Job Description

A Value Stream Industrial Engineer supports, trains and coach the value improvement of a product value stream, by implementing his/her own personal LEAN-DMAIC projects, special assignments may include; capacity and resource modeling, analysis of exemptions, lead Kaizens, FMEAs, or projects requested by the product Value Stream. The candidate must be assisting in generating and supporting the closure of other team members’ projects, leading Industrial Engineering and Lean applications such as visual management, process flow, set-up reduction, work standardization and mistake proofing both in manufacturing and transactional processes. He/She must be a self- starter, customer service oriented in a diverse organization, experienced in project management and manufacturing costing.

A Value Stream Industrial Engineer’s duties include:

1. Understand the requirements of the Value Stream and meet those requirements

2. Lead the value stream’s VIP program

3. As needed and required lead efforts to

• People and process mapping
• Value Analysis
• Create, maintain capacity analyses and develops models for a product line, business unit or improvement team to optimize process or labor, collects data to develop analyses.
• Conduct own Industrial Engineering project and personally achieves yearly savings over $120K
• Support studies in shop floor scheduling and cycle time variation reduction
• Create and implement standard work
• Create financial analyses for capital expenditures
• Lead and / or support continuous improvement using Lean and DMAIC methodologies
• Mentor value improvement teams and support program champion to achieve plant’s goals.

4. A Value Stream IE will, with minimal guidance, schedule and lead Quality Improvement Teams, DMAIC teams through the planning and execution of a smaller project or defined piece of a larger project. This includes constructing detailed, accurate project schedules, interfacing with development groups and technical support groups.

5. Devises new approaches to complex problems through adaptations and modifications of standard technical principles.

6. Achieve Green-Belt certification within 8 months

Job Requirements

1) Display a solid understanding of industrial engineering theories/practices in capacity, simulation modeling, operation research, cost analysis, ergonomics, cost-benefit analysis in capital evaluation, Value Stream Mapping, Work Standardization, Lean-6 Sigma and DMAIC methodology

2) Ability to convince management on courses of action with minimal assistance using both written and verbal methods.

3) Effectively operate in and may facilitate/coach cross-functional teams with minimal guidance.

4) Must be able to provide solutions in a timely manner that reflect understanding business objectives and cost implications.

5) People and customer service oriented must be able to work in cold environments in a 24/7 manufacturing operation and be willing to spend time on the production floor.

6) Experienced in or developing project management skill set

Able to work with minimal assistance and able to prioritize multiple tasks

B.S. in Industrial Engineering and 5 years related experience, or M.S. and 2 years, related experience. MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Database) intermediate level, MS Project, Autocad, Visio, Factory Physics Modeling Software and ERP systems. Lean Facilitation and Certified Green/Black Belt in FDA environments desirable.