Industrial Engineer - Senior

We are looking for a talented Industrial Engineer - Senior - to join our team specializing in Manufacturing for our Cummins location in Fletcher, NC. 

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:    

• Effective Communication: Deliver clear, audience specific communication that improves understanding, alignment, and decision-making across teams. 
• Ergonomic Leadership: Apply to ergonomic standards and tools to reduce workplace risks and create safer, more comfortable environments for employees. 
• Health & Safety Advocacy: Model proactive safety behaviors, identify hazards, and support initiatives that strengthen an injury-free, interdependent safety culture. 
• Line Balancing Optimization: Analyze work activities to redistribute tasks, improve operating time, and ensure processes adapt efficiently to changing customer demands. 
• Data Driven Manufacturing Design: Use digital modeling and simulation tools to evaluate processes and equipment, enabling smarter, evidence-based improvements before implementation. 
• Manufacturing Process Expertise: Implement process, equipment, and application changes that enhance performance, support functional needs, and drive continuous improvement. 
• Process Layout Innovation: Design and refine manufacturing layouts that reduce waste, streamline production steps, and optimize human machine interaction for maximum efficiency. 
• Work Measurement Excellence: Break down processes into measurable elements to identify waste, rebalance workloads, and improve overall process flow and productivity. 

To be successful in this role you will need the following:   

• Work Study Leadership: Ability to lead work studies for both new and existing production lines to identify improvements, optimize performance, and support operational goals. 
• Standard Work Development: Skill in creating, implementing, and maintaining standard work methods that drive consistency, quality, and efficiency across production lines. 
• Manufacturing Process Ownership: Capability to lead projects that design and implement full manufacturing processes that meet safety requirements, business objectives, manufacturing targets, and product specifications. 
• Manufacturing Principles Expertise: Advanced knowledge of manufacturing principles and practices, with the ability to apply them to improve equipment, processes, and overall operational effectiveness. 
• Standards Management: Ability to uphold Cummins manufacturing standards while developing new standards that support evolving production and business needs. 
• Stakeholder Communication & Influence: Strong communication skills to lead discussions, influence external partners, collaborate with business leaders, and align functional teams around project goals. 
• Cross Functional Project Collaboration: Experience working with internal and external resources to drive project execution, resolve issues, and ensure successful delivery of manufacturing initiatives. 
• Coaching & Relationship Building: Ability to maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and provide coaching that supports adoption of best practices, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. 
• Process Analysis & Improvement: Capability to analyze and improve production processes to enhance safety, quality, efficiency, and overall operational performance. 
• Lean Problem-solving Skills: Proficiency in applying lean methodologies and tools such as A3, DMAIC, 8D, 5Why, and Fishbone to identify root causes and implement sustainable solutions. 
• TPS Implementation Support: Experience supporting and coaching teams in the implementation of the Toyota Production System (TPS) or similar production systems. 
• Project & Kaizen Leadership: Ability to lead projects and facilitate Kaizen events that drive continuous improvement and measurable operational gains. 
• Educational Foundation: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field, with a preference for a master’s degree. 
• Industrial Engineering Experience: At least five years of experience as an Industrial Engineer or in a closely related field, demonstrating strong technical and analytical capabilities. 
• Lean Six Sigma Certification: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification required to support structured problem-solving and process improvement initiatives. 

Education, Licenses, Certifications: 
College, university, or degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) or related field, or equivalent experience required. 
This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations. 
 
Experience: 
Intermediate level relevant work experience required. 

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Cummins is an equal opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, or other status protected by law.