
Senior Industrial and Process Engineer
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The Senior Industrial and Process Engineer serves as a technical leader connecting Product Development, Manufacturing, Quality, and Operations. The role develops manufacturing strategies for scalable production, leads process improvement initiatives, and provides technical guidance. It supports product transitions from design through production and advances production readiness, operational efficiency, and product quality.
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JOB REQUIREMENTS: POSITION SUMMARY The Senior Industrial and Process Engineer - Manufacturing serves as a strategic technical leader and a critical link between Product Development, Manufacturing, Quality, and Operations to ensure successful product transitions from design through production. This role develops and executes manufacturing strategies that support scalable, efficient, and high-quality production while leading process improvement initiatives and providing technical guidance across the organization. PRIMARY OBJECTIVES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Design and optimize assembly lines, manufacturing cells, and workstations to improve throughput, ergonomics, safety, quality, and material flow. Develop manufacturing plans in parallel with product development activities to ensure production readiness. Create and maintain process documentation, work instructions, and standard operating procedures (SOPs). Evaluate and implement tooling, fixtures, testing equipment, and automation solutions that improve operational efficiency and product quality. Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and other operational excellence methodologies. Support capacity planning, labor utilization analysis, line balancing, facility optimization, and KPI development. Collaborate with internal stakeholders and supplier partners to resolve manufacturing challenges and implement sustainable solutions while providing technical mentorship to engineering team members. Execute manufacturing and process improvement projects, including equipment vendor management, capital planning support, and manufacturing strategy development. QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Seven or more years of progressive experience in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, or process engineering environments. Demonstrated experience leading large-scale manufacturing process improvement, facility optimization, or operational excellence initiatives. Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects involving Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain teams. Experience mentoring engineers, technicians, or project teams. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Advanced knowledge of manufacturing methods, tooling, materials, equipment performance, and production systems. Ability to analyze complex manufacturing and operational challenges and develop effective solutions. Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams, build consensus, and drive results. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences. Strong project... For full info follow application link. We are proud to be an EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment background and drug testing. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/D6E27277237A4C54
How this job compares
Set against the 802 open Industrial Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$85–135K/yr482 salary ranges
- US median$38–47/hr44 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 28 open Industrial Engineer jobs in Wisconsin and 802 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Wisconsin
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience — more than three in four Industrial Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 587 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 524 of the 802 open Industrial Engineer jobs (65%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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