Industrial Engineer

Oshkosh•Appleton, WI

About The Position

About Pierce, an Oshkosh company At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions. Job Summary The Industrial Engineer will review and restructure design engineering Bill of Materials (B.O.M.) through operations coding and parts grouping to produce assembly B.O.M. to support several production areas and facilities. This role will develop work instructions and preliminary line balance of new products through assembly documentation; improve and maintain current documentation to support the assembly plants. YOUR IMPACT: These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned. Under supervision, perform engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks as assigned according to Oshkosh Corporation’s engineering standards and processes. Support more senior engineers in the preparation of plants, designs, computation methods, and reporting. Responsible for a project or part of a project of limited complexity; may be responsible for managing multiple projects. Collaborate with other engineering or business support disciplines internally as well as suppliers externally. Identify and design process improvements in the areas of safety, quality, and productivity. Determine appropriate assembly fixtures, plant layouts, and workstations to maximize space. Establish manpower requirements, line and sub-assembly balancing data, and expectancy time performances. Provide technical support and assistance as a resource in assigned area. Determine and propose process improvements to meet production levels, utilizing lean/six sigma principles and methodologies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Engineering or related field.
One (1) – two (2) or more years of experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience working within the heavy equipment manufacturing industry or automobile industry.
Experience in automotive assembly operations with application of Lean and/or Six Sigma tools.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; including a strong emphasis on Excel.
Prior experience with managing data and producing charts in Excel.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Analytical, critical thinking, attention to detail, communication and patterning skills to evaluate data and provide recommendations.

Responsibilities

Review and restructure design engineering Bill of Materials (B.O.M.) through operations coding and parts grouping to produce assembly B.O.M. to support several production areas and facilities.
Develop work instructions and preliminary line balance of new products through assembly documentation
Improve and maintain current documentation to support the assembly plants.
Under supervision, perform engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks as assigned according to Oshkosh Corporation’s engineering standards and processes.
Support more senior engineers in the preparation of plants, designs, computation methods, and reporting.
Responsible for a project or part of a project of limited complexity; may be responsible for managing multiple projects.
Collaborate with other engineering or business support disciplines internally as well as suppliers externally.
Identify and design process improvements in the areas of safety, quality, and productivity.
Determine appropriate assembly fixtures, plant layouts, and workstations to maximize space.
Establish manpower requirements, line and sub-assembly balancing data, and expectancy time performances.
Provide technical support and assistance as a resource in assigned area.
Determine and propose process improvements to meet production levels, utilizing lean/six sigma principles and methodologies.