Senior Industrial Engineer – Capacity and Capability Planning

Role Summary

GTI Fabrication is seeking a Senior Industrial Engineer – Capacity & Capability Planning to lead industrial engineering analysis for enterprise and site-level manufacturing capacity and capability planning across new plants, joint ventures, and major facility expansions. This position owns the development of demand-to-capacity models, capability assessments, constraint analysis, and scenario planning to establish where and how future production requirements are executed.

The Senior Industrial Engineer will serve as a key technical authority, translating product demand, process requirements, equipment performance, labor assumptions, and facility constraints into data-driven capacity strategies and capital investment recommendations. This role requires advanced expertise in industrial engineering principles, rigorous analytical modeling, and strong cross-functional alignment across contract manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities

Capacity Modeling & Enterprise Strategy

• Develop and maintain site, process, equipment, and network-level capacity models to support current operations and future growth.
• Translate demand forecasts, product mix, takt requirements, routings, cycle times, yields, OEE, staffing, and shift patterns into demonstrated and required capacity.
• Establish standardized assumptions and methodologies for rated, practical, and demonstrated capacity, utilization, line balancing, and constraint analysis.
• Maintain long-range capacity and capability roadmaps aligned to business plans, product launches, and sourcing strategies.

Capability Assessment & Network Readiness

• Perform manufacturing capability assessments across facilities, processes, tooling, quality systems, and infrastructure for new product introductions and volume ramps.
• Identify single points of failure, bottlenecks, and capability gaps across fabrication, assembly, testing, material handling, and warehousing operations.
• Formulate capability risk matrices, closure plans, and countermeasure strategies to ensure overall operational readiness.
• Establish recommended process qualification and validation requirements to bridge identified technical gaps.

Strategic Scenario Modeling & Capital Investment Planning

• Model scenario options for volume growth, product-mix changes, shift additions, overtime, line replication, equipment additions, and footprint expansions.
• Develop data-driven make-versus-buy, debottlenecking, and capital deployment alternatives using cost, risk, schedule, and scalability criteria.
• Define technical specifications, timing, and capital requirements for production equipment, tooling, utilities, facilities, and automation.
• Deliver executive-level decision packages and business cases for network footprint and capital investment strategy.

Cross-Functional Execution & Model Validation

• Partner with Operations and Advanced Manufacturing Engineering to validate cycle times, process capabilities, and equipment rates against shop-floor performance.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Finance, Facilities, Quality, and Commercial teams to align vendor capacity, capital budgets, and customer timing.
• Perform post-investment performance verifications and bottleneck audits to validate throughput gains against predictive models.
• Lead project-based industrial engineers and technical resources assigned to network expansion initiatives.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
5–8+ years of progressive industrial engineering experience focused on capacity planning, facility layout design, line balancing, and capability modeling in manufacturing environments.
Demonstrated expertise in building complex, data-driven demand-to-capacity models, discrete event simulations, or mathematical queueing/WIP models.
Proven track record of evaluating site footprint expansions, line replications, capital equipment justification, and operational debottlenecking.
Strong understanding of continuous improvement tools, OEE breakdown analysis, takt time calculations, and process yield modeling.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in high-mix, low-volume, or engineered-to-order manufacturing environments (e.g., structural steel fabrication, heavy equipment, modular platforms, or complex system integration).
Background in capital planning and facility design for greenfield or brownfield site developments.
Advanced proficiency in ERP/PLM systems, data visualization platforms (Power BI, Tableau), and simulation tools (Arena, FlexSim, or similar).
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or related continuous improvement certification.

Benefits & Perks

GTI Fabrication offers a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to support employees and their families while providing long-term career growth opportunities within a fast-growing manufacturing organization. Benefits may include:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match (where applicable)

Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays

Sick time in accordance with state and local requirements

Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage

Career advancement opportunities within a rapidly growing organization

Exposure to advanced manufacturing, modular infrastructure, and large-scale industrial projects

Collaborative, fast-paced environment with strong operational and engineering leadership

Employee-focused culture centered on safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement

Benefits eligibility and offerings may vary based on position, location, and employment classification.