Industrial Engineer - Product Development

Focal Point, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K with company match

PTO & Disability

Job summary

Focal Point, LLC is seeking an Industrial Engineer to join the Product Development team in Chicago. The role focuses on review of new products for manufacturability, planning launch activities, and designing production processes and fixtures for safe production.

The candidate will collaborate with engineering and operations, own PFMEAs, and support production with a focus on process and quality improvements. Salary range is $85,000 - $115,000 with bonus and full benefits.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience as an Industrial or Manufacturing Engineer, preferably with NPD or Operational Excellence.
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant Engineering or Science discipline is required.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing tools and problem solving/root cause analysis.
• ISO9001 knowledge related to documentation and quality controls is desirable.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks and MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Plan and drive launch-related operational activities with product development and operations.
• Develop manufacturing cells, work instructions, and routings; analyze costs and throughput.
• Lead DFMEAs/ PFMEAs to mitigate risk and ensure manufacturability.
• Provide technical support for new products and changes to production processes.
• Identify opportunities for lean improvements to safety, quality, and cost.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Project management

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science

Tools

SolidWorks

MS Office

Job description

We have an immediate opening for an Industrial Engineer to join our Product Development team! The successful candidate will be responsible for reviewing new products and product improvements for manufacturability and planning and executing operational launch-related activities. Designing production processes and fixturing to ensure the safe production of the new and improved products. This role requires close collaboration across engineering and operations to ensure alignment and buy-in on key initiatives and process changes. This position reports to the Sr. Engineering Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with product development and operations leadership to plan and drive launch-related operational activities. This includes, but is not limited to, layout redesigns, manufacturing cell development, creation and maintenance of work instructions, product costs, and throughput analysis.
• Participate in DFMEAs and design reviews to ensure new designs can be manufactured safely and within our production capabilities.
• Own PFMEAs creation and maintenance to identify areas of risk and process controls needed to ensure the quality production of our products.
• Provide technical support to production for the launch of new products and changes on existing products with a focus on process and quality.
• Evaluate production capabilities versus new product requirements and purchase the equipment needed. Design any required new fixtures for fabrication or assembly.
• Assist with setting up order processing systems by determining production costs and establishing routings.
• Own the creation of work instructions and visual aids for assembly for new product and engineering changes.
• Proactively identify and address areas of opportunity and collaborate across the organization using lean techniques to improve safety and ergonomics, eliminate bottlenecks, increase quality, and reduce cost.
• Lead business efforts in the development and implementation of lean manufacturing concepts including developing strategies, training employees, facilitating kaizen events, and auditing areas to ensure sustainability of improvements.
• Keep up to date on changes and advances in technology and best practices, incorporating new techniques and tools where appropriate.
• Proven track record of leading through influence. Able to build strong team relations with peers and work collaboratively with people across all levels and departments.
• Creative problem-solver, with the ability to find new and unique solutions to problems. Someone the team will wish to seek/engage to solve tough challenges.
• Customer-focused with a high sense of urgency.
• Demonstrated tenacity for identifying opportunities for improvements and developing solutions.
• Able to adapt to new situations and quickly learn new processes and technologies.
• Detail-oriented, with a desire to “roll up your sleeves” to help the team get the job done.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and written, with all levels of work force including production workers, engineers and upper-level management. Must have the personality to run meetings and appropriately motivate others to action and alignment.
• Team player with a demonstrated history of building rapport and quickly integrating with a new team.

Qualifications:

• 5-10 years of experience as an Industrial or Manufacturing Engineer, preferably with New Product Development, Operational Excellence or related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant Engineering or Science discipline is required.
• Experience in project management with successful demonstration of timely implementation of project and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Lean Manufacturing tools and technologies and working knowledge of problem solving and root cause analysis techniques.
• Working knowledge and experience with ISO9001 requirements related to documentation, quality controls, training, product segregation requirements, and continuous improvement desired.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks or similar modeling software, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing equipment including lasers, saws, press brakes, and CNC mills is preferred but not required.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is desirable.
• Salary Range: $85,000 - $115,000 starting base plus bonus.
• Summary of Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Disability, Parental Leave, 401K w/ company match.

Focal Point is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates will be evaluated on the basis of their qualifications for the job in question. We do not base our employment decision on an employee's or applicant's race, color, religion, age, gender or sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic identity, genetic information, disability, veteran/military status or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.