Industrial Engineer

Responsibilities:

Looking for industrial engineering immediate joiner for pune and chennai

• Conduct time studies & method improvements
• Optimize production processes through lean methods
• Implement Poka Yoke principles for waste reduction
• Develop efficient layouts & productivity strategies
• The Industrial Engineering leader will be responsible for driving productivity improvement, capacity optimization, manpower efficiency, line balancing, manufacturing cost reduction and Lean Manufacturing across the plant. No
• The role will work closely with Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, NPD, Supply Chain and Finance to build efficient, scalable and cost-effective manufacturing systems.
• Key Responsibilities
• 1. Industrial Engineering & Productivity
• Conduct Time & Motion Studies, Work Measurement and Standard Time development.
• Establish and maintain Standard Work, SOP, JES and Standard Operation Sheets.
• Drive manpower productivity and optimize manpower deployment.
• Develop and monitor line balancing, takt time, cycle time and work content.
• Identify and eliminate productivity losses, bottlenecks and non-value-added activities.
• Improve OEE, UPH, labour productivity and overall equipment utilization.
• 2. Capacity Planning & Line Balancing
• Prepare capacity studies for existing and future production requirements.
• Optimize machine, manpower and line capacities.
• Conduct multi-model line balancing and bottleneck analysis.
• Develop capacity plans for new programs and volume increases.
• Support make/buy decisions and manufacturing feasibility studies.
• 3. Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement
• Lead Lean initiatives including Kaizen, VSM, 5S, SMED, Poka-Yoke and waste elimination.
• Drive reduction of Muda, Mura and Muri.
• Identify and implement productivity and cost-saving projects.
• Lead VA/VE and cost-reduction initiatives with cross-functional teams.
• Establish continuous improvement targets and track savings.
• 4. New Product Development & Launch
• Participate in APQP and new product launch activities from the IE perspective.
• Develop manpower, capacity and equipment requirements for new projects.
• Conduct work-content analysis and line balancing before SOP.
• Support plant layout, process flow and workstation design.
• Ensure production readiness and achievement of planned cycle time and capacity.
• 5. Plant Layout & Material Flow
• Design and optimize plant, line and workstation layouts.
• Improve material flow and minimize transportation and handling.
• Conduct spaghetti diagrams and process-flow analysis.
• Optimize WIP, supermarket and line-side inventory locations.
• Support warehouse and logistics layout optimization.
• 6. Cost Reduction
• Identify opportunities for labour, process, material handling and manufacturing cost reduction.
• Prepare business cases and ROI calculations for productivity projects.
• Track realized savings against approved targets.
• Drive automation and low-cost automation wherever commercially viable.
• 7. Automation & Industry 4.0
• Identify opportunities for automation, semi-automation and Low-Cost Automation (LCA).
• Support implementation of digital manufacturing solutions, MES and production monitoring.
• Use manufacturing data for productivity and capacity analysis.
• Develop dashboards for IE KPIs and productivity tracking.
• 8. Ergonomics & Workplace Optimization
• Conduct ergonomic assessments of workstations.
• Improve operator safety, ease of operation and workplace efficiency.
• Optimize workstation design based on operator movement and work content.
• 9. Performance Management & Reporting
• Monitor and improve key IE metrics including:
• Labour productivity
• OEE
• Cycle time
• Takt time
• Line efficiency
• Capacity utilization
• Manpower efficiency
• UPH / output per employee
• Manufacturing cost
• VA/VE savings
• Kaizen savings
• WIP and throughput
• Required Experience
• 8–15 years of experience in Industrial Engineering / Manufacturing Excellence.
• Strong experience in automotive Tier-1 manufacturing is preferred.
• Experience in high-volume, multi-product manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on experience in time study, line balancing, capacity planning and productivity improvement.
• Experience in new product launches and plant expansion projects.
• Strong exposure to Lean Manufacturing and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Educational Qualification
• B.E./B.Tech in Industrial / Mechanical / Production Engineering.
• MBA/PGDM in Operations or Manufacturing preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma certification will be an advantage.
• Mandatory Technical Skills
• Time Study | MOST/Work Measurement | Line Balancing | Takt Time | Cycle Time | Manpower Calculation | Capacity Planning | VSM | Kaizen | SMED | 5S | Poka-Yoke | Lean Manufacturing | VA/VE | OEE | Plant Layout | Ergonomics | LCA | Automation | SAP/ERP | MES | Excel/Power BI
• Ideal Candidate Profile
• Candidate should come from a Tier-1 automotive / auto-component manufacturing company with strong hands-on exposure to plant-level Industrial Engineering.
• Preferred exposure to companies manufacturing rubber & hose products, metal tubes, brake components, engine components, transmission components, forged/cast components, chassis components, fuel systems, EV components or other automotive assemblies.
• The ideal candidate should be a data-driven problem solver capable of converting manufacturing data into measurable improvements in productivity, capacity, cost and delivery.
• Key Deliverables – First 12 Months
• Improve labour productivity and line efficiency.
• Establish accurate standard times across major processes.
• Optimize manpower through line balancing.
• Improve plant capacity without proportional capital investment.
• Deliver measurable VA/VE and productivity savings.
• Reduce bottlenecks, WIP and manufacturing lead time.
• Implement Lean/Kaizen culture across production areas.
• Support successful launch of new automotive programs.
• Develop a robust IE dashboard and productivity review system.