Industrial Engineer, Manufacturing Jobs

The Role

A successful Industrial Engineer will use process improvement experience to quantitatively assess current production/business system performance and execute change to reduce cost and optimize capacity. This role demands excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as a holistic understanding of manufacturing operations. This role will focus on creative problem solving and working cross functionally (production, design, quality, finance, supply chain, demand and production planning) to improve capacity, workstation design, and reduce downtime. A successful team member will have excellent critical and creative problem-solving skills with a focus on issue resolution and inter-department engagement.

• Identify, quantify, compare, and execute production process improvements to drive safety and ergonomics, quality (first pass yield), availability (uptime), performance (cycle time variability), capital utilization, and demand attainment
• Manage and communicate improvement opportunities and implementation plans to all relevant levels and functions in the factory
• Work cross functionally to develop and implement best practices for assembly and standard work instructions
• Create and implement tools to audit efficiency and identify cost reduction opportunities
• Define and manage operational metrics for current and future production systems
• Use predetermined time standard methods to analyze and optimize current and future planned manufacturing processes
• Identify, propose, manage, and monitor manufacturing improvements
• Create, benchmark, and maintain headcount plans
• Create and maintain Value Stream Maps and cycle line layouts
• Calculate, propose, and implement new methods and processes for existing production systems

• High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others
• High level of creativity in finding solutions where no template exists
• Innate ability to understand new processes and systems quickly, with high attention to detail
• 5+ years’ experience in Manufacturing environment (automotive preferred)
• Advanced-level MS Office skills (primarily Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio)
• Experience with industry-standard problem-solving methodologies (A3, 8D, ATS), preventive and autonomous maintenance concepts, time/motion study analysis (MODAPTS preferred), continuous improvement (6 sigma techniques, lean manufacturing), and change management
• 5+ years’ experience in continuous improvement activities and knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles
• New product launch experience (preferred)
• Knowledge of proper ergonomics and safety standards in the automotive industry (preferred)
• Excellent oral and written communication for effective reporting to management, production, and senior leadership
• High level of analytical ability where problems are complex
• Experience in shop floor capacity planning based on time study analysis techniques