Title: Supply Chain Engineer
Location: Mapleton, IL
Duration: 12 Months Contract with possible extension
Summary:
The main function of a supply chain engineer is to work on New Capital Introduction (NCI) projects’ supply chain activities. The candidate must have solid decision-making skills and be a critical thinker while working on various tasks.
Job Responsibilities:
1) Material Flow studies and proposals.
2) Storage studies and proposals.
3) NCI checklist alignment and completion.
4) Logistics documentation (Standard Work, PFMEA, Control Plan, SFMEA etc.).
Experience:
1) Work in factory environment to support supply chain / logistics operations (minimum 5 years)
2) Work as Supply Chain / Logistics / Industrial engineer (minimum 5 years)
3) Engineering degree (Mechanical / Manufacturing / Industrial / Supply Chain)
Position’s Contributions to Work Group:
- The role provides critical support to ongoing New Capital Introduction (NCI) within Mapleton facility to be success.
Reason/motivation for request:
- Customer Focused – We have reliable on-time delivery, meeting quality expectations to ensure a positive customer experience.
- One Team – Working together safely, we make all decisions with our team, partners, and customers in mind.
- Results Driven – Without safety, our results don’t matter. We drive continuous improvement to exceed expectations.
- Experts in Casting Manufacturing – We have grit, and we honor our legacy by investing in the development of our team, seeking new technology and processes to strive for excellence in our capabilities.
Typical task breakdown:
- Follow NCI (New Capital Introduction) Process Flow / Checklist and Gate Reviews.
- Collaborate with customer groups, Facilities / Maintenance, Manufacturing Operations, Engineering, EHS, accounting and purchasing are involved in the approval process.
- Be responsible to achieve desired outputs on multiple concurrent individual and team projects.
- Develop plans for facilities projects, prepare and establish priorities for cost effectiveness, manage budgeting and purchasing matters pertaining to these projects.
- Work with Internal / External Suppliers to plan & implement facility wide projects to assure efficient and cost-effective systems and processes to produce quality products.
- Coordinate compatibility of existing and new assets and/or systems.
- Provide direction and guidance to other project owners to assure the most efficient and sustainable effect on the facility.
- Ensure implementation of modern technology and verify the effectiveness related to facility processes modifications.
Interaction with team:
- Interactions with daily in person meetings with peers and suppliers.
- This is a very much team role as it has dependencies tied with a wide group of stake holders from Advance Planning, Current Manufacturing and Operation, Facility Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality and Safety.
Education & Experience Required:
1) Work in factory environment to support supply chain / logistics operations (minimum 5 years)
2) Work as Supply Chain / Logistics / Industrial engineer (minimum 5 years)
3) Engineering degree (Mechanical / Manufacturing / Industrial / Supply Chain)
Technical Skills
(Required)
- Full time work experience of minimum of 5 years in heavy machinery manufacturing.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a customer service focus
- Product knowledge of engine block casting and machining processes,
- Project Management, Negotiating skills, Analytical Thinking.
- Good knowledge of Windows Office 365 applications - excel, advanced excel, PPT, Word etc.
- Previous experience with process improvement, layouts, flow, PPAP, and Advanced Manufacturing process
- Thorough understanding of company policies and procedures, especially those with supplier impact
Soft Skills
(Required)
- Very good written and verbal communication
- Very good negotiation skills and able to respond in short turnaround times
- Able to work with multiple stake holders in a matrix team structure.
Compensation
This is the base hourly pay range that Aditi Consulting reasonably expects to pay someone for this position $40- $45/hr (compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including but not limited to, a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, location and end client requirements).
Benefits and Ancillaries
Medical, dental, vision, PTO benefits, and ancillaries may be available for eligible Aditi Consulting employees and vary based on the plan options selected by the employe
