Industrial Engineer

Price Industries; Suwanee (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Price Industries is seeking an Experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join our Suwanee, GA facility. You will help shape and optimize manufacturing and assembly processes across fabrication, welding, painting, and assembly lines. Collaborate with Design Engineering on DFm, lead Lean initiatives, and develop standardized work procedures.

Strong CAD skills with AutoCAD or SolidWorks are required. If you have a 4-year degree and 3+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, you will contribute

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 3+ years in a manufacturing-based engineering role.
• CAD proficiency with AutoCAD or SolidWorks.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements and cost reduction.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish and improve manufacturing and assembly processes across fabrication, welding, painting, and assembly.
• Identify constraints and implement solutions to increase productivity and reduce costs.
• Develop standardized work procedures for manufacturing operations.
• Collaborate with Design Engineering to support Design For Manufacturability projects.
• Lead Lean, Kanban, and CI initiatives to boost productivity and efficiency.
• Conduct time studies to establish labor costs, capacity and standards.
• Assess capacity of fabrication equipment including press brakes, punch presses, welding, and painting.
• Support production lines and work cells as needed.
• Document manufacturing processes and build metrics to measure performance.
• Train associates in Lean concepts across the facility.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Process improvement

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Industrial/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Job Details

Level: Experienced

Location: Crestridge - Suwanee, GA 30024

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: 4 Year Degree

Responsibilities

• Establish and improve current manufacturing and assembly processes for both new and existing products across the fabrication, welding, painting, and assembly operations.
• Identify and implement solutions for constraints or other factors to increase productivity, reduce costs and improve cycle time.
• Develop and implement standardized work procedures for manufacturing and assembly operations.
• Work with Design Engineering to support and drive Design For Manufacturability projects for existing product lines.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, waste reduction, and operational efficiency – Lean, Kanban, CI, etc.
• Conduct time studies and data analysis to establish accurate labor costs, capacity and standards.
• Identify machine and labor capacity across fabrication equipment such as press brakes, punch presses, welding, and paint operations.
• Help develop and maintain manufacturing metrics to identify and establish performance expectations.
• Design and implement improved tooling & fixturing for fabrication and assembly areas.
• Support existing production lines and work cells as needed.
• Evaluate material flow through plant to improve efficiency and reduce unnecessary wasted material, handling or movement.
• Identify, recommend and justify capital machines purchases and projects – ROI.
• Provide documentation support as required for manufacturing.
• Play an active role in the training of Lean concepts to associates throughout the facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing-based engineering role.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully support and implement project plans.
• Understanding of principles and practices in a manufacturing environment with an emphasis on process improvements and cost reduction.
• Proven ability to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, capacity and to implement improvements – reduce labor and material cost.
• Proficiency with CAD software such as AutoCAD or SolidWorks.
• Demonstrated problem solving and analytic skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in sheet metal fabrication, welding, or metal product manufacturing.
• Prior work in a team environment that utilizes Lean Manufacturing tools.
• Ability to research and identify commercially available equipment and process solutions.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent written, communication and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong understanding of material and labor costing.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.