The Role
Senior individual contributor who analyzes and optimizes end-to-end production flow for mechanical assembly. Leads value stream mapping, facility/layout planning, production scheduling, standard work, throughput and KPI reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives across receiving, assembly, test/QC, and shipping to reduce waste and increase throughput.
Summary Generated by Built In
Butcher Power Products (BPP) designs and manufactures mission‑critical and industrial power solutions for essential infrastructure nationwide. Headquartered in Sacramento, CA, our teams collaborate closely across engineering, manufacturing, and operations to build reliable, high‑quality systems and take pride in delivering work that truly matters.
Job Summary:
The Manufacturing Industrial Engineer is a senior individual contributor responsible for analyzing, designing, and continuously improving the end-to-end production flow across the mechanical assembly facility. Reporting directly to the Executive Vice President, this role applies industrial engineering principles to eliminate waste, reduce cycle time, and increase throughput — working in close partnership with department managers in receiving, assembly, quality/test, and shipping, without direct supervisory authority.
The ideal candidate brings 7+ years of hands-on manufacturing engineering experience, a proven track record of measurable operational improvement, and ideally significant experience designing or launching a manufacturing facility or production line from the ground up.
The role owns the efficiency and flow of the complete production value stream: Parts Incoming to Assembly to Testing / QC to Shipping.
Key Responsibilities:
• Flow analysis & design — Conduct value stream mapping, time studies, and capacity analyses across all production stages; translate findings into actionable improvements in workstation layout, routing, and material flow.
• Facility & layout planning — Lead or contribute to facility and floor layout design, including workstation placement, material flow paths, point-of-use storage, and aisle configuration to support efficient production at scale.
• Production scheduling support — Develop and maintain the master production schedule in collaboration with department managers; model capacity scenarios and recommend priority adjustments to protect on-time delivery.
• Incoming parts / receiving — Partner with the receiving manager to ensure material flow from dock to point-of-use is timely and traceable; quantify schedule impact of inbound shortages or non-conformances.
• Assembly process engineering — Establish and document standard work, takt time, and operator balance charts for assembly operations; identify and resolve bottlenecks in coordination with the assembly manager.
• Test & QC throughput — Analyze test cell utilization and rework rates; work with quality management to reduce cycle time through improved test sequencing and failure feedback loops.
• Shipping coordination — Align finished goods completion timing with outbound freight windows; monitor dock-to-ship cycle time and surface systemic delays to the shipping manager.
• Continuous improvement leadership — Initiate and facilitate kaizen events, 5S programs, and waste-reduction projects across the value stream; track and report cost and time savings delivered to the Plant Manager.
• KPI ownership & reporting — Build and maintain the operational performance dashboard; present throughput, cycle time, yield, and delivery metrics to department managers and the Plant Manager with root-cause commentary.
• Cross-functional facilitation — Lead daily and weekly production cadence meetings; serve as the integrating function between departments to surface and resolve sequencing conflicts, resource gaps, and handoff failures.
• Tooling & ergonomics — Evaluate workstation ergonomics and tooling adequacy; recommend changes that improve both safety and efficiency in collaboration with EHS and department managers.
Key Performance Indicators:
· On-time delivery = OTD %
· First-Pass Yield = FPY %
· Cycle Time = vs Takt
· WIP Level = Days on hand
· Throughput = Units / day
· CI Savings = S / Quarter
Qualifications:
Required:
· B.S. in Industrial Engineering or closely related engineering discipline.
· 7+ years of IE or manufacturing engineering experience in a mechanical assembly environment.
· Hands-on proficiency in VSM, time study, line balancing, and standard work development.
· Strong data analysis and visualization skills (Excel, Power BI, or equivalent).
· Experience building production schedules and modeling capacity.
· Ability to read mechanical drawings and interpret BOMs.
· Demonstrated record of driving change through influence, not authority.
· Familiarity with ERP / MES systems.
Preferred:
· Experience designing or launching a new manufacturing facility or production line from the ground up (strongly preferred).
· Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
· Experience in high-mix / low-volume or mixed-model assembly environments.
· Familiarity with ISO 9001 QMS requirements.
· ERP / MES experience (SAP, NetSuite, JobBoss, or similar).
· Discrete-event simulation experience (Arena, FlexSim).
· AutoCAD or equivalent for facility layout work.
Core Competencies:
• Systems thinking — Sees the whole value stream, not just individual workstations; understands how upstream decisions affect downstream performance.
• Analytical rigor — Backs all recommendations with data; communicates findings clearly to both floor-level and executive audiences.
• Collaborative influence — Achieves results through structured partnership with department managers rather than direct authority.
• Bias for action — Identifies problems quickly and drives solutions without waiting for direction from above.
• Facility-level perspective — Thinks in terms of flow, space, and scale; experienced in designing layouts that serve long-term operational needs.
CompensationThe base pay range for this role is $150,000 – $180,000 per year.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Butcher Power Products is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please let us know.
Compensation ranges are provided in accordance with applicable state and local pay transparency laws.
Skills Required
- B.S. in Industrial Engineering or closely related engineering discipline.
- 7+ years of industrial engineering or manufacturing engineering experience in a mechanical assembly environment.
- Hands-on proficiency in value stream mapping, time studies, line balancing, and standard work development.
- Strong data analysis and visualization skills (Excel, Power BI, or equivalent).
- Experience building production schedules and modeling capacity.
- Ability to read mechanical drawings and interpret BOMs.
- Demonstrated record of driving change through influence, not authority.
- Familiarity with ERP / MES systems.
- Experience designing or launching a new manufacturing facility or production line from the ground up.
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
- Experience in high-mix / low-volume or mixed-model assembly environments.
- Familiarity with ISO 9001 QMS requirements.
- ERP / MES experience (SAP, NetSuite, JobBoss, or similar).
- Discrete-event simulation experience (Arena, FlexSim).
- AutoCAD or equivalent for facility layout work.
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The Company
What We Do
Butcher Power Products (BPP) designs and manufactures mission-critical low-voltage electrical distribution equipment — UL891 switchboards, UL67 panelboards, integrated power centers and solar-ready switchboards. Based in the Sacramento/Rancho Cordova area, BPP focuses on fast lead times, custom engineering and in-house manufacturing to supply data centers, hospitals and industrial customers with reliable power distribution solutions.
