Industrial Engineer

Job title: Industrial EngineerLocation: Liberty, North CarolinaWork Arrangement: OnsiteDuration: 12 months ContractDomain:AutomotivePayRate:$60-$70/hr on W2Application Deadline: Open until filledSummarySeeking an experienced Industrial Engineer to support battery manufacturing operations, capital projects, production readiness, and continuous improvement. The role focuses on manufacturing system design, capacity and labor planning, data analytics, process stabilization, equipment integration, and development of engineering standards and technical documentation.ResponsibilitiesDesign and improve production flow, material flow, staffing, work balance, facility/equipment layouts, and manufacturing systems.Perform cycle-time studies, bottleneck analysis, line balancing, utilization analysis, capacity modeling, and labor planning.Lead/support kaizen, root-cause analysis, structured problem solving, process stabilization, and recurrence prevention.Develop KPIs, dashboards, reports, and executive summaries; analyze production data, variation, losses, constraints, and trends.Support equipment specification, installation, commissioning, trials, production readiness, ramp-up, and handover.Coordinate with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Safety, Facilities, vendors, contractors, and engineering teams.Manage project schedules, action tracking, risk registers, readiness criteria, and cross-functional issue resolution.Develop and maintain engineering standards, procedures, technical guides, check sheets, templates, process maps, and training materials.Support document control, revision management, technical reviews, approvals, knowledge transfer, and lessons learned.QualificationsBachelor’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Systems Engineering, or related technical field.5+ years of industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, production systems, or related experience.Experience with high-volume manufacturing, automated production, equipment implementation, or manufacturing system improvement.Hands-on experience with capacity planning, time studies, line balancing, labor planning, bottleneck analysis, layouts, material flow, and standardized work.Ability to build transparent analytical models with defined inputs, assumptions, formulas, outputs, and sensitivity analysis.Demonstrated experience developing engineering standards, procedures, specifications, technical manuals, playbooks, or training materials.Experience with document control, revision management, technical reviews, and standards governance.Advanced Excel skills and experience with manufacturing data analysis/visualization.Strong technical writing, communication, project ownership, and cross-functional problem-solving skills.Ability to work in a manufacturing plant environment and support implementation activities.PreferredAutomotive, battery cell/module/pack, clean room, dry room, formation, or high-volume automated manufacturing experience.Greenfield/brownfield projects, equipment commissioning, launch, or ramp-up experience.Power BI, SQL, Python, Minitab, Tableau, or equivalent analytics tools.FlexSim, AnyLogic, Plant Simulation, digital twin, or discrete-event simulation experience.Experience with Lean/TPS, standardized work, kaizen, PDCA, A3, TBP, JKK, value-stream mapping, or similar methods.Experience training/mentoring engineers and facilitating cross-functional improvement activities.BENEFITS :Medical | Dental | Vision | 401(k)EEOC Compliance: We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.DISCLAIMER AI Usage Policy: Pacer Group uses AI to assist in screening applications. Final hiring decisions are made by human recruiters based on qualifications and experience.