Senior Industrial Engineer

Oshkosh Corporation • Appleton, WI

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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: This position is responsible for extracting, processing and analyzing current and historical data to provide labor estimates in support of proposal efforts. This individual will utilize knowledge of manufacturing process including welding, fabrication, coatings, and assembly to provide accurate and reasonable estimates. They will conduct business with a high level of integrity and an understanding of the boundaries of Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or in a related field.
• Five (5) or more years in costing, estimating, industrial engineering and/or in a related area.

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.
• Experience and proficiency with 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.
• Project management skills working with multiple priorities and the ability to manage large quantities of data.
• Analytical, critical thinking, attention to detail, communication and patterning skills to evaluate data and provide recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Compare legacy product design to new product design to identify differences in components and labor content.
• Review BOM (Bill of Material) for accuracy in support of proposal work.
• Document assumptions, methodology/rationale, and labor estimate using basis of estimate (BOE) document.
• Estimate labor hours using existing reports provided by Finance Team.
• Collaborate with design teams to complete BOM comparison and review contractual requirements to ensure all costs are captured.
• Develop and write proposals for production processes.
• Author manufacturing plans to capture proposed production methods for future programs.
• Support cost estimate activities for both new product lines and contract extensions; including research to make recommendations on make vs buy of manufactured components.
• Identify process improvements in the areas of safety, quality, and productivity utilizing lean and six sigma principles and methodologies.
• Establish manpower requirements, line and sub-assembly balancing data, and expectancy time performance.
• Participate in product launch activities, as needed.
• Present estimates for peer, management, and/or customer review.
• Develop and mentor assigned industrial engineers and technicians.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level