Senior Industrial Engineer

Description

The Senior Industrial Engineer will evaluate, design, and develop production standards in collaboration with management and cross-functional teams. This position requires a well-rounded industrial engineering, quality, and operations skillset to reduce waste, maximize efficiency, and error-proof the process. This position proposes and executes improvement initiatives utilizing data driven decisions, while assuring safety and quality at the source.

• Lead the design and optimization of site layouts for production, material flow, construction, and facilities
• Deploy live reporting and analytics for manufacturing operations
• Practice lean methodologies (Kanban, Heijunka, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, Hoshin, SMED, JIT, etc.) for optimizing manufacturing efficiency
• Partner with leadership, operations, and engineering teams to ensure that layout designs align with the manufacturing strategy and build plans
• Develop KPIs to track productivity metrics related to labor, equipment, quality, and supply chain
• Design and manage capacity planning models for all manufacturing lines
• Identify, plan, and execute process efficiency opportunities throughout operations, including simplification, standardization, implementation, and sustainability.
• Utilize discrete event simulation modeling and statistical modeling to drive critical business decisions
• Establish and maintain labor standards for the manufacturing operation

Requirements

• Ability to lead complex cross-functional strategic projects, facilitate Kaizens, utilize and teach DMAIC techniques, and effectively drive value and change within organization.
• Factory - The worker may be subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, vibration, moving vehicles, electrical current, exposure to temperature changes or exposure to chemicals. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, odors, dust, mists, and gases. The noise level in the work environment can be loud. Required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes. Machinery operation requires the use of safety equipment to include but not limited to eye safety glasses, hearing protectors, work boots, and lab coats. May be required to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Proficient in Python, Arena, Simul8, or other simulation software.
• Expert level experience with Excel and/or Minitab
• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or related field of study required.
• Office Environment - Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time and occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc. Required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading. May be required to exert up to 25 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Proficiency in use of AutoCAD, Solidworks, etc. for layout design
• Project management skills, including developing project plans, timelines/schedules/budgets, proposed layouts, resource requirements, ROI calculation, etc.
• Ownership of ERP Routing structure, deployment, and maintenance
• Minimum of 10 years of experience
• Overnight/North America Travel : Less than 10%
• Ability to successfully interface with all levels and areas of the organization and provide clear and concise project summaries.
• Green Belt certification (SSGB, LSSGB) required, Black Belt preferred (or equivalent experience)

Benefits

Working Conditions

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance