Industrial Engineer

Flex; Guadalajara; Hybrid; MXN 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Life & Medical insurance

Christmas Bonus

Food Coupons

Saving Fund

Job summary

Flex is seeking an Industrial Engineer in Guadalajara, South Campus, to drive productivity through smart labor and process methods. You will report to the Director Process Engineering and tackle efficiency, cycle time, and cost through Lean, automation, and Six Sigma initiatives.

The role requires collaboration across teams, hands-on time studies, and practical production planning. Hybrid work arrangement offered, with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Industrial engineering degree preferred or related field.
• Conversational English required.
• AutoCAD knowledge required.
• Capacity analysis experience for staffing and costs.
• Line balancing and workflow optimization experience.
• Kaizen/continuous improvement mindset.
• Experience with production line projects.
• Time studies using MOST/REFA methods.
• Recent manufacturing experience in a similar role.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate across functions.
• Hybrid position and flexible collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide process time estimation to the quote team.
• Simulate process, materials and workflow; advise process engineer.
• Coordinate process planning for NPI with takt and cycle time requirements.
• Review prototypes and trials; provide actionable feedback.
• Develop and apply work measurement standards for labor utilization.
• Analyze staff utilization, layouts, and operations data to optimize efficiency.
• Recommend methods to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
• Collaborate with management and engineering on implementation.
• Support cost reviews, financial planning, and production planning systems.

Skills

Industrial Engineering

Conversational English

AutoCAD

Capacity Analysis

Line Balancing

Kaizen / Continuous Improvement

Production Line Projects

MOST / REFA / Time Studies

Recent Manufacturing Experience

Analytical & Problem-Solving

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Hybrid Position

Education

Industrial Engineering degree preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Industrial Engineer located in Guadalajara, South Campus.

Reporting to the Director Process Engineering, the Industrial Engineer role be responsible for increasing productivity through the management of workers, methods of business organization, and technology to solve organizational, production, and related problems efficiently.

What a typical day looks like:

• Provides process time estimation to the quote team.
• Simulates process, materials and manufacturing workflow and gives input to process engineer by using REFA, MOST, WITNESS and or adequate tools.
• During NPI coordinates process planning and set up with respect to takt, cycle time and direct labor requirement.
• Reviews result during protyping and trial runs and gives feedback to NPI and sales team.
• workmeasurement programs and examines work samples to develop standards for labor utilization.
• Examines staff utilization, facility layout, and operational data, such as production costs, process flow charts, and production schedules, to define efficient utilization of workers and equipment.
• Recommends methods for improving worker efficiency and reducing waste of materials and utilities, such as restructuring job duties, reorganizing work flow, relocation work stations and equipment, and purchase of equipment.
• Confers with management and engineering staff to implement plans and recommendations.
• May develop management systems for cost reviews, financial planning, wage and salary administration, and job evaluation.
• Develops management control systems to aid in financial planning and cost reviews, and design production planning and control systems to coordinate activities and ensure product quality.
• Designs or improve systems for the physical distribution of goods and services, as well as defining the most efficient plant locations.
• Manages and supports initiatives to increase throughput, reduce cost and improve performance in constrained areas like Lean, Automation and/or Six Sigma projects.

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• Industrial Engineering preferred or related field
• Conversational English
• AutoCAD required
• Capacity Analysis
• Line Balancing
• Kaizen / Continuous Improvement
• Production Line Projects
• MOST / REFA / Time Studies
• Recent Manufacturing Experience
• Strong Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Hybrid Position

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Competitive Salary.
• Life & Medical insurance.
• Christmas Bonus.
• Food Coupons.
• Saving Fund.

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Job Category

Production Engineering

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