Industrial Engineer

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas•Topeka, KS

11d•$73,920 - $92,400•Hybrid

About The Position

The Industrial Engineer works directly with functional and operational areas to advance change and develop process improvement recommendations to leadership. The engineer completes detailed process analysis and is accountable for determining productivity and cost-effective improvements. The engineer conducts data collection, analysis, information reporting, tactical and strategic planning, and forecasting. This position is eligible to work remote, hybrid or onsite in accordance with our Telecommuting Policy. Applicants must reside in Kansas or Missouri or be willing to relocate as a condition of employment.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering or current enrollment with an expected graduation within the next semester.
Requires 3 months to 3 years of practical experience in business management, production management, industrial engineering, scheduling systems, or business operational research and analysis.
Requires a working knowledge of business operations, work methods, production functions, processes, and workflow.
Ability to apply industrial engineering skills and experience over a wide scope of the organization's operations and functions and responsible for extremely complex projects, which may cross numerous organizational boundaries.
Must participate on project teams undertaking critical strategic projects, team activities include leading, planning, organizing, and implementing.
Ability to utilize various industrial engineering skills to improve quality, efficiency and effectiveness within the company and its subsidiaries. These skills include, but are not limited to methods design/analysis, job design/analysis, performance management, workflow documentation, work measurement, work simplification, ergonomics/human factors, quality assurance, planning and control, physical facility analysis, and safety.
Must complete high level mathematical and data analysis utilizing statistics, calculus, and engineering economic analysis.
Ability to create process documentation and utilize business intelligence and data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.) converting data from various data sources into interactive dashboards and analysis reports.
Personal computer experience should include Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, Word, Visio, and Project) and specialized statistical software (SAS, Minitab, or equivalent).
Working knowledge of LAN environment and mainframe computer systems.
Programming skills (such as Visual Basic or SQL) and the ability to design and/or create specialized programs with various applications.

Nice To Haves

A master's degree in engineering, business, finance, or healthcare field is preferred.
A lean six sigma black belt certification is preferred.
Experience with healthcare payor business processes (such as enrollment/renewals, customer service, claims, finance, etc.) preferred.
Experience with RPA and automating processes using various tools and techniques (e.g., UiPath) preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides engineering consulting to include in-house consultation on process improvement, work measurement, strategic planning, lean six sigma, automation, and special projects.
Leads and implements corporate and strategic initiatives while utilizing project management tools for timely completion of all projects.
Develops and recommends solutions to maximize corporate-wide productivity and efficiency through work measurement, methods improvement, procedure analysis, and workflow analysis.
Creates systems and reports to reduce manual effort, increase user productivity and improve process efficiency.
Performs cost analysis to determine cost estimations tied to resources, equipment, and processes.
Plays a key role in developing corporate robotic process automation (RPA) solutions.
Contributes to improved productivity and quality through participation in the development of appropriate training programs, incentive programs, quality programs and operational and administrative procedures.