Industrial Engineer - Experienced

General Dynamics Electric Boat•Groton, CT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Industrial Engineering Organization provides mission-critical support to EB leadership and the functional organizations by developing and managing the organization's improvement strategies, executing improvement initiatives, mentoring and supporting employees in executing improvements, and measuring the impact of an organization's improvement activities. The Industrial Engineer supports 3 main areas of focus: 1. Support Work Center design (defining the location that a series of work activities are performed and all the equipment, tooling, fixtures and personnel required) for Columbia construction. The Industrial Engineer will partner with Operations, Ship’s Management and Planning to create standard, repeatable plans for each Work Center. 2. Support Work Center execution for Columbia construction. The Industrial Engineer will partner with Operations, Ship’s Management and Planning to ensure successful completion of work within the Work Center. 3. Responsible for the application of Lean Manufacturing and / or Lean Six Sigma principles to investigate, analyze and facilitate process change directly resulting in reduced costs and lead times within the manufacturing and outfitting areas in Groton Shipyard. Selected candidate will demonstrate strong project management skills and the ability to work under minimal supervision and in a team environment. Candidate will assist with mentoring junior employees. Candidate must be able to handle working on multiple projects. Candidate must be capable of combining assertive initiative with professional discipline to accomplish challenging tasks, and work as Change Agents to remove barriers that hinder change. The selected applicants will receive training and certification in Lean and Six Sigma in support of improving Electric Boat’s business processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s of Science (or Higher) Degree in Engineering
5+ years of experience working in a manufacturing, production environment OR construction site on the production floor
Advanced proficiency with MS Office, specifically Excel
Lean Manufacturing and / or Lean Six Sigma Black / Green Belt Training
Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance

Nice To Haves

BS in Industrial Engineering
Experience with Lean, Kaizen, or Toyota Production Systems
Experience with project budgeting, cost estimating and scheduling
Knowledge of manufacturing processes such as welding & machining
Knowledge or experience performing mechanical, fluid, electrical testing

Responsibilities

Partner with Design Build, Operations and Ship’s Management to optimize the build plan and effectively determine what essentials need to be incorporated into the Work Centers to identify improvements in the construction flow, layout, facilities, and Trade specific levels
Facilitate creation of Work Center playbooks by coordinating with applicable Trades and Operations Leadership
Partner with Detail Planning and Advance Planning for constant refinement of work scopes at the key event, activity and work order levels
Socialize with multiple organizations throughout Work Center design and development
Foster a culture of continuous improvement at Electric Boat
Partner with Design Build, Operations and Ship’s Management during execution of the Work Center to identify progress via applicable metrics, capability v. capacity analysis, group code tracking and addressing, etc., with the intention of successful on-time and on-cost completion of the Work Center.
Facilitate implementation of Work Center playbooks by coordinating with applicable Trades and Operations Leadership
Play an active role in creating standard repeatable and predictable processes within the Work Center
Partner with Detail Planning and Advance Planning for constant refinement of work scopes at the key event, activity and work order levels
Socialize with multiple organizations throughout Work Center execution and development, including participation in future Work Center design
Assist organizations to identify, plan, and implement high impact Process Improvements and Lean Six Sigma Projects and ensure they align with company objectives
Lead teams on projects to improve safety and quality, reducing cost, and improving schedule performance
Work with leadership and employees on applying Lean and Six Sigma approaches to help achieve process excellence
Provide mentorship to employees when leading change
Identify and eliminate the barriers that prevent successful attainment of company’s improvement goals