Industrial Engineer

As an Industrial Engineer, you will play a key role in optimizing our manufacturing processes to ensure safety, efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness. You will lead continuous improvement efforts, using Lean, Six Sigma & Industrial Engineering capabilities to further develop our continuous improvement culture.

Essential Functions:

• Employ advanced techniques such as Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Kaizen events, and Statistical Process Control (SPC) to drive meaningful process enhancements and cost savings.
• Create and analyze VSM’s for all key product lines, looking for opportunities to streamline routings, reduce waste, and optimize manufacturing lines.
• Conduct capacity analysis and identify improvement initiatives to increase efficiency (OEE).
• Gather and analyze historical data, forecast future demand, assess available resources, balance capacity & demand, and identify constraints.
• Participate in Gemba walks, continuous improvement initiatives, and Kaizen events.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement throughout the organization and provide training to cross-functional teams on lean principles and best practices.
• Work as part of a cohesive team with production engineering, quality, program management, and operations.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.
  
  

Basic Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience with real process improvement initiatives including performing time studies, process walks, creating spaghetti diagrams, building Kanban systems, etc.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and Problem-Solving Methodologies.
• Solid interpersonal skills – ability to communicate and influence at all levels within the organization.
• Experience with Arena, Simul8, or other systems simulation software.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering.
• 1 - 5 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience utilizing production engineering principles.
• Experience in partnering with all key functions in an integrator/lead role.