Sr. Specialist, Industrial Engineering & Production System

Scout Motors • Blythewood, SC

1d • $110,000 - $135,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Scout Motors is reviving an iconic American vehicle brand, electrifying and digitizing it with American innovation. The company is focused on respect for the past and future, communities, work and play, and customers. Scout Motors empowers its teams to innovate, seeking visionary leaders, knowledgeable doers, and passionate go-getters. This role is an opportunity to be part of shaping the future of transportation and revolutionizing the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience in automotive production
• Bachelor's degree in business management, project management, mechanical, electrical engineering, or related fields. An equivalent amount of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Special skills in Lean Management and IE, like: Lean Management, Continuous Improvement Process Management, Factory systems for time factor calculations and process management, Industrial Engineering studies, Human Work Design Tools, MTM method
• Fundamental skills in office applications and presenting results to the team, the management or the board
• Skills in web-based applications
• Costumer orientated skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously

Nice To Haves

• Moderation and Coordination of Optimization Workshops
• Project management of cross-functional long-term projects
• Process planning and sequencing of product sequences
• Product understanding and derivation of the effects on processes, equipment and ergonomics

Responsibilities

• Establishing, steering and refining the Lean culture of Scout as well as a unified production system in all departments for the scout motors production site and its management
• Building, Steering and developing a digital shopfloor management together with the implementation of all necessary lean methods for a productive work environment
• Coordination of measures to increase productivity on the basis of relevant KPIs through developing an overall plant productivity reporting system
• Defining and establishing processes and optimization concepts for the production
• Coordination and securing productivity and budget KPI of the plant
• Set up and development of production process plans as well as identification, evaluation and coordination of the time factor/labor requirements and management of the production time credit
• Steering and approving site-specific programs, strategies, communication concepts and objectives agreements
• Defining and tracking the company guidelines and process development for all departments as well as track VBZ and HPU Budgets for all departments
• Design of workplaces and new work processes, including their system-side mapping with work boards, layouts and point plans, considering methods, walking routes, supply of materials and vehicle sequence
• Optimization of shift systems and production speeds to fit output and manpower requirements
• Coordination of cross-functional knowledge transfer regarding the specific field of industrial engineering and production system
• Steering of team internal projects and topic development concepts
• This Role is carried out responsibly in factual cooperative collaboration with supervisors, employees, involved and affected departments - in compliance with existing guidelines, standards and regulations

Benefits

• Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
• Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave
• Pay Transparency
• Annual performance bonus program

What This Job Offers

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