Industrial Engineer – General Assembly

ElDorado National California • Riverside, CA

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About The Position

As an Industrial Engineer supporting ENC’s General Assembly operations, you will play a critical role in driving efficiency, standardization, and continuous improvement on the factory floor. This position combines hands-on involvement in daily operations with strong analytical capabilities to optimize takt time, manpower planning, and production performance. You will partner closely with supervisors, team leads, and cross-functional teams to establish standard work, prepare for digital system implementations, and deliver measurable operational improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in industrial engineering within assembly manufacturing environments.
• Proven expertise in time studies, standard work development, and line balancing.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups) with the ability to create and maintain basic dashboards in Power BI or Tableau.
• Strong communication skills and a comfort level working primarily on the factory floor alongside operators and leadership.
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing tools, including A3 problem solving, DMAIC, value stream mapping, and 5S.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with MES or digital work instruction systems through selection, piloting, or deployment phases.
• Background in bus/coach, truck, heavy equipment, or automotive final assembly environments.
• Certification or formal training in MOST, MTM, MODAPTS, or equivalent time measurement systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain takt-time targets and station-level manpower plans, ensuring balanced production lines as volume and product mix evolve.
• Conduct detailed time studies and motion analyses to validate standard work, identify process inefficiencies, and eliminate waste.
• Build and manage production performance dashboards in Excel and Power BI, tracking throughput, OEE proxies, bottlenecks, and WIP trends.
• Lead and facilitate Kaizen events, driving cross-functional problem-solving and sustaining improvements through 5S audits and visual management practices.
• Collaborate with operations teams to write and refine work instructions, ensuring alignment with digital work instruction and MES system readiness.
• Conduct daily gemba walks to identify production issues, prioritize improvement opportunities, and drive impactful CI projects.
• Support PFEP and material presentation strategies to align with cell designs, kitting, and supermarket systems.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level