Senior Industrial Engineering Program Manager

Job Description

Lead and manage a team of onsite Industrial Engineers supporting 4-5 manufacturing facilities in the Appleton, WI area, ensuring successful execution of time studies, work measurement, line balancing, productivity improvement, Lean Manufacturing, and continuous improvement initiatives. Serve as the primary liaison between Customer, Onsite, and Offshore teams, driving project governance, resource planning, risk management, stakeholder communication, and executive reporting. Support manufacturing transformation programs while identifying opportunities for labor optimization, automation, robotics, material flow improvements, and digital manufacturing solutions.

Key Skills

• Experience in video-based time studies, work breakdown activities, work measurement, and Line Balancing Studies using Yamazumi charts.
• Lean manufacturing, Total Quality Management (TQM), Kaizen, 5S, Kanban, Poka-Yoke, and continuous improvement.
• High-volume and high-mix production environments, multi-model line balancing, and level loading.
• Manufacturing transformation, assembly line consolidation, high-flow line implementation, labor optimization, automation, robotics, material flow improvements, and digital manufacturing solutions.
• Data analysis, dashboards, reports, KPIs, productivity improvement, cycle-time reduction, and cost reduction.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering / industrial engineering background.
• Proven ability to lead global teams and deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, conflict resolution, and change management skills.
• Experience with Program Governance, Multi-project Delivery Management, Risk & Issue Management, KPI / Metrics Driven Delivery, Customer Escalation Management, and Onsite Offshore Delivery Model.
• Experience coordinating effectively with cross-functional and offshore teams to ensure execution excellence.

Additional Skills

• Drive, identify, and implement key projects to improve quality, reduce cost, increase productivity, and improve cycle time.
• Develop SOPs, work instructions, and standardized operating methods to improve process consistency and performance.
• Identify opportunities to reduce labor, optimize routes, and improve warehouse and inventory optimization.
• Streamline operations for increased productivity and cost reduction through automation.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, develop and implement improvement plans, set KPIs, track progress, and identify potential risks and mitigation strategies.