Industrial Engineer

Position Title:

Industrial Engineer

Wage: Based on Experience

QPS Employment Group has a great opportunity available for an Industrial Engineer at a company in Cresco, IA. This is a direct hire position. Apply now!

• Lead and implement site lean activities such as 5S, standard work, visual management, pace to takt, value stream mapping, Kaizen, and 8D to drive out waste and improve productivity.
• Lead in fostering the professional development of facility Leads, Supervisors, and Managers by being a leading, proactive change agent that drives a CI culture
• Leads standardization and optimization of manufacturing processes, sequences, layouts, and flow
• Lead and track continuous improvement activities through all functional areas including both manufacturing and office
• Develop detailed plans, drive project performance, and assure timely completion and improvement projects and savings goals
• Develop, design and plan equipment and machine layouts, workflow and safety precautions to maximize utilization of plant and manufacturing facilities
• Key owner and stakeholder of equipment capital expenditures, including design, vendor selection, procurement, and implementation
• Collaborate with Operations Manager and Site Leadership Team to develop continuous improvement roadmap driving best in class performance
• Lead creation and enhancement of capacity modeling, production planning tools and time standards

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• At least five years of Industrial Engineering experience; at least three years of experience in management
• Industrial Services Data collection, root cause analysis and practical problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to apply throughput improvement processes
• Knowledge of LEAN principles
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to be flexible in shifting priorities and focusing on critical tasks