Industrial Engineer
Tech-Etch · Plymouth, NC
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Industrial
- Base pay
- $85k–$95k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Certification
- Black Belt preferred
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level industrial role at Tech-Etch (industrial) in Plymouth, NC. Be a change agent willing to work with cross functional groups to make the case for change and obtain buy-in.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required · Black Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Black Belt, Value stream mapping, ISO 9001, AS9100
- Base pay
- $85k–$95k
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Industrial Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $85k–$131k. This one lists $85k–$95k.
Median of the low and high ends of 98 live postings that list pay, out of 341 industrial engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
North Carolina plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 10 other live industrial postings in North Carolina.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 45%
- 5S 36%
- Time studies 36%
- Tooling 36%
- AutoCAD 36%
- Green Belt 27%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for ISO 9001, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Industrial team at Tech-Etch
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is it more layout and capacity work, or time studies and standard work?
- The posting mentions a Black Belt. Does the company sponsor certification?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
Full description from Tech-EtchAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
- ✓Participate in lean initiatives throughout all facets of the organization to minimize waste and standardize work centers and processes
- ✓This is an on-site position, based in Plymouth but with travel to Fall River, MA and Litchfield, MN occasionally
- ✓Employer will not sponsor applications for employment visa status
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Description
Industrial Engineer
Quarterly Bonuses, PTO, Employee Ownership, Full Benefits
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
Would you like to apply your Engineering knowledge and skills at a company that specializes in manufacturing military, medical and aerospace equipment? Then we have an amazing opportunity for you!
What you'll be doing
The Industrial Engineer works closely with manufacturing engineering, operations, quality, and production management teams to maximize process flow, capacity, quality, safety, and efficiencies while supporting manufacturing schedules, floor challenges, and continuous improvement initiatives. The Industrial Engineer will assist process engineers and operations with optimizing factory layouts, process time analyses, and margin improvement initiatives. The Industrial Engineer will help facilitate implementing process change improvement opportunities identified through lean manufacturing activities across all business units of the organization.
- •Develop work instructions, technical specifications, performance data, and checklists necessary to operate processes to the highest standards
- •Design control systems to minimize costs and production issues
- •Partner with subject matter experts to develop and review value stream maps to identify process gaps, innovative improvement opportunities, and corrective actions
- •Identify new equipment that will optimize processes, repeat-ability, and quality
- •Complete cost and payback analyses to generate CapEx reports to justify new equipment
- •Design the layout of facilities to maximize product flow and determine optimal support
What you bring
- •Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or Mechanical Engineering with documented continuous improvement experience
- •3+ years of experience
- •ASQ Black Belt certification a plus
- •Industrial Engineering work experience in a manufacturing environment required
- •Advanced knowledge of production machinery, processes, and standards
- •Be a change agent willing to work with cross functional groups to make the case for change and obtain buy-in
- •Time and project management skills
- •Ability to work in a team environment, but able to work independently on individual projects
Export Control: A successful candidate must be able to work with controlled technology in accordance with US export control law
Play your part in our success
Each & every one of our employees contribute to our success & your contribution matters here at Tech-Etch. We're employee owned, which means we share our success with our employees. Everyone at Tech-Etch shares ideas, helps create process-improvements, and helps build our business.
We offer full benefits including low cost medical/dental, vision, Life Insurance, 401k, ESOP, PTO and more!
Become part of our growing business & start a lasting career with Tech-Etch
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Founded in 1964, Tech-Etch operates facilities in Plymouth, MA, Fall River, MA and Litchfield, MN. ISO 9001:2015 & AS9100D certified.