Manufacturing Industrial Engineer

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Summary: The Industrial Engineer will assist in maintaining all product costing systems, product routing systems, and process standards systems. The Industrial Engineering department will also maintain methods for product production and pay systems for people involved in product manufacturing and warehousing. This position will maintain the education methods and pay system for production and warehouse management and leads the efforts to improve them.

Responsibilities:

Product Process Systems Management:

• Maintain product costing systems
• Manage product routing systems
• Oversee process standards systems
• Develop and maintain production methods

Compensation Incentive Systems:

• Maintain pay systems for manufacturing and warehouse personnel
• Manage education methods and pay systems for production and warehouse management
• Lead improvements to compensation and incentive structures

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Work with HR, IT, Payroll, and Facilities departments
• Support labor management systems
• Implement incentive-based pay programs

Continuous Improvement:

• Apply Lean manufacturing principles
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Analyze data and processes to identify optimization opportunities

Data Analysis Reporting:

• Conduct analytics and data manipulation
• Utilize Excel and other analytical tools
• Provide data-driven recommendations for process improvements

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in industrial engineering or relevant field, or equivalent work experience required in lieu of a degree
• 3+ years experience working in a similar function in a manufacturing environment, preferred
• 2+ years experience working cross-functionally with HR, IT, Payroll, Facilities, etc., preferred
• Knowledge of labor management systems and incentive-based pay, preferred
• Knowledge of Lean and Continuous Improvement concepts, preferred
• Proficient in analytics and data manipulation using Excel and other tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Work Environment:

This positionis located inan active industrial manufacturing and distribution center with moderate to high noise levels, temperature variations, and material handling equipment in operation. The role may require extended periods of standing or walking on concrete floors and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as safety glasses and steel-toed boots. The fast-paced environment involves time-sensitive andsafety sensitiveoperations and may include various shift schedules to support production and distribution needs.

Pay: $65,000-$75,000

Benefits We Offer:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program

• Paid Time Off; increases with years of service

• Generous Employee Discount on home furnishings

• Professional Development Opportunities

• Tuition Assistance

• Ashley Wellness Centers (location specific)

• 401(k) and Profit Sharing

• Life Insurance

Our Core Values:

• Honesty Integrity: Acts with transparency, discretion, and ethical judgment. Trusted to handle sensitive information and provideaccurate, unbiased insights. 

• Dirty Fingernail: Takes full accountability for outcomes, not just tasks. Inspects details, ensures data accuracy, and followsthrough tocompletion. 

• Continuous Improvement: Actively seeks better ways to improve templates, tools, and processes.Learnsfrom prior initiatives and embeds lessons into standard work. 

• Growth Results Focus: Understands how transformation initiatives drive growth, cost reduction, and profitability. Keeps work aligned to enterprise priorities. 

• Culture of Leadership: Leads through influence, reliability, and example. Builds trust across functions and supports leaders at every level. 

• Customer-Centric Boundaryless: Works across silos for the greater good of the organization. Ensures outputs meet the needs of executives, initiative owners, and teams. 

• Operational Excellence: Demonstratesstrong organizational discipline, attention to detail, and the ability to translate ambiguity into clear, executable tools. 

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We are anEqualOpportunityEmployer and provide a drug-free working environment. While Ashley appreciates the interest of allcandidatesonly those meeting specific position requirements may be contacted. This job descriptiondoes not constitutea written or implied contract of employment.The company reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

Notice to Search Firms:We arenotseekingassistanceor accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms. We will not pay any placement,referralor other fees to any search firms unless we have agreed otherwise in a valid, written agreement for the specific position posted and signed by an authorized representative of Ashley Furniture Industries.

Please notethis position is not eligible for current or future employment sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United Stateswithout the need for visa sponsorship now or at any time in the future.