Job Description
Title : Industrial Engineer
Location: Appleton, WI
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Experience: 5 7 Years
Industry: Automotive / Off-Highway / Heavy Equipment / Manufacturing
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Industrial Engineer with strong hands-on manufacturing and shop floor experience. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Time Study, Line Balancing, Lean Manufacturing, Value Stream Mapping, Process Optimization, and Continuous Improvement .
The role will focus on improving assembly processes, identifying bottlenecks and waste, optimizing productivity, and implementing Lean manufacturing principles across the shop floor.
Key Responsibilities
- Study assembly lines and manufacturing processes to identify improvement opportunities using Lean principles.
- Conduct Time Studies and Line Balancing , including:
- Elemental breakdown
- Video time studies
- Station and operator analysis
- VA/NVA/RNVA analysis
- Current-state line balancing
- Muri analysis
- Develop and analyze Value Stream Maps (VSM) , including:
- Current-state VSM
- Identification of bottlenecks, waste, and inefficiencies
- Capacity analysis and current-state baselining
- Future-state VSM
- Current-state vs. future-state comparison
- Identify process and productivity improvement opportunities and develop improvement roadmaps.
- Develop and revise Standard Work Instructions and video work instructions.
- Perform root cause analysis for quality issues, defects, downtime, and process inefficiencies.
- Support Kaizen and Continuous Improvement initiatives with detailed implementation plans.
- Analyze manufacturing processes to improve productivity, efficiency, throughput, and capacity.
- Support assembly line and process optimization initiatives.
- Provide support for fixture design based on manufacturing requirements.
- Identify and address bottlenecks, waste, downtime, and operational inefficiencies.
- Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, production, and engineering teams to implement process improvements.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline .
- 5 7 years of experience in Industrial Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering .
- Strong hands-on shop floor and manufacturing experience .
- Experience with:
- Time Study
- Line Balancing
- Lean Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
- Process Optimization
- Productivity Improvement
- Root Cause Analysis
- Kaizen
- Assembly Process Improvement
- Experience working directly with manufacturing and assembly operations.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, workflow, capacity, productivity, and process efficiency.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Automotive, Off-Highway, Heavy Equipment, Commercial Vehicle, or Industrial Equipment manufacturing .
- Experience with Muri and VA/NVA/RNVA analysis .
- Experience developing and implementing Standard Work.
- Experience with capacity analysis and process optimization.
- Experience analyzing quality defects and manufacturing downtime.
- Experience supporting fixture design.
- Lean Six Sigma experience or certification.
- Experience with video time studies.
- Experience developing current-state and future-state VSMs.
- Experience with manufacturing KPIs and productivity analysis.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will have:
- Hands-on shop floor manufacturing experience
- Strong Time Study and Line Balancing experience
- Practical experience implementing Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement
- Experience creating and implementing Value Stream Maps
- Experience optimizing assembly lines and manufacturing processes
- Strong Root Cause Analysis and Kaizen experience
- Experience developing Standard Work Instructions
- Proven ability to identify and eliminate bottlenecks, waste, downtime, and inefficiencies
- Background in Automotive, Off-Highway, Heavy Equipment, or similar manufacturing environments
Important Requirements
- Manufacturing/shop floor experience is mandatory .
- Experience with Time Study, Line Balancing, and VSM is highly important.
- Candidates should have hands-on experience with manufacturing or assembly processes .
- The position requires working onsite .
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