Industrial Engineer Sr
Listed on 2026-07-07
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Engineering
Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma, Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer
Location: New Boston
Industrial Engineer
Full‑time role (40 hours/week). Must have legal right to work in the U.S. This position requires domestic travel up to 25% of the time.
Responsibilities- Support the Company’s mission, vision, values, and goals in daily activities.
- Provide key input into the development of departmental strategic goals and identify measurable objectives to support them.
- Monitor key manufacturing processes for capacity and demand, identify constraints, and provide analysis for improvement.
- Collaborate with plants to provide customer‑required capacity data to prove capacity availability for new work before award.
- Communicate with internal stakeholders (sales, estimating, engineering, finance, and operations) to obtain and ensure current, accurate information is used for planning purposes.
- Ensure the relevant data, statistical analysis, and performance metrics are available to internal stakeholders.
- Process Optimization: analyze and improve manufacturing processes, focusing on welding automation systems to enhance efficiency, reduce cycle times, and minimize waste.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to design, integrate, and maintain automated welding systems, ensuring seamless operation and high‑quality output.
- Identify cost‑saving opportunities in materials, labor, and processes while maintaining product quality and safety standards.
- Utilize data from production systems (e.g., PLCs, Active plant) to analyze performance metrics, identify bottlenecks, and propose data‑driven solutions.
- Apply lean principles, such as 5S, Kaizen, and Six Sigma, to streamline operations and eliminate non‑value‑added activities.
- Work with design, quality, and supply chain teams to support new product launches and ensure manufacturability of automotive parts.
- Lead projects to upgrade existing systems, implement new technologies, and enhance overall plant productivity.
- Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) and train production staff on best practices for operating automated welding systems.
Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field and five (5) years of progressive, post‑baccalaureate experience in Manufacturing, Engineering, Continuous Improvement, or a related engineering position within a corporate or manufacturing environment.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment; experience in a metal environment.
- Experience training and mentoring others in formal problem‑solving techniques such as Kaizen, value stream mapping, JIT synchronous, and SMED rapid die change.
- Experience working with AutoCAD.
AUTOKINITON is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship.
AUTOKINITON makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
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