Industrial Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Location is Amelia, LA

Job purpose

The Industrial Engineer is responsible for increasing efficiency, reducing cost and time,

improving quality, and eliminating at risk conditions to improve worker safety. This is done

by analyzing our current production processes, brainstorming, benchmarking, utilizing

teams where appropriate and implementing changes necessary to achieve results.

Duties and responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to :

Analyze our current production processes and design a sequence of operations

flow) to increase efficiency and maximize utilization of production personnel.

Assist in establishing accident prevention methods.

Develop training for process and equipment changes for production personnel.

Analyze our current processes on cost control, cost reduction, inventory control, and

production records and systems.

Establish and lead continuous improvement, lean, and 5S initiatives to increase

efforts in cost reduction, quality control, scheduling, and / or safety.

Lead facility, equipment, fixturing, and tooling acquisition and implementation and / or

utilization efforts.

Create and organize capital and overhead expenditures for current and future plans.

Communicate with internal customers regularly concerning project progress and

improvement efforts.

Qualifications

The following qualifications and knowledge are necessary to successfully perform this job :

Strong communication and technical writing skills.

Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word);

Microsoft Access, Visio, and SharePoint experience a plus

Computer aided drafting skills (AutoCAD) a plus.

Education and / or Experience

The following are required for this position :

Bachelor's Degree in Industrial, Mechanical or Systems Engineering or the equivalent in

technical training.

Shipyard experience with new-build vessel construction, upgrades, conversions, or repairs a

plus.

Experience in implementing Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement

projects. Six Sigma or Lean Certification is preferred.

Working Conditions

Job Location : Morgan City, LA

Job Level : Full Time Direct

Travel Required : Minimal out of state travel for benchmarking, training, or knowledge capture.US Citizenship Required : Yes

Security Clearance : None Required

Benefits

Voluntary medical, dental, vision, employer-paid basic life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability,

nine paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO). There are several optional coverages available including

voluntary life and AD&D, critical illness, off-the-job accidental, and 401k.