About the Role
<p>The Industrial Engineer partners with plant management and frontline supervisors to drive measurable gains in safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC). With a balance of technical expertise and leadership influence, the role advances the company’s continuous improvement culture by aligning Lean and Six Sigma practices with company values: Execute with Determination, Connect with People, and Do the Right Thing.</p>
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<p><strong><span>Key Responsibilities:</span></strong></p>
<p><strong>Process & Technical Expertise:</strong></p>
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<li>Lead continuous improvement projects across assigned areas.</li>
<li>Conduct value stream mapping, time studies, and process flow analysis to optimize throughput, takt time, and resource allocation.</li>
<li>Design and implement ergonomic workstations and assembly lines to improve operator safety, efficiency, and quality.</li>
<li>Develop and maintain labor standards, capacity models, and production forecasts to support planning and scheduling accuracy.</li>
<li>Optimize material flow, internal logistics, and line-side delivery systems to reduce handling, downtime, and waste.</li>
<li>Implement visual management systems (kanban, Andon, production boards) to improve shop floor communication and accountability.</li>
<li>Lead root cause analysis and structured problem-solving (8D, A3, FMEA) to drive permanent solutions to production challenges.</li>
<li>Partner with welding departments to advance robotic welding automation, weld sequence optimization, and fixture/tooling design.</li>
<li>Support automation and technology integration (PLC-controlled systems, robotics, smart manufacturing, IoT-enabled equipment).</li>
<li>Apply statistical process control (SPC) and advanced data analytics to monitor quality and process performance.</li>
<li>Collaborate with Maintenance/Engineering teams on Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) to improve the equipment’s uptime and reliability.</li>
<li>Work with New Product Engineering to integrate Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) into new axle and suspension designs.</li>
<li>Identify and implement cost reduction initiatives in direct labor, indirect labor, scrap, rework, and utilities.</li>
<li>Standardize best practices across regions, ensuring sustainability and replication of improvements.</li>
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<p><strong>Leadership & Influence:</strong></p>
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<li>Act as a local CI coach and trainer, mentoring plant managers and supervisors.</li>
<li>Facilitate Kaizen workshops and problem-solving events.</li>
<li>Track and report KPIs (OEE, scrap, safety, cost savings).</li>
<li>Promote best practice sharing across departments to reduce variation.</li>
<li>Drive the Lean culture through engagement with both leadership and frontline employees.</li>
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<p><strong><span>Qualifications:</span></strong></p>
<p><strong>Competencies:</strong></p>
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<li>Customer Focus – aligns CI work with the company’s product reliability and customer commitments.</li>
<li>Collaboration – effective across plants, union environments, and functional teams.</li>
<li>Operational Excellence – uses Lean/Six Sigma to drive sustainable results.</li>
<li>Communication – able to translate CI strategy from plant floor to executive level.</li>
<li>Change Leadership – drives adoption of CI culture in established operations.</li>
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<p><strong>Education</strong>: </p>
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<li>Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field</li>
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<p><strong>Experience:</strong></p>
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<li>1-3+ years in manufacturing (axle, chassis, suspension, automotive/trailer components preferred).</li>
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<p><strong>Technical Skills:</strong></p>
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<li>Lean Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt preferred).</li>
<li>Welding knowledge (manual/robotic, MIG, TIG, resistance).</li>
<li>Time studies, labor standards, and plant layout design.</li>
<li>ERP/MES (Oracle, Plex, SAP) and data analytics.</li>
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