacturing operations will give candidates an edge.

Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a closely related field.

2+ years of industrial engineering experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment (automotive or similar discrete assembly preferred).

Demonstrated expertise in core IE methods: time study and work measurement, line balancing, standardized work development, capacity analysis, and layout fundamentals.

Proven experience leading cross-functional projects that deliver measurable productivity, quality, or cost improvements.

Proficiency with industrial engineering and analytical tools (e.g., time study/standards systems, line balance/throughput tools, CAD for layout, and data analysis/visualization tools).

Strong ability to interpret and apply ergonomic and safety requirements within process and workstation design.

Demonstrated skill in communicating technical information clearly to both leadership and hourly teams, including development of clear documentation and presentations.

Ability to spend significant time in the manufacturing environment, including walking long distances, climbing stairs, and wearing required personal protective equipment.

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