Industrial Engineer

Position:

This position is responsible to lead the company initiative to move towards lean production environment. Acts as a central resource for lean manufacturing and assists with day-to-day production support and improvements.

• Conduct Time Studies and drive cycle/process time reduction.
• Monitors operations with an eye toward improving productivity and efficiency.
• Evaluate current manufacturing practices and identify those needing improvement.
• Designs efficient production processes and workflows.
• Ensures that processes are designed to ensure that products meet quality standards and lead time.
• Define proper work methods for tasks. Improve the efficiency of each production process.
• Evaluate employees’ tasks and responsibilities, identifying procedures or tools to improve productivity.
• Perform root cause analysis to improve poor performing processes
• Reduces waste (VSM) and addresses production issues
• Optimize shop manufacturing processes to reach product quality, efficiency and process repeatability.
• Execute LEAN manufacturing techniques and design.
• Ensure Human Factors Engineering is utilized in all process - Ergonomic production
• Optimize workflow and cell designs and introduce cost-effective automation for productivity and safety advantages.
• Audit defined processes and procedures to ensure that they are being followed
• Track and execute cost reduction through product continuous improvement
• Communicate Lean group’s philosophy, vision and expectations.
• Develop and sustain employees training and development on lean concepts.
• Lead value stream mapping exercises to determine and record business improvement areas.
• Develop and implement project plans to achieve Future State through process optimization, utilizing simulation tools.
• Understanding of new and relevant technologies and systems, such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, robotics, industry trends, and best practices.

Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years with proven similar experience or Lean Manufacturing initiatives in production is preferred.
• Work experience with implementation of adaptable robotics/automation.
• Computer proficient

Desired Skills:

• Ability to understand production processes and should be aware about the production operations
• Ability to understand and lead implementation of low-level automation/robotics options and alternate solutions.
• Ability to follow all the quality standards guidelines strictly.
• Work towards increasing the efficiency and safety of the manufacturing system.
• Knowledge of value stream mapping and application.
• Knowledge of process standardization through different standard work implementation including real time study on shop floor.
• Ability to analyze complex manufacturing data and propose changes leading to higher efficiency and productivity.
• Must be a team player and understand motivating a team member into lean environment.
• Self-motivated to implement goals with little supervision.
• Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills needed to interact with across the areas factory and cross functional team.
• Strong Analytical & technical skills are needed for all product support activities.
• Multi-tasking skills are required to manage multiple projects and various project activities.
• Strong computer skills.
• Highly hands-on and strong mechanical aptitude needed
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to develop a plan to overcome the problem is important.