Industrial Engineer

Industrial Engineer

Location: Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin — onsite

Employment: Full time

Lucas James Talent Partners is partnering with Solutions Healthcare Utilities Inc. to recruit an Industrial Engineer to help establish its first manufacturing operation in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.

You’ll help turn equipment plans into practical production layouts, efficient material flow, and operating processes that support a successful plant launch. This role combines analysis with implementation: working on the floor, collaborating with equipment suppliers, and developing the standards and processes the operation will use as it grows.

Hands-on manufacturing and Lean experience are more important than pharmaceutical industry experience. We welcome candidates from automotive, food and beverage, packaging, industrial equipment, medical devices, and other manufacturing environments.

What you’ll do

• Develop and improve facility, production-line, packaging, and warehouse layouts.
• Evaluate equipment utilization, material flow, and work methods to identify bottlenecks and improve safety, quality, throughput, and cost.
• Conduct time studies and develop line-balancing, capacity, and staffing models.
• Apply Lean methods to improve production flow, reduce waste, and establish effective operating practices.
• Support equipment specification, vendor evaluation, installation, testing, and startup.
• Work with suppliers and internal teams to transfer equipment and process knowledge into the operation.
• Develop standard work, SOPs, work instructions, and operator training materials.
• Plan material presentation, storage, pallet configurations, and movement between production, packaging, and warehouse areas.
• Support capital-project planning through cost-benefit analysis, equipment requirements, and implementation coordination.
• Establish performance measures such as throughput, yield, labor efficiency, downtime, and overall equipment effectiveness.
• Partner with Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and Facilities on root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and equipment qualification.

What you bring

• A bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Relevant manufacturing engineering experience, typically three or more years, with demonstrated ownership of practical improvement projects.
• Experience applying Lean manufacturing or similar continuous improvement methods on the production floor.
• Experience with production layouts, material flow, time studies, line balancing, or capacity and staffing analysis.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD or comparable layout/design software.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in Excel.
• Ability to translate analysis into changes that operators and production teams can use.
• Clear communication, sound judgment, and willingness to contribute across disciplines in a startup environment.

Helpful additional experience

• Equipment installation, commissioning, or new-line launches.
• Packaging, material handling, warehouse planning, or plant utilities.
• Capital-project execution and supplier coordination.
• ERP or MES systems.
• Six Sigma certification.
• Regulated manufacturing, cGMP, or IQ/OQ/PQ qualification.

Work environment and travel

This is an onsite position with substantial time on the manufacturing and warehouse floor. Travel schedules will be discussed during the interview process.

The role requires following applicable safety, PPE, and gowning procedures and may involve occasional lifting up to 40 pounds.

Apply through this posting to connect with the Lucas James Talent Partners recruiting team.