Industrial Engineer

Eissmann-Group-Automotive; Pell City (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Eissmann-Group-Automotive in Pell City, Alabama, seeks a Manufacturing/Process Engineer to optimize processes, equipment, and labor to improve safety, quality, productivity and cost performance.

You will lead Lean initiatives, perform time studies, develop layouts, support launches, and collaborate across functions to ensure manufacturing readiness and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Develop, evaluate, and improve manufacturing processes, methods, and workflows to maximize efficiency and productivity.
• Establish and maintain standardized work, process layouts, work instructions, and manufacturing documentation.
• Conduct time studies, work measurement, line balancing, and capacity analyses to establish labor and production requirements.
• Evaluate equipment, tooling, workstation design, and manufacturing methods to improve process performance.
• Support development and implementation of manufacturing processes for new and existing products.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve productivity, quality, safety, material flow and manufacturing costs.
• Lead and support Lean Manufacturing initiatives, including 5S, Kaizen, waste reduction, and value-stream improvement.
• Analyze production data and KPIs to identify performance gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions for process-related issues.
• Support Initiatives to reduce cycle time, scrap, downtime, labor costs, and other manufacturing inefficiencies.
• Support new product launches, engineering changes, production trails, and manufacturing readiness activities.
• Develop and validate production capacity, staffing requirements, cycle times, and process flow for new program.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Production, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Program Management to ensure successful implementation of manufacturing processes.
• Provide technical support to production teams and resolve manufacturing and process-related issues.
• Support APQP, PFMEA, Control Plan and other applicable launch and quality activities
• Develop and maintain plant, production line, workstation, and equipment layouts.
• Analyze production capacity and identify equipment, labor, and space requirements.
• Optimize material flow, workstation design, and production sequencing to reduce waste and improve efficiency.

Job description

Goal of the Working Position: Optimize manufacturing processes, equipment, labor, and material flow to improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost performance. The role develops and implements efficient production methods, drives continuous improvement, and supports successful launches and operational performance.

Most important task and responsibilities:

Process & Manufacturing Engineering

• Develop, evaluate, and improve manufacturing processes, methods, and workflows to maximize efficiency and productivity.
• Establish and maintain standardized work, process layouts, work instructions, and manufacturing documentation.
• Conduct time studies, work measurement, line balancing, and capacity analyses to establish labor and production requirements.
• Evaluate equipment, tooling, workstation design, and manufacturing methods to improve process performance.
• Support development and implementation of manufacturing processes for new and existing products.

Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence

• Identify and implement opportunities to improve productivity, quality, safety, material flow and manufacturing costs.
• Lead and support Lean Manufacturing initiatives, including 5S, Kaizen, waste reduction, and value-stream improvement.
• Analyze production data and KPIs to identify performance gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions for process-related issues.
• Support Initiatives to reduce cycle time, scrap, downtime, labor costs, and other manufacturing inefficiencies.

Launch & Production Support

• Support new product launches, engineering changes, production trails, and manufacturing readiness activities.
• Develop and validate production capacity, staffing requirements, cycle times, and process flow for new program.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Production, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Program Management to ensure successful implementation of manufacturing processes.
• Provide technical support to production teams and resolve manufacturing and process-related issues.
• Support APQP, PFMEA, Control Plan and other applicable launch and quality activities
• Develop and maintain plant, production line, workstation, and equipment layouts.
• Analyze production capacity and identify equipment, labor, and space requirements.
• Optimize material flow, workstation design, and production sequencing to reduce waste and improve efficiency.