Industrial Engineer

Oxford Global Resources; Cork; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Healthcare

Holidays

Job summary

Oxford Global Resources seeks an experienced Industrial Engineer in Ireland (Cork) to drive lean manufacturing initiatives and reduce lead times across the production process. You will promote robust industrialisation practices from concept to production and collaborate with DFAM, Additive manufacturing, CNC, finishing, and packaging teams.

Applicants should have 6+ years in engineering and lean manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma certification, and strong skills in Value Stream Mapping, time and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or equivalent.
• 6+ years of engineering and lean manufacturing experience.
• Lean Six Sigma certification (Green or Black Belt).
• Proven experience with Value Stream Mapping, time and motion studies, work content graphs, line balancing, simulation modelling, and work measurement techniques.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel, Minitab, Power BI, and AutoCAD.
• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle preferred) and/or Power BI.

Responsibilities

• As a technical leader within the Industrialization team, promote lean engineering practices from concept through full production.
• Collaborate with manufacturing process owners across DFAM, Additive manufacturing, CNC, finishing, inspection, packaging, and sterilization to deliver innovative solutions.
• Lead takt time and capacity analyses to define resource requirements.
• Create and maintain current and future state value stream maps to identify bottlenecks and waste.
• Monitor lean metrics (lead time, changeover time, inventory) and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Train and mentor teams on Lean concepts and support the business.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Value stream mapping

Line balancing

Teamwork

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering

Tools

Excel

Minitab

Power BI

AutoCAD

Job description

Our client requires an experienced Industrial Engineer to join their team. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Engineering, you will be responsible for managing the transformational initiative to reduce lead time and to identify and implement process improvements in all areas of the manufacturing process.

CONSULTANT RESPONSIBILITIES

• As a technical leader within the Industrialization team, you will promote a lean engineering approach and ensure robust and scalable industrialisation practices from early concept through to full production
• Work closely with manufacturing process owners from DFAM (Design for Additive Manufacturing), Additive manufacturing, CNC, Finishing, Inspection, Clean, packaging, labelling and sterilization to deliver innovative solutions
• Portfolio Management: anticipate the impact and integration of new products into the Production System
• Establish standard work and process times based on direct observation and measurement, detailed work content analysis and engineering time studies
• Lead Takt Time and Capacity Analysis-Calculate takt time and perform capacity analysis to define resource requirements
• Identify and reduce cycle time variation across stations to improve throughput
• Create and maintain current and future state value stream maps whilst analysing flows to identify bottlenecks, waste, and improvement opportunities
• Monitor & improve lean metrics (lead time, changeover time, inventory levels, etc.)
• Lead multiple Kaizen Events around improving site performance and KPIs.
• Identify root causes of issues, determine potential solutions, and evaluate them against requirements
• Develop a customer-focused CI framework that documents and monitors performances
• Drive the development, assessment, recommendations, and implementation of continuous improvement/re-engineering initiatives to simplify processes, eliminate waste, reduce operational risk and achieve cost efficiencies in the manufacturing process
• Train, coach, and mentor designated teams and individuals within the business on Lean concepts and support the business
• Partners with local management to define relevant process KPI's including ownership and variable that serve as the KPI inputs
• Support development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

SKILLS/ QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, or equivalent
• 6 or more years of engineering and lean manufacturing experience
• Certification in Lean Six Sigma (Green or Black Belt)
• Proven experience with Value Stream Mapping, time and motion studies, work content graphs, line balancing, simulation modelling, and work measurement techniques
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in tools such as Excel, Minitab, Power BI, and AutoCAD
• Proven track record of working in a team-based environment
• Experience working in a highly regulated industry
• Experience using ERP systems (Oracle preferred) and/or Power BI
• Knowledge of Industry 4.0 technologies and smart manufacturing concepts
• Operations Engineering & NPI (New Product Introduction) experience with orthopaedics or the medical device industry
• Innovative thinker - should be able to envisage new and better ways of doing things
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate engineering principals to all levels within the organization through oral and written means
• Excellent analytical skills, ability to plan, organise and implement concurrent tasks
• Experience in an FDA regulated or regulated industry is required
• Demonstrates strong financial acumen.

FIXED TERM SALARY

PENSION

HEALTHCARE

HOLIDAYS

12 MONTHS WITH AN EXTENSION

LEAN MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE