What are the responsibilities and job description for the Industrial Engineer position at Featherlite Trailers?
Reports To: Industrial Engineering Supervisor
Location: Cresco, IA
Job Summary:
Lead identification of issues impeding product flow, applying lean principles to alleviate process bottlenecks and reduce work in progress (WIP). This includes management of the IE operators and technicians, providing direction, and developing their capability and performance
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- 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.
- Leads 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
- Develops, designs, and plans 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
- Collaborates 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.
- Additional Duties As Assigned
Skills, Qualifications, and Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- Minimum 5 years of Industrial Engineering experience. Minimum 3 years’ 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 written/oral communication skills
- Self-motivated with the ability to be flexible in shifting priorities and focusing on critical tasks
At Featherlite Exiss Sooner Holdings Co., LLC, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law Featherlite Exiss Sooner Holdings Co., LLC believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.