Industrial Engineer

Nexteer Automotive Corporation•Saginaw, MI

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About The Position

Nexteer is looking for motivated candidates with high energy, positive attitude and a desire to lead change. In the manufacturing plant, the candidate will work with manufacturing engineering, manufacturing operations and UAW employees to improve cycle times, job designs and layout of the plant.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Industrial Engineering/Business or equivalent Manufacturing Experience (3-5 YEARS)
High level of analytical skills
Good interpersonal skills
Good oral and written communication skills
Good computer skills
Working knowledge of lean manufacturing concepts and practices
Good structured problem-solving skills or willingness to attain (Fast X/ Six Sigma/NPS)
Knowledge of TS-16949 and ISO-14001

Responsibilities

Proactively address ergonomic and other health and safety concerns
Lead the development of an overall continuous improvement plan for areas of responsibility
Lead manpower planning and forecasting activities for areas of responsibility
Analyze value streams using MSD and other analytical tools to establish priorities for plant improvement efforts
Lead the implementation of changes by working with the plant teams and other functions to ensure a coordinated approach
Implement Nexteer Production System best practices and common systems
Ensure that standardized work, material handling, buffer systems and layouts remain effective as plant conditions and customer requirements change
Conduct time studies to ensure machines and operators continue to work at the standard production rates and trouble shoot any problems
Maintain process documentation (MSD, standardized work, routings, layouts)
Engage in Layered Process Audits (LPA) and supporting audit findings and improvements
Work with product line groups to analyze current capacities the impact of future programs
Work with Central Engineering to launch programs won