Industrial Engineer

Taylor Corporation•North Mankato, MN

34d•$70,000 - $82,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Taylor Corporation is seeking an Industrial Engineer to work in the Corporate Process Improvement Engineering team! This opportunity provides the challenge of working directly with various Taylor companies in optimizing production processes utilizing Lean and Six Sigma tools. To be considered for the Taylor opportunities, candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from accredited program in Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering
Experience using AutoCAD and Microsoft Office
Strong statistical knowledge – especially as it applies to a manufacturing industry and quality control
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in addition to exceptional interpersonal skills
Ability to travel – approximately up to 30%. Travel requirements are primarily local within the Mankato area as well as other facilities within Minnesota and the US

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Printing and Fulfillment industry experience
2+ years of experience working in manufacturing industry with some experience working on continuous improvement initiatives with knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma
Mechanical and technical aptitude

Responsibilities

Effectively participate in a collaborative team atmosphere working with production leaders, peers, and stakeholders across the enterprise on continuous improvement projects such as improving efficiencies, through-put, cost savings, and quality resulting in ROI through the utilization of Lean Six Sigma tools and methodologies.
With emphasis toward working the DMAIC approach, function as the continuous improvement project lead on these initiatives from project start to finish.
Develop new concepts from the initial design research and development into feasibility studies to determine if concepts are capable of functioning as intended.
Utilize the Lean Six Sigma approach to map out the current state situation and work to justify an effective future state plan resulting in ROI.
These efforts will require a fundamental working knowledge in tools such as VSM, From-to-Charts, Relationship Charts, Spaghetti diagrams, Cost Analysis, Kanban, Poka-Yoke, 5 whys, 5s, 8 deadly wastes of manufacturing, and more.
Utilize statistical and quality tools as applicable such as: FMEA/PFMA, Gage R&R, Control Charts, SPC, Cpk, DOE, Pareto Charts, Histograms, Regression Analysis, fishbone cause and effect diagrams (5 M’s).
Participate in the development and implementation of standard operating procedures.