RESPONSIBILITIES
- Analyze and evaluate existing systems and processes, identifying value-added and non-value-added activities to solve design challenges
- Conceive, design, test, and develop innovative solutions based on analysis and organizational objectives
- Evaluate and explore new and existing processes, equipment, and materials as an input to scheduling methods, performance metrics and financial standards
- Foster company’s reputation by delivering innovative solutions while upholding company, federal, and state regulations
- Conduct employee training for productivity improvement projects, and mentor fellow engineers and technicians
- Utilize principles of mathematics, science, and engineering to streamline processes
- Identify opportunities to prevent waste and inefficiency in production
- Research and test design ideas to determine feasibility, utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Six Sigma, and root cause analysis to formulate/support innovation, corrective actions, and continuous improvement activities
- Develop and design robust manufacturing concepts to simplify/improve manufacturing processes to ensure best practice, performing structural and thermal analyses of components and assemblies, building prototypes, evaluating performance, identifying issues, and make improvements
- Create and maintain required manufacturing process documentation, including process flow charts, capacity and utilization studies, time and motion studies, standard work, cycle time analysis and line balancing
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gain insight and direction
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering
- 3-5 years related engineering experience
- In-depth understanding of lean manufacturing principles
- Hands-on experience building small prototypes
- Proficiency with analytical tools, workflow time study, and process balancing
- Ability to interface with program management, manufacturing leads, customer, and functional leads; provide daily direction and guidance to junior associates and management
- Advanced experience using MS suite, including Access, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with EPICOR
COMPENSATION: $90,000-$100,000/yr.
