Jr Industrial Engineer

SUMMARY

The primary responsibility of this role is to develop, implement and improve cost effective manufacturing processes to obtain maximum efficiencies and throughput.

• Develop, install, and maintain cost-effective methods of manufacturing and equitable labor standards using predetermined time standard method.
• Prepare payback calculations to support plant project decisions and perform cost to produce analysis.
• Assist in the budgeting process and measure variances to standards, identifying out of control variances, investigating reasons, and suggesting solutions.
• Check crewing daily to determine optimal chain speed.
• Work with plant industrial engineer to prepare daily, weekly, and HOG labor report.
• Drive the use of processes throughout the business. Be a lead in process map training and drive the culture of continuous process improvement.
• Explore new methods to improve safety, ergonomics, and labor cost.
• Analyze biggest drivers of cost, and assist the plant management on implementing procedures around it
• Selects appropriate techniques of work measurement and measures work contents of support labors. Installs standards, measures performance against standards.
• Lead cost savings initiatives and track progress through the year
• Work closely with the Industrial Engineer, Cost Manager, Controller, and plant management team
• Educates plant personnel on work measurements and assists corporate with labor initiatives.
• Work with corporate and other plant cost control managers to share and implement best practices across the regional plants.

• Frequent communication with all plant departments
• Organized and detail oriented
• Manage priorities and dynamic deadlines
• Efficient time management and ability to work under pressure
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must demonstrate strong analytical and math skills
• Intermediate ability in Microsoft Office products, specifically Microsoft Excel
• Interpersonal and team skills for working with employees at all levels
• First shift, flexible as required
• Self-starter, team player
• Good technical skills
• Ability to communicate fluently in English, both written and verbal
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience in engineering or related field