Industrial Engineer

ECK INDUSTRIES INC•Manitowoc, WI

104d•$85,000 - $115,000•Onsite

About The Position

Eck Industries is seeking a driven, hands-on Industrial Engineer to strengthen operational discipline, increase throughput, and improve profitability across our aluminum casting operations. This role is critical to advancing Eck’s manufacturing excellence. The Industrial Engineer will play a central role in establishing and maintaining accurate labor standards through rigorous time studies, while also improving process flow, part routings, and costing accuracy. Responsibilities include performing time and motion studies, developing and maintaining labor standards, assisting in the design of efficient work cells, and creating clear work instructions for production employees. Unlike large corporate engineering roles that focus on a narrow slice of the operation, this position offers direct ownership of labor standards, time studies, and plant throughput across the foundry, with the opportunity to implement improvements quickly and see the results on the shop floor.

Requirements

Hands-on mindset; comfortable in a high-temperature foundry environment
Strong cross-functional leadership capability
Data-driven decision maker with sound engineering logic
Excellent communication skills across all organizational levels
High accountability and ownership mentality
Ability to operate in a fast-moving, continuously improving manufacturing environment
Self-motivated and committed to professional growth
Systems thinker who evaluates upstream and downstream impacts
Authorized to work in the United States
3+ years of work experience with Time Study

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, or Systems Engineering (or related field)
3–7 years of manufacturing experience (metal casting preferred)
Experience in aluminum casting or heavy manufacturing environments
Demonstrated proficiency in: Time & Motion Studies, ERP systems and part routing control, Standardized part costing, Lean Manufacturing & Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control (SPC)
Proven ability to lead through influence rather than authority

Responsibilities

Lead the plant’s time study program, ensuring accurate and consistent labor standards across operations
Perform detailed time and motion studies on production processes to establish and validate labor standards
Analyze work content, identify inefficiencies, and recommend process improvements based on observed data
Maintain and update labor standards within the ERP system and ensure routings reflect actual production conditions
Partner with supervisors and operators to ensure standards are realistic, clearly understood, and consistently applied
Conduct periodic audits to ensure standards remain accurate as processes, equipment, or staffing change
Optimize end-to-end process flow across aluminum casting operations
Analyze and improve plant layouts, machine placement, and material movement
Control, audit, and continuously improve part routings within the ERP system
Identify bottlenecks and implement sustainable throughput improvements
Lead plant-wide efficiency initiatives aligned with safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals
Maintain accurate standardized part costing models
Use time study data to ensure labor assumptions in costing models reflect real production performance
Apply DMAIC methodology to eliminate waste and improve margins
Partner with Finance and Operations to drive cost transparency and accountability
Create, maintain, and improve SOPs and work instructions
Ensure time studies are completed timely and annual routing audits are executed
Implement systems thinking to improve plant-wide coordination
Improve tracking of downtime, OEE, capacity utilization, and routing accuracy
Support new product introduction with accurate routings and labor standards
Ensure manufacturing readiness for aerospace, defense, and transportation customers
Partner with Engineering and Quality to proactively eliminate launch risk