Industrial Process Engineer — Manufacturing Efficiency Lead

Sunset Sleepers; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 68,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

Collaborative environment

Full-time role

Job summary

Sunset Sleepers, a precast concrete sleeper manufacturer, is looking for an Industrial Process Engineer to boost production capacity, efficiency and resource utilisation. You will assess methods, layouts and material flows, and lead improvements with production teams and suppliers.

The role demands a degree in industrial/manufacturing engineering and proven experience in manufacturing, with emphasis on time studies, process mapping and lean principles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience analysing work methods, capacity, labour utilisation, factory layouts and material flows.
• Experience conducting time studies, process mapping, capacity analysis and root-cause investigations.
• Sound understanding of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into engineering recommendations.
• Experience preparing technical documentation, project plans and cost-benefit assessments.
• Strong communication with operators, maintenance, engineers and management.
• Experience in precast concrete or construction-material manufacturing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyse manufacturing processes, production schedules, workforce utilisation and operating costs to identify inefficiencies and improvement opportunities.
• Conduct process mapping, time and motion studies, work sampling and capacity analysis to establish standard production times and labour utilisation benchmarks.
• Develop and optimise workstation layouts, production sequences and material flows across concrete sleeper manufacturing operations.
• Assess product mix, mould availability, curing-cycle requirements, labour allocation and equipment capacity to develop production-balancing and capacity plans.
• Review task allocation and responsibilities across production workstations to identify duplicated activities, resource imbalances and avoidable delays.
• Develop standardised work methods and operating procedures that support consistent, safe and efficient production.
• Analyse production volumes, cycle times, labour hours, material consumption, downtime and defect rates to identify trends and assess manufacturing performance.
• Establish and monitor performance indicators for throughput, labour productivity, capacity utilisation, mould turnaround, material yield and production lead times.
• Investigate production bottlenecks, workflow interruptions, inefficient work methods and process-related waste, and implement corrective measures.
• Evaluate proposed products, equipment, tooling and manufacturing methods against production requirements, available capacity, factory layout and expected costs and benefits.
• Collaborate with the Engineering Technologist on improvements requiring equipment or technology changes, defining operational requirements and evaluating their effects on production efficiency.
• Prepare business cases, engineering reports, layout proposals, process specifications and implementation plans for manufacturing improvements.
• Lead improvement projects, coordinate relevant personnel and suppliers, and manage changes while minimising disruption to production.
• Assess safety, ergonomic and quality risks associated with changes to work methods, layouts and material handling.
• Validate revised processes against defined productivity, quality, safety and cost criteria, and verify that expected benefits have been achieved.
• Support Lean Manufacturing initiatives and train production personnel in revised procedures and continuous improvement methods.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Time studies

Process mapping

Root-cause analysis

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

OEE

FMEA

SPC

5S

Kaizen

Value-stream mapping

Job description

Sunset Sleepers, a precast concrete sleeper manufacturer, is looking for an Industrial Process Engineer to boost production capacity, efficiency and resource utilisation. You will assess methods, layouts and material flows, and lead improvements with production teams and suppliers.

The role demands a degree in industrial/manufacturing engineering and proven experience in manufacturing, with emphasis on time studies, process mapping and lean principles.