Industrial Engineering Leader

Industrial Engineering Leader

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 10 years experience in industrial engineering experience)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working in process redesign (2P / 3P) and or applying time study and standard work application as a supervisor, engineer, or part of driving results as part of the lean team
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop plant competency in wide range of Industrial Engineering Methods and Lean tools, and coaches associates in the use and implementation of Lean principles.
• Improves workflow by studying process flow charts, recommending modifications in workflow and workstations, and developing new procedures.
• Develop and manage the industrial project timeline, and ensure the tasks are accomplished timely.
• Lead lean layout creation with operators that delivers safe, quality part flow realizing least lead time raw material to ship level part.
• Experienced in operator line balance (yamazumi) / time studies creating true industrial labor standards to achieve customer takt time.
• Able to design optimal material flow part family combinations across the site through PQPR (part quantity part route) analysis.
• Interface with the manufacturing engineering team and lead the plant’s technological roadmap, including the automation projects.
• Material storage strategy maximizing use of space while designing an efficient pick and delivery of material between processes.
• Packaging design that provides least waste across the extended supply chain for operator, material handlers, and logistics.
• With Engineering leadership, manage the equipment relocation process, interfacing with plan and vendor to ensure completion at the desired timeline.
• Use Lean Process Improvement methodologies, expertise, and judgment to creatively address complicated and/or interdependent processes, develop execution plans and communicate benefits/risk.
• Utilize problem solving methodologies to find new solutions to difficult technical challenges that impact both yield and cost.

Preferred Qualifications

• Models the GE Behaviors (Humility, Transparency, Focus): this is mission-critical for all GE leaders as an enabler for continuous improvement.
• Results orientation – must deliver sustainable results.
• Ability to accurately assess key business metrics and situations and leverage lean to drive improvement.
• Able to influence others – must be able to inform, convince, and persuade other using lean to drive sustainable results. Highly credible.
• Collaborative, team orientation – knows when to lead and when to follow. Customer focused and demonstrates a high sense of urgency.
• Impactful communicator from the shop floor to the Boardroom.
• Knowledge of and experience applying lean in transactional and shop floor situations (standardized work, material & information flows, level production and pull systems).
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively.
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed.
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative.