Industrial Engineering Manager

Summary of Position The Industrial Engineering Manager is responsible for the industrialization of all Anderson-engineered product, converting released engineering designs into manufacturing processes that are complete, accurate, cost-effective and repeatable. The role leads the Industrial Engineering team and serves as the primary link between Design Engineering, Operations, Quality and Supply Chain for how Anderson product is built. The manager owns the accuracy and upkeep of every manufacturing routing and standard (operations, work centers, process times, setup times, outside services and raw material definition and cost), leads design-for-manufacturability reviews on new and revised product, directs the disposition of nonconforming product in line with Anderson International processes and standards, and provides industrial engineering support to the continuous improvement, 5S and lean manufacturing efforts led by the Quality & Continuous Improvement department. Responsibilities Industrialization & Design for Manufacturability Own the industrialization of all Anderson-engineered product (ETO, CTO and MTS), ensuring master routings, raw material definitions and tooling and fixturing requirements are established and maintained. Lead formal design-for-manufacturability (DFM) reviews with Design Engineering before drawing release, confirming each part can be machined, welded, fabricated, heat treated, ground and assembled with Anderson’s equipment, capabilities and suppliers. Identify and document design changes that reduce cost, operations, setups, unnecessarily tight tolerances and lead time without affecting form, fit or function, and track each recommendation to an approved decision. Lead make vs. buy analysis for new and existing parts using capacity, cost and lead-time data, and present recommendations to Operations and Supply Chain. Ensure work instructions, fixturing, tooling and inspection requirements are defined for new product, and that first-article results are reviewed and closed out. Routings, Standards & Costing Accuracy Ensure routings are set up and maintained for all manufactured product, including outside services and raw materials, and hold the Industrial Engineering team responsible for keeping them complete and current. Own the accuracy of all manufacturing standards in the ERP: operations and sequence, work centers, process (run) times, setup times, outside service operations and bills of material. Help process Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), ensuring routings and standards are updated accurately and on time, and that work in process (WIP) affected by the change is updated or receives a final disposition. Ensure raw material is correctly defined for every manufactured part (material grade/specification, form, size, cut length and quantity per part) and that raw material cost on the bill of material is current. Ensure outside service operations (e.g., heat treat, plating, coating, grinding) are defined in the routing with the correct supplier, specification, lead time and cost, in coordination with Supply Chain. Establish and maintain a documented method for setting standards on new work, and a review schedule that compares standard to actual performance, prioritizing high-volume and high-variance parts. Partner with Accounting to ensure standards support accurate product costing under Anderson’s costing method; investigate and explain standard-driven cost variances and correct the root cause. Provide Sales and Estimating with documented labor, outside service and material estimates for new quotes and engineered orders. Lot Sizing & Safety Stock Establish economic cycle quantities for manufactured parts, balancing setup cost against inventory cost, to ensure accurate costing and profitability. Review minimum and maximum lot sizes on a regular basis and adjust them as demand, setup times and costs change. Adjust safety stock levels as forecasts are submitted by Sales, in coordination with Su…

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