Responsibilities

Looking for industrial engineering immediate joiner for pune and chennai

- Conduct time studies & method improvements

- Optimize production processes through lean methods

- Implement Poka Yoke principles for waste reduction

- Develop effective layouts & productivity strategies
- The Industrial Engineering leader will be responsible for driving productivity improvement, capacity optimization, manpower efficiency, line balancing, manufacturing cost reduction and Lean Manufacturing across the plant. No
- The role will work closely with Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, NPD, Supply Chain and Finance to build efficient, scalable and cost-effective manufacturing systems.

- Key Responsibilities

- 1. Industrial Engineering &
- Productivity

- Conduct Time &

- Motion Studies, Work Measurement and Standard Time development.

- Establish and maintain Standard Work, SOP, JES and Standard Operation Sheets.

- Drive manpower productivity and optimize manpower deployment.

- Develop and monitor line balancing, takt time, cycle time and work content.

- Identify and eliminate productivity losses, bottlenecks and non-value-added activities.

- Improve OEE, UPH, labour productivity and overall equipment utilization.

- 1. Capacity Planning &
- Line Balancing

- Prepare capacity studies for existing and future production requirements.

- Optimize machine, manpower and line capacities.

- Conduct multi-model line balancing and bottleneck analysis.

- Develop capacity plans for recent programs and volume increases.

- Support make/buy decisions and manufacturing feasibility studies.

- 1. Lean Manufacturing &
- Continuous Improvement

- Lead Lean initiatives including Kaizen, VSM, 5S, SMED, Poka-Yoke and waste elimination.

- Drive reduction of Muda, Mura and Muri.

- Identify and implement productivity and cost-saving projects.

- Lead VA/VE and cost-reduction initiatives with cross-functional teams.

- Establish continuous improvement targets and track savings.

- 1. New Product Development &
- Launch

- Participate in APQP and new product launch activities from the IE perspective.

- Develop manpower, capacity and equipment requirements for new projects.





- Conduct work-content analysis and line balancing before SOP.

- Support plant layout, process flow and workstation design.

- Ensure production readiness and achievement of planned cycle time and capacity.

- 1. Plant Layout &
- Material Flow

- Design and optimize plant, line and workstation layouts.

- Improve material flow and minimize transportation and handling.

- Conduct spaghetti diagrams and process-flow analysis.

- Optimize WIP, supermarket and line-side inventory locations.

- Support warehouse and logistics layout optimization.

- 1. Cost Reduction

- Identify opportunities for labour, process, material handling and manufacturing cost reduction.

- Prepare business cases and ROI calculations for productivity projects.

- Track realized savings against approved targets.

- Drive automation and low-cost automation wherever commercially viable.

- 1. Automation &
- Industry 4.0

- Identify opportunities for automation, semi-automation and Low-Cost Automation (LCA).

- Support implementation of digital manufacturing solutions, MES and production monitoring.

- Use manufacturing data for productivity and capacity analysis.

- Develop dashboards for IE KPIs and productivity tracking.

- 1. Ergonomics &
- Workplace Optimization

- Conduct ergonomic assessments of workstations.

- Improve operator safety, ease of operation and workplace efficiency.

- Optimize workstation design based on operator movement and work content.

- 1. Performance Management &
- Reporting

- Monitor and improve key IE metrics including:

- Labour productivity

- OEE

- Cycle time

- Takt time

- Line efficiency

- Capacity utilization

- Manpower efficiency

- UPH / output per employee

- Manufacturing cost

- VA/VE savings

- Kaizen savings

- WIP and throughput

- Required Experience





- 8–15 years of experience in Industrial Engineering / Manufacturing Excellence.

- Strong experience in automotive Tier-1 manufacturing is preferred.

- Experience in high-volume, multi-product manufacturing environments.

- Hands-on experience in time study, line balancing, capacity planning and productivity improvement.

- Experience in new product launches and plant expansion projects.

- Strong exposure to Lean Manufacturing and cost-reduction initiatives.

- Educational Qualification

- B.E./B.Tech in Industrial / Mechanical / Production Engineering.

- MBA/PGDM in Operations or Manufacturing preferred.

- Lean Six Sigma certification will be an advantage.

- Mandatory Technical Skills

- Time Study | MOST/Work Measurement | Line Balancing | Takt Time | Cycle Time | Manpower Calculation | Capacity Planning | VSM | Kaizen | SMED | 5S | Poka-Yoke | Lean Manufacturing | VA/VE | OEE | Plant Layout | Ergonomics | LCA | Automation | SAP/ERP | MES | Excel/Power BI

- Ideal Candidate Profile

- Candidate should come from a Tier-1 automotive / auto-component manufacturing company with strong hands-on exposure to plant-level Industrial Engineering.

- Preferred exposure to companies manufacturing rubber & hose products, metal tubes, brake components, engine components, transmission components, forged/cast components, chassis components, fuel systems, EV components or other automotive assemblies.

- The ideal candidate should be a data-driven problem solver capable of converting manufacturing data into measurable improvements in productivity, capacity, cost and delivery.

- Key Deliverables – First 12 Months

- Improve labour productivity and line efficiency.

- Establish accurate standard times across major processes.

- Optimize manpower through line balancing.

- Improve plant capacity without proportional capital investment.

- Deliver measurable VA/VE and productivity savings.

- Reduce bottlenecks, WIP and manufacturing lead time.

- Implement Lean/Kaizen culture across production areas.

- Support successful launch of new automotive programs.

- Develop a robust IE dashboard and productivity review system.

📌 Industrial Engineer (Chennai)
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