Senior Manufacturing Industrial Engineering Manager

About the role

The Senior Manufacturing Industrial Engineering Manager drives operational excellence across the manufacturing site by leading high-impact industrial engineering initiatives. The role oversees a team of engineers and works closely with Operations leadership to optimize processes, improve productivity, reduce costs and deploy advanced technologies. It suits someone with strong strategic thinking, hands-on problem-solving and a track record of leading change in a high-growth manufacturing environment.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, communicate and execute the Industrial Engineering strategy aligned to site and global business objectives, and lead and mentor a team of industrial engineers across multiple shifts or sites.
• Champion continuous improvement, lean manufacturing and operational excellence, and influence cross-functional leaders on engineering initiatives.
• Analyze workflows, material flow and production lines, conduct time studies, line balancing, capacity analysis and ergonomic assessments, and define standardized work and performance metrics.
• Lead Kaizen events and structured problem-solving sessions such as A3, DMAIC and 5 Why.
• Evaluate and deploy automation, advanced manufacturing technologies and Industry 4.0 tools, using data analytics, dashboards and simulation models to predict bottlenecks.
• Improve labor productivity, throughput and cycle time, and lead layout redesigns, capacity planning and capital project support including ROI analysis and equipment specification.
• Support NPI, new equipment installation and plant expansions, and act as a strategic partner to leadership with data-driven recommendations.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in Industrial Engineering in a manufacturing environment (high-mix/complex operations preferred).
• Proven experience leading engineering teams, ideally across multiple sites or a large-scale operation.
• Demonstrated success driving large-scale productivity and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Spanish (bilingual required).

Required skills

• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt preferred)
• Continuous improvement methodologies
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and program management skills

What we offer

• Career development
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Pay transparency
• Global opportunities