Industrial Engineer

Central Wire•Pomfret, CT

90d•$85,000 - $125,000

About The Position

The Industrial Engineer develops, validates, and maintains accurate labor and process standards for the manufacturing plant. In partnership with the Senior Cost Accountant, this role traces estimates through ERP and costing systems, validates routings and assumptions through direct observation and time studies, and checks system-generated costs against actual shop-floor conditions. The role applies industrial-engineering methods and independent technical judgment to improve the accuracy of product costs, labor standards, capacity assumptions, and operating decisions. The position operates in both office and active manufacturing environments. It requires frequent walking and standing on the production floor; observing machinery and production activities; using a computer and measurement tools; and communicating in areas where hearing protection or other personal protective equipment may be required. Reasonable accommodations will be considered in accordance with applicable law. Employment is at will. Offered applicants must successfully complete a post-offer drug screening where permitted by law and in accordance with company policy; the description also states that pre-employment drug tests and background checks are required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field.
Three or more years of industrial engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, including direct responsibility for time studies and development or validation of labor and process standards.
Demonstrated experience evaluating routings, bills of material, cycle times, setup times, yields, scrap, throughput, capacity, and actual-versus-standard performance.
Working knowledge of manufacturing cost drivers and ability to partner effectively with cost accounting.
Proficiency with ERP or MRP systems and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
Ability to work regularly on the manufacturing floor and observe processes for extended periods, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Five or more years of progressive industrial engineering experience in discrete, metals, wire, cable, or other process-oriented manufacturing.
Hands-on experience partnering with cost accounting to develop or validate standard costs, quoted costs, burden rates, manufacturing variances, and product-profitability assumptions.
Experience with ERP-based bills of material, routings, work centers, labor reporting, standard-cost rolls, and engineering or master-data change controls.
Experience applying Lean manufacturing, value-stream mapping, line balancing, capacity analysis, root-cause analysis, and statistical methods.
Experience developing engineered labor standards using predetermined motion-time systems, work sampling, or statistically valid direct-observation methods.
Advanced Microsoft Excel capability and familiarity with Power BI, SQL, Minitab, or equivalent analytical tools.
Demonstrated ability to translate technical observations and cost findings into practical cross-functional recommendations.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
Formal certification or training in MOST, MTM, MODAPTS, or another recognized work-measurement system.
Certified Manufacturing Engineer (CMfgE), Certified Manufacturing Technologist (CMfgT), or equivalent SME credential.
APICS Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM) or Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), where relevant to routing, capacity, inventory, or production-planning analysis.
Project Management Professional (PMP) or comparable project-management certification.

Responsibilities

Plan and conduct stopwatch, work-sampling, predetermined-motion-time, and other appropriate time studies; establish defensible standard times and document methods, allowances, assumptions, and observed conditions.
Partner with the Senior Cost Accountant to vet material, labor, machine, burden, setup, scrap, yield, and overhead assumptions used in product cost estimates and standard costs.
Trace estimates through ERP, MRP, quoting, routing, bill-of-material, labor-reporting, and costing processes; identify data gaps, logic errors, duplicate assumptions, and differences between systems and actual operations.
Validate bills of material, routings, work centers, run rates, setup times, crew sizes, yields, scrap factors, outside-processing steps, and production quantities through floor observation and data analysis.
Reconcile engineered standards and system estimates to actual labor hours, machine hours, throughput, scrap, rework, and production performance; investigate material variances and recommend corrections.
Develop and maintain labor standards, process maps, value-stream maps, capacity models, line-balance analyses, and standard-work documentation.
Support cost-estimating and quoting activities with verified cycle times, staffing assumptions, process sequences, equipment requirements, and capacity constraints.
Analyze manufacturing processes to identify bottlenecks, non-value-added work, avoidable motion, excess handling, and opportunities to improve flow, productivity, quality, and cost.
Coordinate with Operations, Finance, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Scheduling, IT, and Commercial teams to implement approved master-data, routing, and process changes.
Create audit trails and change-control documentation for standards and cost inputs; support periodic standard-cost updates and post-implementation reviews.
Prepare actionable analyses and recommendations for plant and finance leadership, including financial and operational impact, risks, implementation requirements, and expected results.
Perform other related duties consistent with the role, grade, and business needs.