Senior Industrial Engineer Jobs

Title: Senior Industrial Engineer

Location: Danbury CT, 06810

Duration: 12 Months with the possibility of extension

Shift: First shift hours

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• He uses those tools to improve the visual management of the plant and solve problems.
• The Senior Industrial Engineer provides a key technical interface to implement lean tools across the plant.

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coach employees daily on lean manufacturing
• Identify Kaizen opportunities and lean multi-function kaizens.
• Other duties relating to above as may be required.
• Detect, conceptualize, and execute improvement opportunities using a series of Lean and related tools and methodologies.
• Lead troubleshooting exercises to quickly get to solutions.
• Actively supports and adheres to the Quality Policy and Quality System procedures.
• Use root cause analysis tools such as 5 whys to identify problem causes and other simple solutions to solve them.
• Monitor quality reports and field performance of assigned product line, identify trends, investigate problems, and implement corrective actions.
• Interface with suppliers and Quality Engineering to resolve supplier quality issues.
• Analyze existing processes using Value Stream Mapping and propose improvement solutions.
• Improve visual management of the plant by implementing 6S and other simple visual tools.
• Improve existing processes by applying lean tools.
• Work effectively with other functions such as research and development, Procurement, Design Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, and Field Service in completion of duties and communication of relevant information.
• Deploy ANDON lights across the plant.
• Lead manufacturing implementation of sustaining design initiatives.
• Distill complex technical situations into meaningful summaries that are digestible by various stakeholders.
• Practice LEAN techniques
• Create and revise essential documents such as process flowcharts, PFMEA, and Process Control plans.
• Interface with contract manufacturing staff and management to ensure that plans are followed, and risks are mitigated.

Qualifications

• Advanced inter-personal skills, communication and emotional awareness is key to be successful in this role.
• Medical device industry experience
• Quick learner, driven and not afraid to experiment.
• Thorough understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles required 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Kanban, SMED, GEMBA mindset, KPI development and management.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
• Extensive validation experience, including employment of sound statistical approach and authorship of solid protocols and or reports.
• Good understanding of product lifecycle management PLM applications such as AGILE and ERP systems such as ORACLE, SAP or BAAN. ORACLE is preferred.
• Ability to manage projects and lead and coordinate cross-functional teams.

Education

B.S. Engineering preferably in Mechanical, Electro-Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering

Experience

7 or more years’ experience in Manufacturing and or Manufacturing Engineering with working knowledge of electro-mechanical sub-assemblies.