Job description
NovaForge Industries is seeking a Industrial Production Engineer to drive manufacturing excellence across our high-volume assembly lines in Houston. You will partner with operations, quality, and maintenance teams to optimize throughput, reduce waste, and ensure reliable, scalable production. This role blends hands-on process improvement with systems thinking, leveraging lean methodologies and data analytics to deliver measurable results.
Ideal candidates bring a pragmatic mindset, strong data skills, and a passion for scalable manufacturing solutions that sustain quality and on-time delivery.
Responsibility
- Analyze production data to identify bottlenecks and implement data-driven improvements that raise Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and line throughput.
- Lead kaizen events and continuous improvement projects across multiple lines to reduce waste and variability.
- Collaborate with operations, maintenance, and quality teams to standardize work, SOPs, and preventive maintenance plans.
- Develop and implement standardized work, capacity planning, and line balancing to maximize throughput.
- Lead root-cause analysis for quality and downtime issues, driving preventive actions and containment plans.
- Support the deployment of lean tools (5S, SMED, kanban, value stream mapping) and monitor impact through KPIs.
- Mentor shop-floor teams on problem-solving methodologies and data-driven decision making.
Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering (or related field).
- 3+ years of hands-on manufacturing or production engineering experience in a high-volume environment.
- Strong knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, TPS, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Experience with ERP/MES systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and data analytics tools (Excel, Minitab, Tableau).
- Proficiency with basic automation concepts, PLCs, and process control is a plus.
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration, communication, and project management skills.
- Ability to adapt to fast-paced environments and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.