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Director of Industrial Engineering
Gallin Associates
Location : Spring Grove, IL, 60081
Job Type : Full Time / Part Time
Date Posted : 1 December 2025
We are seeking a highly experienced
The Director will play a critical role in enhancing efficiency, cost effectiveness, and delivery performance by optimizing processes and integrating advanced manufacturing methodologies.
Director of Industrial Engineering
Department:Engineering / OperationsReports To:Chief Executive Officer (CEO)Direct Reports:TBD (Production Control, Process Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Corporate Managers, QA Segment Engineers, Flex Manager)
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly experiencedDirector of Industrial Engineeringto lead operational excellence, demand responsiveness, and scalable growth in a complex job-shop manufacturing environment. This role combines strategic foresight with hands-on leadership, ensuring production capabilities align with dynamic market demands while driving continuous improvement across multiple sites.
Key Responsibilities
- Stay ahead of industry trends in heavy manufacturing, evaluating emerging tools and technologies.
- Drive cross-site initiatives that improve enterprise-wide performance.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, technical curiosity, and operational excellence.
- Partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Sales, and Plant Leadership to ensure alignment.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
- Expertise in lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, capacity modeling, ERP/MES integrations.
- Experience with shop-floor simulation, scheduling, and data analytics platforms.
- Strong track record in continuous improvement and cross-functional leadership.
- Project management skills for scope development, timelines, and deliverables.
- Excellent communication skills with ability to lead change across multiple sites.
- Deep understanding of job shop dynamics, including short lead times and custom orders.
Freqently Asked Questions
In Spring Grove's complex manufacturing environment, a Director of Industrial Engineering streamlines production by integrating lean methods and advanced process simulations, enhancing throughput while managing short lead times and bespoke orders, crucial for sustaining competitiveness in regional heavy manufacturing.
Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, strategic foresight, and decisive communication are essential. The ability to lead continuous improvement initiatives and manage diverse teams across sites defines the effectiveness of a Director of Industrial Engineering in driving operational excellence.
Professionals often advance toward executive leadership, such as VP of Operations or Chief Engineering Officer, leveraging their expertise in process optimization and multi-site coordination. This path builds on strategic impact and deep industry knowledge gained as a Director of Industrial Engineering.
Gallin Associates demands a blend of strategic and hands-on leadership due to its multi-site job-shop setup. This role requires balancing rapid custom order fulfillment with enterprise-wide efficiency, differing from firms with standardized mass production.
The company's emphasis on continuous improvement and technical curiosity means the Director must foster innovation while aligning engineering efforts with sales and operations, ensuring adaptive strategies that meet evolving market demands.
Based on industry standards and regional data, Directors of Industrial Engineering in Spring Grove can expect to earn between $120,000 and $150,000 annually, reflecting the role's seniority, required expertise in lean manufacturing, and multi-site operational leadership.
Spring Grove hosts a growing manufacturing sector with moderate competition for senior industrial engineering roles. Candidates with strong lean manufacturing and cross-functional leadership experience stand out in this market.
Certifications like Six Sigma Black Belt and PMP are highly regarded, alongside proficiency in ERP/MES systems, capacity modeling, and advanced data analytics, all crucial for managing complex job-shop operations typical in this region.
Coordinating process improvements across diverse locations requires agile problem-solving to handle varying production demands, maintaining quality standards, and fostering consistent communication between plant leadership and engineering teams.
Staying abreast of shop-floor simulation tools, smart scheduling software, and data analytics platforms is critical. These technologies help optimize capacity and responsiveness, aligning with Gallin Associates' focus on operational excellence and scalable growth.
Spring Grove, IL