Industrial Engineer jobs in Nebraska

Job Title: Industrial Engineer

Location: Wayne, NE

DIRECT HIRE

Shift: 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM (Monday to Thursday, OT on Fridays)

Note: Those who can work on W2 basis without any sponsorship are encouraged to apply.

Pay Range: $70,000 / Year - $90,000/ Year

Job Description:

• The Industrial Engineer is responsible for developing, documenting, and owning trailer manufacturing and associated processes through the utilization of lean manufacturing principles.
• The Senior Industrial Engineer is also responsible for evaluating existing manufacturing processes and configuring manufacturing systems to reduce cost, improve productivity and develop best practices within the production process.
• He/she will provide ergonomic analysis and risk mitigation to improve the safety of defined work.

Responsibilities:

• Implement, support, and facilitate Lean Manufacturing principles to improve operational efficiencies and eliminate waste.
• Application of all Industrial Engineering tools to improve material flow, operations processes, workstation design, ergonomics, continuous improvements, etc.
• Design flow of work to minimize waste and optimize throughput.
• Develop and maintain standard labor hours, cycle time, and move time data.
• Use data, information, and reports to identify waste in the system and improve operational efficiency by utilizing value stream mapping and other tools.
• Improve the flow and storage of material into and through the facility to reduce waste associated movement and handling.
• Develop and document staffing plans for each segment of the facility.
• Initiate and implement cost reduction projects.
• Analysis and improve job safety through ergonomic risk identification and reduction.
• Support the facilities PFMEA process.
• Evaluate make-buy opportunities through the facility.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering
• Experience: 5-10 years’ of Manufacturing experience required
• Able to use AutoCAD or similar design software
• Deep knowledge in line balancing, manning calculations, productivity analysis/loss analysis, capacity analysis, ergonomic risk analysis, time studies, standardized work, PFMEA, lean manufacturing, and statistical process control
• Experience developing production simulation models
• Experience with low volume / high complexity manufacturing
• Experience using digital tools for motion capture and time studies.
• Desired: Six Sigma certification