Senior Manager, Industrial Engineering

The Company at a Glance

Brother is a leading provider of home and office equipment, sewing and crafting products, and industrial solutions. With a legacy spanning over 115 years, our brand is renowned for producing award-winning printers, sewing machines, P-touch labelers, and more.

Brother International Corporation (BIC) was established in 1954, marking over 70 years of operations in the United States. Our Americas headquarters is located in Bridgewater, New Jersey. BIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brother Industries Limited (BIL), which was founded in 1908 in Nagoya, Japan, and operates in more than 30 countries worldwide. Brother's Americas presence includes subsidiaries in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Peru.

Why Work at Brother?

Brother has consistently been recognized as a best place to work, reflecting our commitment to fostering a workplace culture aligned with our core values of being inclusive, collaborative, customer centric, and socially responsible. We value work-life balance and flexibility, and as a result have introduced policies such as our hybrid office schedule, casual dress code, and flexible Fridays, which allow us to wrap up meetings for dedicated focus time or to start our weekends sooner, year-round. Our commitment to employee growth and development is demonstrated through our offering of facilitated courses and certificate programs and our investment in resources that enable self-paced learning.

The Role at a Glance

The Senior Manager, Industrial Engineering leads productivity improvements by developing, planning and implementing process automation projects. This role leads a team of engineers on continuous improvement activity aimed at optimizing distribution center operations. These projects may include process redesign, layout changes and development of long-term improvement plans. This role supports manufacturing and re-manufacturing processes in our Bartlett, Tennessee facility. In this role, the Senior Manager, Industrial Engineering supports strategic initiatives designed to optimize operational performance in distribution and manufacturing processes.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Management, Industrial Engineering Activity

• Lead a team of Industrial Engineers (IE) to complete time studies and line-balancing exercises to proactively identify performance improvement opportunities that impact performance efficiency
• Mentor and lead the engineering teams as an SME on process design and value stream mapping (VSM) activity
• Manage engineering resources to support 5S and shop-floor layout planning for workplace optimization (WPO) improvements
• Address complex issues and adapt to changing departmental plans
• Utilize a team of industrial engineers to help the operations team meet operational challenges
• Provide subject matter expertise on capacity assurance methodologies, root-cause problem solving techniques and the use of process tools (e.g. 5-why analysis, Ishikawa, and DMAIC)

Continuous Improvement and Technology

• Lead the team in shop-floor interactions with the operations teams to identify capacity improvement opportunities and introduce process automation where it is needed
• Provide technology solutions through a thorough understanding of advanced manufacturing engineering (AME) best-practices utilizing technology and automation
• Develop engineering projects, participate in the request for proposal (RFP) process, source vendors, and manage projects to stay within budget
• Develop and deliver executive level communications for project approvals showing a clear return on investment (ROI)

Develop Strategy & Long-Term Plans

• Develop and manage the industrial engineering portfolio (a 5-year strategic plan)
• Collaborate with the Health & Safety department to improve equipment safety and develop a pre-production safety review process that includes a design review to ensure safety and ergonomic standards are met before equipment delivery and installation

Financial Management

• Develop and manage budgets for capital projects related to efficiency improvements and the integration of new technology applications
• Developing cost-savings strategies and ensuring project plans are executed within budget constraints
• Provide a clear return on investment as part of project maturity process

Key Experience & Qualifications

Education

Required

Industrial Engineering, Operations Management or related field (Bachelor's Degree)

Experience

Minimum 8 years Required

A combination of experience spanning the following areas:

• Experience within an industrial engineering role
• Experience working in operations, supply chain or a related industry
• Experience leading large-scale continuous improvement initiatives and network optimization projects

Minimum 3 years Required

Extensive experience completing efficiency studies, data analytics, performance reporting, and project management

Licenses and Certifications

Six Sigma Black Belt Preferred

Six Sigma Green Belt Preferred

Software/Technical Skills

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) Intermediate Required

AutoCAD 2D Basic Required

Project Management (MS Project or equivalent) Intermediate Preferred

Other Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

5S & Workplace Optimization (WPO) experience Required

Systematic Layout Planning (SLP) Richard Muther and Associates Method Preferred

Compensation & Schedule for This Role

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• The salary (or hiring) range for this position is $130,000 - $150,000 per year
• Starting salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, location, and alignment with market data
• This position is eligible to participate in the relevant Brother variable pay incentive plan(s). Applicable bonus awards are discretionary and contingent upon 1) achievement of your individual objectives and 2) Brother achieving its corporate and business-level objectives
• Benefits include, but are not limited to, healthcare and wellness coverage, life and disability insurance, 401K, tuition reimbursement, and Paid Time Off. Details are available at https://mybenefits.nfp.com/Brother/2025/guidebook/

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package with diverse plan options to meet your family's needs, including health, vision, and dental insurance-all effective from day one of employment. Under our 401(k) retirement savings plan, we match up to 100% of the first 4% of employee contributions, with employer matches vesting immediately. Additionally, we offer an educational assistance program that reimburses up to 100% of tuition, lab fees, textbooks, and other related expenses for qualifying programs. To learn more, visit our benefits page: https://careers.brother-usa.com/benefits

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package with diverse plan options to meet your family's needs, including health, vision, and dental insurance-all effective from day one of employment. Under our 401(k) retirement savings plan, we match up to 100% of the first 4% of employee contributions, with employer matches vesting immediately. Additionally, we offer an educational assistance program that reimburses up to 100% of tuition, lab fees, textbooks, and other related expenses for qualifying programs. To learn more, visit our benefits page: https://careers.brother-usa.com/benefits

Our Mission, Vision, & Culture

Our mission is to live our "at your side" promise to simplify and enrich the lives of our customers, employees, and communities. We aim to be where people and technology meet, providing products and solutions that enhance how people live, work, and create. We look to our strategic culture drivers - accountability, authenticity, boldness, and excellence - to enable us to consistently deliver on our vision, mission, and shared values. These drivers help us shape a culture that empowers the business to succeed. To learn more about our culture drivers and company culture, visit: https://careers.brother-usa.com/ourculture

About Where We Work

Brother's corporate headquarters for the Americas is in Bridgewater, NJ, across from the Bridgewater Commons Mall. This location houses key corporate functions, including HR, legal, finance, IT, and supply chain, and a significant presence of our business unit leadership and marketing teams. Our manufacturing and distribution facility in Bartlett, TN spans an impressive 1.5 million square feet - equivalent to 26 football fields - and is located on Brother Boulevard. In addition to the distribution center operations team, this facility hosts several other departments, including our customer service group. Brother also has employees based in other locations, such as Westminster, CO, where many of our marketing and product engineering team members from the mobile solutions division operate, as well as our distribution centers in Richmond, VA and Perris, CA. Additionally, our outside sales teams work remotely within their territories, staying geographically close to the accounts they support to ensure they are always "at your side" for our customers.

Links to Learn More

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• Brother's Product Categories:

https://careers.brother-usa.com/our-products

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs):

https://careers.brother-usa.com/employee-resource-groups-diversity

• Corporate Social Responsibility:

https://careers.brother-usa.com/our-corporate-social-responsibility-sustainability

• Work-Life and Flexibility:

https://careers.brother-usa.com/lifeatbrother

• Growth and Development:

https://careers.brother-usa.com/career-development

• Follow us on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/brother-usa/

Brother International Corporation ("Brother") is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or make employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state or federal laws. If you require any physical or other assistance in completing this application or any other aspect of the application or interview process, a reasonable accommodation will be made upon request.