Industrial Engineer - Lean Manufacturing & Process Improvement

Sukup Manufacturing Co.

Iowa

On-site

USD 65,000 - 95,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Sukup Manufacturing Co. is seeking an Industrial Engineer to join the Manufacturing Engineering team.

The role supports designing and improving core manufacturing processes across primaries, welding, paint, assembly, packing, and load building while fostering a culture of lean thinking and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Industrial Engineering or related field, strong CI skills, and the ability to collaborate with diverse teams to bring new products to market

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or Engineering/ Manufacturing Technology is preferred or equivalent work experience.
Working knowledge driving and implementing continuous improvement efforts.
Proven team player, leadership, and communication skills.
Ability to collaborate and partner.
Ability to exercise sound judgement to balance business needs and achieve objectives.
Strong oral, written and presentation skills at all levels of an organization.
Ability to organize and manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities.
Action-oriented, self-starter.

Responsibilities

Lead large, complex projects, of substantial cost and impact to the organization as needed.
Helps conduct constraint analysis and capacity planning initiatives and supports and executes plans to design and implement improvements to manufacturing layouts, equipment, tools, workforce plans, technology and solutions to ensure capacity meets demand.
Key stakeholder and in new product development process with emphasis on design for manufacturability on the front end, seamless launch, and ownership on the back end in the areas of labor standards, layouts, and flow.
Focused on Safety, Ergonomics, Quality, First Pass Yield, Material Presentation, Material Flow, Inventory Reduction, Cost Reduction, Product Availability, Capacity, and Productivity.
Ensures the Industrial Engineering role stays current with best practices, trends, advancements, and incorporates this knowledge into new products and processes.
Routinely make decisions to resolves manufacturing problems to meet customer safety, design, quality, delivery, and cost expectations.
Review, recommend, prioritize and support process and machine/equipment development activities to include capital equipment justification, specification, and procurement.
Responsible for developing and implementing manufacturing processes that are safe, ergonomic, robust, repeatable, process capable, and balanced.
Responsible for developing process documents, work instructions, and accurate costing.
Responsible for the deployment of labor production targets, by line or area that are measured, visible, obtainable, and are displayed on a real time basis.
Actively pursues and implements continuous improvement tools and methods such as Design for Manufacturability and Assembly, process FMEA’s, and Lean initiatives that ensure manufacturing operations production process’s meet or exceed customer expectations.
Teaching and developing a culture of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement