Industrial Engineer- Independence, KS

JOB SUMMARY:

The Industrial Engineer position comprises a balance of technical expertise in data/metric analysis with a strategic drive to create customer value through process improvements, cost reduction and product improvement

** JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:**

• Key organizational resource, requiring daily interaction with all levels of the organization in which you support

• Provide timely and relevant metrics to VSM and Director

• Active participation in identifying production flow issues stemming from work sequencing, task/line balancing, tooling/equipment constraints, and manpower allocation/training

• Create and automate delivery of KPIs such as Efficiency, DCI & Overtime.

• Application of standard hours through use of appropriate models, tools and methods to assure time standards are appropriately applied to produce new parts/assemblies

• Develop learning curves and actual hour projections for new programs; analyze actual performance and makes necessary process improvement recommendations

• Analyze and makes recommendations regarding production facility arrangements for improvements to production capacity, manufacturing flow, new model incorporation, and strategic work transitions; maintains current production area layouts and equipment locations per defined process standards

• Analyze and solve production flow issues stemming from sequence of work, balance of tasks, tooling/equipment constraints, and manpower allocation/training

• Gather, analyze, and summarizes production process data for their use in valuing and prioritizing process continuous improvement opportunities; utilize Lean/CI methodologies to lead, implement, and track improvements

• Drive development and/or installation of direct and indirect labor standards and methods. Track labor, efficient manpower utilization and line balancing

• Control and management of work center configuration settings for SAP Capacity Planning

• Assist in the preparation of cost development model

• Value stream mapping, network mapping and associated gap analysis

• Implement methods for improving worker efficiency and reducing waste of materials and utilities such as restructuring job duties, reorganizing workflow, relocating workstations and equipment, and purchase of equipment.

• Utilize Simulation modeling software to identify and alleviate capacity constraints and improve product cycle times

• Provide Capacity Planning and Headcount modeling to assist in identifying pending gaps in manpower and associated resources

• Software Proficiency in SAP, AutoCad, Microsoft Office (Excel & Access), Simulation software

• Intermediate knowledge and use of CATIA, Coding and Programming software.