Industrial Engineer
$85,000–$145,000 year
On-sitePomfret, Connecticut, United States
Job Summary
Develop, validate, and maintain accurate labor and process standards by conducting stopwatch, work-sampling, and predetermined-motion-time studies. Partner with the Senior Cost Accountant to vet material, labor, machine, and overhead assumptions used in product cost estimates. Trace estimates end-to-end through ERP and costing systems to identify data gaps, logic errors, and disconnects between systems and actual operations. Reconcile engineered standards to actual labor hours, throughput, and scrap performance while analyzing manufacturing processes to identify bottlenecks and continuous improvement opportunities. Coordinate with Operations, Finance, Engineering, and Quality teams to implement approved master-data changes and create clear audit trails for standard-cost updates. Prepare actionable analyses and recommendations for plant and finance leadership regarding financial impacts, risks, and expected results.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher level 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 the 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 the 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 to observe processes for extended periods, with or without reasonable accommodation
Desired Qualifications
- Five or more years of progressive industrial engineering experience in discrete, metals, wire, cable, or other process-oriented manufacturing environment
- 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
- 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
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