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Industrial Engineer

Overhead Door · Lewistown, PA

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Level
Engineer
Team
Industrial
Degree
Preferred
Experience asked
5+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
23 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level industrial role at Overhead Door (industrial) in Lewistown, PA. Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes including human work factors, quality control, and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.

They ask for
5+ years · degree preferred
Tools it names
Time studies

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Industrial Engineer roles in Pennsylvania: typical posted base $86k–$143k.

Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 15 industrial engineer openings in Pennsylvania, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 14 other live industrial postings in Pennsylvania.

Experience asked
Typical (5+ years)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Lean 33%
  • ✓ Time studies 33%
  • Six Sigma 27%
  • Kaizen 20%
  • 5S 20%
  • New product launch 20%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 5+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Industrial team at Overhead Door

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  2. 2

    Send a short, curious note

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  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

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    • Is it more layout and capacity work, or time studies and standard work?
    • How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
  4. 4

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    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. 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.

This plant: Overhead Door in Lewistown

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Job Duties

Apply statistical methods and perform mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, staff requirements, and production standards.

Coordinate quality control objectives and activities to resolve production problems, maximize product reliability, and minimize cost.

Estimate production cost and effect of product design changes for management review, action, and control.

Formulate sampling procedures and designs and develop forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data.

Record or oversee recording of information to ensure currency of engineering drawings and documentation of production problems.

Analyze statistical data and product specifications to determine standards and establish quality and reliability objectives of finished product.

Develop manufacturing methods, labor utilization standards, and cost analysis systems to promote efficient staff and facility utilization.

Recommend methods for improving utilization of personnel, material, and utilities.

Regulate and alter workflow schedules according to established manufacturing sequences and lead times to expedite production operations.

Figure out how to manufacture parts or products, or deliver services, with maximum efficiency

Develop management control systems to make financial planning and cost analysis more efficient

Enact quality control procedures to resolve production problems or minimize costs

BA degree in Technical or Science Discipline, Engineering preferred with 2 - 5 years’ experience.

Experience in time study to determine labor cost content of manufacturing processes.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Must be proficient with Auto Cad, and Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Excel data management, analysis and transfer) a plus.

Ability to work individually or as a member of a team.

Must be willing to work any shift (including weekends) with occasional overtime.

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Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes including human work factors, quality control, and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.

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