Industrial Engineer
Posted 31 Aug 2026
Advertised as “Industrial Engineer – Continuous Improvement (CI) & Production”
BranchFactor Summary
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 4–8 yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- On-Site
Compensation
No salary listed for this role.
Role speciality
Continuous ImprovementLean ManufacturingProduction
Useful technologies
MS-ExcelPowerPointSAP
Required qualifications
Field of studyIndustrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering
Study levelDiploma or higher
Key Responsibilities
1. Lean Manufacturing & 5S
- Drive and sustain 5S and Lean Manufacturing practices across the shop floor.
- Conduct regular 5S audits and follow up on corrective actions.
- Promote Kaizen, waste elimination, visual management and continuous improvement activities.
- Identify non-value-added activities and implement practical improvement actions.
- Support development of a continuous improvement culture among supervisors and operators.
- Monitor and report the progress and effectiveness of Lean initiatives.
2. Industrial Engineering & Productivity
- Conduct time and motion studies for manufacturing processes.
- Establish and periodically review standard cycle times for production activities.
- Perform line balancing, bottleneck analysis and manpower optimization.
- Analyze production capacity, manpower requirements and resource utilization.
- Identify opportunities to improve productivity, efficiency, OEE and throughput.
- Support layout and workflow improvements to improve material and process flow.
- Measure improvements and quantify productivity and cost-saving benefits.
3. Process Standardisation & Documentation
- Develop, implement and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions (WI), One Point Lessons (OPL), process flow charts and standard work documents.
- Ensure manufacturing processes are clearly documented and followed consistently.
- Coordinate with Production, Quality, Engineering, R&D and HSE teams when developing or revising processes.
- Train production personnel on new or revised SOPs and work methods.
- Periodically audit shop-floor compliance with established standards.
4. Production Support / Reliever
- Act as a reliever for the Production Engineer during leave, absence or operational requirements.
- Manage day-to-day production activities, including manpower allocation, machine utilization and production priorities.
- Monitor achievement of daily production targets while maintaining required quality and safety standards.
- Coordinate with PPC, Stores, Quality, Maintenance and other departments to resolve production constraints.
- Monitor production losses, downtime, rejection and bottlenecks and initiate corrective actions.