Manufacturing Industrial Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Now interviewing for a Materials Manager for a manufacturing company in Aldine, TX. Salary to $100k with profit sharing. Must have a BS in Industrial Engineering, 5+ years of experience and be bilingual. The Materials Manager will design, build, and then run the core materials and scheduling systems that support a roughly $25 million powder coating operation.

Materials Manager Key responsibilities

 System design and ownership

o Design, document, and implement end‐to‐end materials management systems that can

scale with growth (process maps, work instructions, KPIs).

o Transition systems from design to steady-state operation, continuously monitoring

performance and driving improvements.

 Purchasing and supplier management

o Build a standard purchasing process including requisition flow, quote comparison, PO

creation, and receipt controls with clearly defined levels of authority and approval limits.

o Develop and manage supplier relationships for powder, media, packaging, and

consumables to ensure on‐time delivery, competitive pricing, and consistent quality.

o Implement standards for safety stock, lead times, and order frequencies aligned with

demand and production requirements.

 Plant scheduling methodology

o Create a scheduling framework tailored to powder coating operations (batching by color,

substrate, cure profile, and customer priority) to maximize oven throughput and minimize

changeovers.

o Coordinate daily and weekly production schedules with Operations, Sales, and Customer

Service to meet customer due dates and maintain company's reputation for

fast turnaround times.

o Monitor schedule adherence and capacity utilization, adjusting plans based on constraints,

rush orders, and equipment availability.

 Inventory management (powder and related materials)

o Develop and maintain inventory control systems for powders, primers, masking materials,

and packaging, including location management, lot traceability, and cycle counting.

o Set min/max levels and replenishment rules to prevent stock-outs while reducing excess

and obsolete inventory.

o Partner with Quality and Operations to minimize waste from expired, off‐shade, or

slow‐moving powders and to enforce FEFO/FIFO practices.

 ERP implementation and data integrity

o Serve as the primary materials lead for ERP implementation, mapping current and

future‐state processes into the system (items, BOMs, routings, purchasing, inventory, and

scheduling modules).

o Define master data standards and ensure accurate setup of items, units of measure, lead

times, and safety stocks.

o Help train end users on ERP transactions related to purchasing, receiving, inventory

movements, and production reporting; own ongoing data cleanliness within materials

functions.

 Real‐time oven analytics and production visibility

o Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, and IT to implement real‐time analytics for

ovens (load status, cycle times, temperature profiles, bottlenecks, and downtime).

o Use real‐time data to refine scheduling rules, improve throughput, and reduce rework

caused by under‐ or over‐curing.

o Build dashboards and standard reports that connect oven performance to materials

consumption, schedule adherence, and on‐time delivery.

 Cross‐functional leadership and continuous improvement

o Work closely with Production, Quality, Sales, Finance, and Logistics to align materials

strategy with customer requirements across industrial, commercial, architectural, and

residential markets.

o Identify and execute cost‐reduction and process‐improvement initiatives (e.g., color

changeover strategy, lot size optimization, freight consolidation, vendor agreements).

o Establish and track key metrics such as inventory turns, on‐time delivery, purchase price

variance, schedule adherence, and material yield.

Materials Manager Qualifications

 Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering.

 Five years of materials, supply chain, or production planning experience in a manufacturing  environment; coating, finishing, or metals experience.

 Must be fluent in English and Spanish (Bilingual).

 Demonstrated experience building processes or systems from the ground up and then running

them day‐to‐day is desired.

 Hands‐on experience with ERP systems; prior involvement in ERP implementation or major

upgrade is a plus.

 Strong analytical skills and comfort working with data, metrics, and real‐time production

information.

 Effective leadership, communication, and change‐management skills with the ability to work

across departments.

Preferred attributes

 Experience in powder coating, surface finishing, or related metal finishing operations.

 Familiarity with real‐time production monitoring, manufacturing execution systems, or industrial

IoT tools.

 Exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement methodologies.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Company Description

The company specializes in the environmentally beneficial recycling of oil refinery spent catalyst and vanadium bearing residues and ashes and is widely acclaimed as the environmental leader in this global industry.