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Senior Industrial Engineer
Redwood Materials
McCarran, NV, USA
Posted on May 9, 2025
About Redwood Materials
Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 to create a circular supply chain for electric vehicles and clean energy products, making them more sustainable and driving down the cost for batteries. We’re doing this by developing and deploying new technologies to increase the scope and scale of recycled and sustainable materials in the global battery supply chain.
Senior Industrial Engineer
Redwood Materials is seeking an entrepreneurial Senior Industrial Engineer to support commercial scale production and process optimization. This engineer will be responsible for leading continuous improvement projects across multiple manufacturing lines and business processes.
Responsibilities will include:
- Analyze and improve manufacturing processes to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
- Develop and implement process improvement strategies using lean manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
- Conduct and audit time and motion studies (work measurement) to identify bottlenecks and areas for improvement.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement new systems and processes.
- Monitor and evaluate the performance of production systems and recommend corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations and quality standards.
- Prepare and present reports on process improvements and operational performance.
Desired qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant engineering discipline (mechanical, industrial, systems, etc).
- 3+ years of industrial or manufacturing engineering experience: demonstrated capability and successful implementation of improvement projects.
- Prior experience developing business cases (examples: automation, operating plan changes, equipment selection, etc).
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and other process improvement methodologies.
- Background in operations research (examples: linear programming, discrete event simulation, etc). Proficiency is a plus.
- Prior experience with industrial scale processes and equipment.
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Detail-oriented with an analytical and structured approach to problem solving.
- Experience with statistical data collection, analysis, and reporting.
- Software proficiencies: Microsoft Office, 2D CAD, any linear programming software, discrete event simulation software.
The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.
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