How to hire an industrial engineering supervisor

How to hire an industrial engineering supervisor, step by step

Here's a step-by-step industrial engineering supervisor hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an industrial engineering supervisor job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new industrial engineering supervisor
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the industrial engineering supervisor you need to hire. Certain industrial engineering supervisor roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   An industrial engineering supervisor's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, industrial engineering supervisors from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of industrial engineering supervisor salaries for various roles:

   Type of Industrial Engineering Supervisor	Description	Hourly rate
   Industrial Engineering Supervisor	Industrial engineers find ways to eliminate wastefulness in production processes. They devise efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service.	$26-60
   Project Lead Engineer	Project lead engineers are engineering professionals who are responsible for leading other professionals in completing a particular project. These engineers must develop a project management framework to be implemented throughout the organization based on the inputs from internal stakeholders and team members... Show more	$37-70
   Packaging Engineer	A Packaging Engineer plans and implements packaging designs to ensure product integrity and appeal. Their primary duties include supervising and managing the complete packaging development process, analyzing engineering drawings, and conducting periodic vendor reviews.	$31-56

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • IE
   • Lean Manufacturing
   • Safety Procedures
   • Motion Studies
   • Operations Management
   • Cost Reduction
   • Production Schedules
   • Process Improvement
   • ISO
   • Process Flow
   • Value Stream
   • CAD
   • ROI
   • MRP

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage projects of distribution and supply chain projects, including primary involvement with WMS implementation and administration.
   • Review MRP messages, check availability of components and shortage reports.
   • Redesign MRP system parameters to improve reporting/scheduling/loading/and shop floor visibility.
   • Contribute to development of departmental budgets and capital budget expenditures using ROI analysis.
   • Perform general facilities and equipment repairs and preventative maintenance including plumbing, electrical, mechanical, painting and drywall.
   • Provide leadership and involvement to facility personnel on projects relate to ergonomics, safety, quality and material handling issues.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the industrial engineering supervisor job description is a good way to get more applicants. An industrial engineering supervisor salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for an industrial engineering supervisor in Wisconsin may be lower than in Massachusetts, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level industrial engineering supervisor. Additionally, an industrial engineering supervisor with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average industrial engineering supervisor salary

   $83,390yearly

   $40.09 hourly rate

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   Entry-level industrial engineering supervisor salary

   $55,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 18, 2025

   Average industrial engineering supervisor salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Virginia	$76,589	$37
   2	Maryland	$76,378	$37
   3	Texas	$70,241	$34
   4	Arizona	$67,438	$32
   5	Washington	$66,863	$32
   6	Michigan	$66,036	$32
   7	Arkansas	$54,211	$26
   8	Indiana	$44,869	$22
   9	Iowa	$40,490	$19

   Average industrial engineering supervisor salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Ross Stores	$124,605	$59.91	2
   2	Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.	$110,257	$53.01
   3	SB & Company	$92,369	$44.41	5
   4	KARL STORZ Endoscopy	$91,363	$43.92
   5	Camping World	$89,627	$43.09
   6	UPS	$88,186	$42.40	72
   7	FCA US LLC	$83,578	$40.18	10
   8	BRP US Inc	$81,623	$39.24
   9	Busch's Fresh Food Market	$79,855	$38.39	1
   10	NOV	$71,333	$34.29	11
   11	Aegion	$70,866	$34.07
   12	American Axle & Manufacturing	$70,715	$34.00	5
   13	Vonachen Group	$70,495	$33.89	1
   14	Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co	$65,984	$31.72	1
   15	Indiana State Police	$36,297	$17.45	3

4. Writing an industrial engineering supervisor job description

   An industrial engineering supervisor job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of an industrial engineering supervisor job description:

   Industrial engineering supervisor job description example

   **Job Summary**
   
   This position serves as the engineering subject matter expert for the original process development, implementation, training, and deployment for large scale new customer projects. This role provides project management support to multiple highly complex new customer process origination projects. The incumbent trains staff on the newly developed processes and standards to ensure post implementation success and continued process improvement. This position is a senior Industrial Engineer with experience in work measurement, methods and procedures, operations research, finance, information system modeling, statistical analysis and sight layout in a distribution environment. The incumbent may coordinate work of other engineers, and supervises others within the department.
   
   **Responsibilities**
   
   + Holds others accountable to established performance levels to achieve individual and group goals
   
   + Recommends adjustments to ensure the solutions incorporate and accurate scope of work
   
   + Co-ordinates with other internal business groups on deals involving multiple projects to ensure an effective solution is developed
   
   + Performs cost benefit analyses to ensure effective use of UPS resources and maximum return-on-investment
   
   + Creates functional design requirements to define how the application will perform
   
   + Assists with validation of planned versus actual task completion to determine project impacts
   
   + Supervises project lifecycles, including project scope, resources, schedule, initiation, start-up/design, building, and deployment to see projects from beginning-to-end
   
   + Assists in development of project plans (i.e., detailed plan, milestones, and work breakdown structures) and assigns tasks to resources to ensure that the project will be completed on time and according to specifications
   
   + Develops and maintains work measurement for all operations to support all necessary operating plans and reflect current normal conditions
   
   + Works with Operations to develop a shift plan (i.e., schedule that defines the shifts, area of coverage, specific work, and movements needed within a specified parameter), which supports both operation and customer requirements
   
   + Participates in the implementation of a project; provides timely, thorough, and concise updates for area of responsibility; identifies areas of risk and properly communicates them to the project manager
   
   **Preferences**
   
   + Demonstrates understanding of implementation objectives, project plan, and one's role within a project
   
   + Displays understanding of how business needs dictate the project's requirements, project direction, business objectives, and resource allocation; makes recommendations on the solutions-design phase of the project
   
   + Specifies facts, research, and perspectives necessary to make projections; analyzes statistics and qualitative information within specified parameters; researches trends and conditions used to make projections
   
   + Applies a working knowledge of physical asset management and allocation, including financial and operational impact; calculates the value or depreciation of standard physical assets; identifies problems with physical assets and/or potential concerns with the management of physical assets
   
   + Describes the general impact of requirements, problems, or inefficiencies on other parts of the operation or processes; conducts basic analyses and identifies issues impacting the accuracy of data analysis
   
   + Identifies common problems with current work designs; specifies requirements for new work designs; modifies or adjusts existing work methods, processes, and flows to resolve operations failures
   
   UPS is an equal opportunity employer. UPS does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law
   
   **Company:** UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
   
   **Category:** Engineering
   
   
   **Location:** Mira Loma,California

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right industrial engineering supervisor for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your industrial engineering supervisor job on Zippia to find and recruit industrial engineering supervisor candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit industrial engineering supervisors, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new industrial engineering supervisor

   Once you've selected the best industrial engineering supervisor candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new industrial engineering supervisor. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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