About the role

Primaire Consulting is partnering with an established food manufacturer to appoint an Industrial Engineer to drive performance, standardization and loss elimination across a busy production site. This is a key role on the site. You'll own the industrial performance program and help stabilize and standardize operations, reporting to the Senior Manager of Engineering. You'll split your time between hands-on floor work and structured data analysis, then turn what you find into standards and improvements that last.
What you'll be doing: Mapping current state workflows using process maps, swim lanes and structured observation Building the site's industrial performance program with Engineering, covering asset utilization, bottleneck analysis, theoretical run rates, planning rates and line speed Developing labor standards through time and motion studies and throughput analysis Standardizing critical process parameters through standard work, center lining (CL) and CIL routines Rolling out SPC and running capability studies to validate process performance Building daily, weekly and monthly performance reports for Operations Using OEE systems to identify bottlenecks, losses and labor performance, and owning OEE data integrity Leading CI projects across safety, waste, quality, asset reliability and yield Running regular Gemba walks and getting to the root cause of process variation
What you'll bring: Degree in Industrial, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, Supply Chain or a related field 5–8 years' progressive experience leading CI, Lean or Six Sigma, or deploying industrial performance programs Experience building operational standards, standard work and routinesA track record of driving change across processes, people and teams Strong communication and stakeholder skills, plus the confidence to influence decisions Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to juggle multiple priorities
Nice to have: Experience in food manufacturing or another regulated industry Hands-on experience with TPM, IWS, Lean or Six Sigma systems Working knowledge of DMAIC, SPC and time and motion studies

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JOB OVERVIEW

Experience level

Lead

Location

Paterson, NJ

Occupation

Industrial Engineers

Industry

Engineering Services

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