Industrial Engineer

RIX Industries is a technology-focused company specializing in the design, development and manufacturing of gas generation systems, precision compressor solutions, and cryogenic cooling technologies for critical applications in Marine, Aerospace, Land, Energy, Industrial, Medical, and Critical Infrastructure markets. Founded in 1878, the company is headquartered in Benicia, CA, and operates additional facilities in Sparks, NV. RIX Industries is a global leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of hydrogen and gas generation systems, precision compression solutions, and cryogenic cooling technologies.

Company innovation extends to newer technologies with universal impact, including pioneering hydrogen-on-demand systems for critical infrastructure initiatives worldwide. We take our ‘focused on the future’ mantra seriously – whether we’re supporting lifesaving oxygen generation strategies for remote medical facilities, solving complex applications featuring industrial gases, providing mission critical technologies for our military, or engineering clean power solutions for land and sea.

Infrastructure is at the forefront of our vision, and we’re poised to play a critical role in shifting the world to cleaner, safer, better ways of living and conducting business. At RIX, every employee is an integral part of this big picture.

The Industrial Engineer is responsible for improving manufacturing performance, capacity, productivity, material flow, and on-time delivery through the application of industrial engineering and continuous improvement principles. This position partners with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality Assurance, and Program Management to analyze factory performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement sustainable solutions that support RIX’s operational goals.

• Design and optimize factory layouts, production cells, workstations, equipment placement, and production flow to improve throughput, space utilization, safety, and efficiency.
• Analyze and improve material flow, work-in-process movement, point-of-use storage, replenishment methods, and material presentation to reduce handling, travel, and production delays.
• Lead capacity planning, labor modeling, line balancing, and constraint analysis to support current and forecasted production requirements.
• Conduct time studies and work measurement activities to establish and maintain labor standards and support the development of standard work.
• Analyze work-in-process, queue times, production sequencing, manufacturing lead times, and other operational data to improve production flow and on-time delivery.
• Lead Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, value stream mapping, 5S, waste reduction, and other continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop, monitor, and maintain key performance indicators related to safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and continuous improvement.
• Evaluate workstation design, operator movement, and ergonomics to improve employee safety, efficiency, and ease of work.
• Provide capacity, labor, space, utilization, and operational analysis to support new product introduction, capital equipment purchases, automation, and facility planning.
• Support production recovery and contingency planning through capacity, labor, constraint, and production-flow analysis.
• Develop business cases and recommendations for process improvements, capital investments, and operational changes.
• Partner with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality Assurance, and Program Management to implement and sustain operational improvements.
• Support compliance with AS9100, customer, regulatory, and internal quality-system requirements.
• Promote accountability,…