Executive – Industrial Engineering

About the role

A leading apparel manufacturer is hiring an Executive – Industrial Engineering for its plant in Kurunegala. The role keeps a skilled workforce on the floor, meets budgeted efficiency targets and keeps lost time to a minimum. You will report to the Assistant Manager – Industrial Engineering and work closely with merchandising, the sample room, procurement and the engineering team.

Key responsibilities

• Obtain design details and specifications from merchandising and the sample room.
• Estimate the minimum material needed for each production line, with no wastage, and coordinate with procurement so materials arrive on time.
• Plan line layouts and estimate machine requirements, coordinating with engineering for procurement and installation.
• Estimate worker requirements and allocate resources to each line.
• Train machine operators on equipment use, safety and efficient production techniques, and ensure machines are pre-set on time.
• Identify opportunities for SMV savings and efficiency improvements, and ensure quick changeover efficiency meets the agreed ladder.
• Monitor efficiency metrics and ladder systems to evaluate operator performance, and run reward and incentive programs, calculating incentives and passing them to payroll on time.
• Manage the jumper pool (reserve workers) to cover absences and shortages.
• Track downtime, maintain records, escalate issues with corrective actions, and troubleshoot technical issues to support production teams.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in a related field.
• Good understanding of production processes, systems optimisation and workflow analysis.
• Ability to conduct time and motion studies, data analysis and process mapping.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma and Kaizen.
• Strong attention to detail and good communication skills to work with cross-functional teams and present findings.