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Director of Industrial Engineering
INTEGRA PERSONNEL
Location : Spring Grove, IL, 60081
Job Type : Full Time / Part Time
Date Posted : 1 December 2025
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We are seeking a highly experienced
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.
The Director will play a critical role in enhancing efficiency, cost effectiveness, and delivery performance by optimizing processes and integrating advanced manufacturing methodologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the evaluation, implementation, and maintenance of manufacturing systems (MES, ERP, simulation models, advanced analytics).
- Align operational capacity with market demand through data analytics, capacity models, and real-time scheduling.
- Ensure simulation and planning models reflect real operating conditions with validated data integrity.
- Optimize production flow and job routing to manage customer orders effectively while collaborating with Sales Leadership.
- Translate business strategy into actionable operational initiatives to enable scale, efficiency, and responsiveness.
- Stay ahead of industry trends in heavy manufacturing, evaluating emerging tools and technologies.
- Drive cross-site initiatives that improve enterprise-wide performance.
- Build and grow industrial engineering capabilities through mentoring, training, and knowledge-sharing.
- 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.
- 10+ years of industrial engineering or operational leadership experience in heavy manufacturing or capital equipment.
- 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
This leadership role strategically integrates advanced manufacturing methodologies to boost operational efficiency and scalability across multiple job-shop sites, ensuring production aligns precisely with market demands and supports sustainable growth in the Spring Grove industrial landscape.
Expertise in lean manufacturing, six sigma, ERP/MES systems, and capacity modeling are fundamental. Mastery in simulation and data analytics further empowers industrial engineers to optimize complex production flows and drive continuous improvement in capital equipment environments.
Spring Grove's manufacturing hubs prioritize candidates with deep operational leadership and cross-site coordination skills, reflecting a competitive market that values hands-on experience in driving efficiency and responsiveness in complex job-shop environments.
Managing custom orders with short lead times demands real-time scheduling precision and robust simulation models, ensuring that production capacity dynamically responds to fluctuating demand without compromising delivery performance or cost-effectiveness.
Day-to-day focus includes mentoring engineering teams, driving cross-functional projects to enhance manufacturing systems, validating data integrity in planning models, and collaborating closely with operations and sales to align production with business strategy.
INTEGRA PERSONNEL emphasizes a culture of continuous improvement and technical curiosity, providing directors with opportunities to lead enterprise-wide initiatives and access cutting-edge manufacturing technologies in a supportive, growth-oriented environment.
Salaries for this role in Spring Grove typically range between $130,000 and $160,000 annually, reflecting local market demand and the specialized expertise required to lead industrial engineering operations within heavy manufacturing sectors.
Candidates usually hold a bachelor's degree in industrial or mechanical engineering, backed by over a decade of leadership experience in heavy manufacturing, with proven skills in lean processes, ERP integration, and data-driven capacity modeling.
Progression often involves expanding cross-site leadership responsibilities, spearheading innovation in manufacturing processes, and influencing strategic planning, positioning professionals for senior executive roles in engineering and operations.
Certifications in Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing, alongside proficiency in ERP/MES systems and advanced analytics, are highly regarded, enabling directors to effectively lead production optimization and continuous improvement initiatives.
Spring Grove, IL