Role & responsibilities

- Lead the Industrial Engineering (IE) function to drive productivity, efficiency, and cost optimization across manufacturing operations.
- Conduct time and motion studies, work measurement, and method improvement to establish standard operating procedures (SOPs) and standard minute values (SMVs).
- Develop manpower planning, line balancing, and capacity planning to maximize production efficiency.
- Analyze production processes and identify opportunities to improve productivity, reduce cycle time, and eliminate non-value-added activities.
- Drive Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), and continuous improvement initiatives across the plant.
- Establish productivity benchmarks and monitor KPIs such as labor productivity, machine utilization, efficiency, OEE, line efficiency, and cost per unit.
- Work closely with Production, Planning, Quality, Maintenance, and Merchandising teams to improve operational performance and ensure on-time delivery.
- Conduct layout planning and workflow optimization to improve material flow and reduce handling time.
- Lead cost reduction projects through process optimization, waste elimination, and improved resource utilization.
- Develop and monitor manpower budgets, productivity targets, and capacity utilization plans.




- Support current product introductions by defining process flow, estimating production capacity, and determining resource requirements.
- Implement digital tools, dashboards, and data analytics to monitor operational performance and support data-driven decision-making.
- Train and mentor IE engineers, supervisors, and production teams on productivity improvement methodologies and best practices.
- Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and company standards while driving operational excellence.

Preferred candidate profile

- Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Textile Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 1015 years of experience in Industrial Engineering within the Home Textile, Garment, or Textile Manufacturing industry.
- Strong expertise in Time & Motion Study, Work Measurement, SMV, Line Balancing, Capacity Planning, Layout Planning, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, OEE, and Productivity Improvement.
- Experience in implementing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
- Excellent analytical, leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience in export-oriented textile manufacturing will be an added advantage.

📌 Industrial Engineering Manager (Pollachi)
🏢 Premier Fine Linens
📍 Pollachi