Industrial Engineer

Applied Materials • Gloucester, MA

16d • $65,500 - $90,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Applied Materials is hiring an Industrial Engineer to support manufacturing operations in Gloucester or Newburyport, Massachusetts. The role supports value-stream optimization by eliminating waste, improving flow, and helping manufacturing and logistics use people, space, materials, and equipment effectively. The engineer performs methods engineering analysis, contributes to industrial engineering projects, supports new product introductions, and establishes standards and procedures for assigned areas.

The position also supports continuous improvement through Kaizen events, APS and Green Belt-level projects, and completion of improvement suggestions in collaboration with operations associates. Work may involve standing, walking, working in tight spaces, bending, squatting, twisting, kneeling, reaching, lifting, distinguishing colors, exposure to noise, and use of hand and power tools. Clean-room work may require personal protective equipment such as coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses, gloves, respirators, chemical aprons, and face shields. The role requires travel 10% of the time and is not relocation eligible.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Up to 1 year of experience.
• Ability to meet the position's physical and work-environment requirements, which may include extended periods of standing, walking, working in tight spaces, bending, squatting, twisting, kneeling, reaching, lifting, distinguishing colors, working amid noise, and using hand and power tools.
• Ability to use required personal protective equipment if working in a clean room.

Responsibilities

• Perform methods engineering analysis, including process design and time-and-motion studies.
• Participate in industrial engineering projects and programs and help implement them using quality tools, supporting processes, and ongoing success measures.
• Provide cost analysis and return-on-investment calculations associated with project selection, as needed.
• Conduct ergonomics and human-factors evaluations and recommend and implement work-area design improvements.
• Develop and implement manufacturing facility designs, including plant layouts, material-handling systems, material staging, and warehousing, as needed.
• Support new product introductions by providing routine PLC/ePLC deliverables, including line-side and floor-stock setup, introducing hand tools, and manufacturing-line setup.
• Model safe behavior and adherence to protocols, procedures, and company core values.
• Calculate and maintain capacity data for materials processing, people, space, and production equipment.
• Guide manufacturing and logistics teams on effective and efficient use of assets and production processes.
• Establish standards and procedures for assigned areas of responsibility.
• Support value-stream optimization by eliminating waste and improving flow within or across manufacturing.
• Participate in Kaizen events, APS, and Green Belt-level projects within and across operations to optimize performance.
• Support the continuous-improvement suggestion system by leading projects to completion, collaborating with operations associates, and solving problems.
• Support establishment of operational process standards for 6S, tool and hardware management, visual factory, material flow, and storage.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• May be eligible for participation in a bonus program and a stock award program, as applicable.
• Supportive work culture that encourages learning, development, and career growth.

What This Job Offers

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