Job description

Industrial Engineer

The Industrial Engineer is responsible for developing, documenting, and owning trailer assembly processes through the utilization of lean manufacturing principles. The Industrial Engineer is also responsible for evaluating existing manufacturing processes and configuring manufacturing systems to reduce cost, improve productivity and develop best practices within the production process. He/she will provide ergonomic analysis and risk mitigation to improve the safety of defined work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement, support and facilitate Lean Manufacturing principles to improve operational efficiencies and eliminate waste in the refrigerated trailer production facility.
• Perform time studies, capacity analysis, layout/production flow analysis and document standard work in a low volume, high variation facility
• Design flow of work to minimize waste and optimize throughput
• Develop and maintain standard labor hours, cycle time and tact time data
• Use data, information and reports to identify waste in the system and improve operational efficiency by utilizing value stream mapping and other tools
• Improve the flow and storage of material into and through the facility to reduce waste associated movement and handling
• Develop and document staffing plans for each segment of the facility
• Initiate and implement cost reduction projects
• Analysis and improve job safety through ergonomic risk identification and reduction
• Responsible for execution of the facilities PFMEA process
• Evaluate may-buy opportunities through the facility
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies:

• Customer Focus - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Integrity & Trust: Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual; can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; doesn’t misrepresent him/herself for personal gain.
• Functional Technical Skills -Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
• Planning: Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results.
• Priority Setting: Spends his/her time and the time of others on what’s important; quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; eliminates roadblocks; creates focus.
• Process Management: Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; knows how to organize people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient work flow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others can't; can simplify complex processes; gets more out of fewer resources.
• Problem Solving: Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers.

Job Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering
• Experience: 3-5 years’ of Manufacturing experience required
• Skills: o Strong communication and organizational skills o Project management experience o Excellent written and verbal communication skills o Able to use AutoCad or similar design software o Deep knowledge in line balancing, manning calculations, productivity analysis/loss analysis, capacity analysis, ergonomic risk analysis, time studies, standardized work, PFMEA, lean manufacturing, and statistical process control o Experience developing production simulation models o Experience with low volume / high complexity manufacturing o Knowledge of Delmia software platform
• Desired: Six Sigma certification
• Travel: Potential visits to vendors, other plants, or corporate office

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: Work solely in plant office. Frequent sitting and operating a computer
• Work environment: Fast paced atmosphere with multiple priorities and constant change. Frequent exposure to production areas.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 2 years

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Overnight shift

Work setting:

• In-person

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Elysburg, PA 17824: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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