Senior Industrial Engineer

Kinetic Recruitment are currently seeking a Senior Industrial Engineer to join our leading Automotive Manufacturing client on a 6 Month contract!

Description:

Senior Industrial Engineer: This is a fulltime role (37.5 hours/week) most of the work will be done onsite but documentation or other paperwork can be done from home. The initial assignment duration is 6 months with a possibility of extension. Working hours: Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 3pm (with some flexibility).

As an Industrial Engineer in the larger Manufacturing team, the majority of your time will be spent on the work floor observing the existing processes, identifying where there is waste and improving manufacturing equipment and processes to decrease this waste.

Must haves for the role:

1. Extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes (not necessarily mechanical)
2. Previous experience in Industrial Engineering (line balancing, time study, SMED reduction)
3. Good knowledge of Excel

Nice to have:

1. Apprentice trained
2. Experience with AutoCAD

Job Summary:

Designs, improves, and installs integrated manufacturing or administrative systems which use people, materials, information, equipment, and energy.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Leads work studies for new and current production lines.
2. Leads standard work methods for new and current production lines.
3. Leads the work for specific projects to create and implement all aspects of a manufacturing process to ensure safety requirements, manufacturing goals, business goals, and product specifications are met.
4. Leads by applying the knowledge or use of manufacturing principles and practices to improve manufacturing equipment and processes.
5. Maintains the application of standards and develops manufacturing standards.
6. Leads the communications with and influences key external stakeholders, business leaders, and functional members.
7. Works with internal and external resources on specific project assignments.
8. Leads the advanced knowledge of manufacturing principles and practices as they are applied.
9. Maintains relationships and coaches key stakeholders.

Qualifications and Competencies:

1. Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
2. Ergonomic Fundamentals - Understands ergonomic concepts by applying ergonomic standards, guidelines, controls and tools to reduce ergonomic risk to employees while at work.
3. Line Balancing - Evaluates work activities performed by individuals or machines to identify opportunities to optimize operating time and distributing of the work content to meet the changes in customer demands while continuing to optimize manufacturing processes.
4. Health and Safety Fundamentals - Champions and models proactive health and safety behaviors by identifying, reporting and participating in actions to improve health and safety in order to build an interdependent culture and contribute to an injury-free workplace.
5. Work Measurement - Quantifies and evaluates the elements of work that make up a process by breaking it down into detailed steps to identify and reduce waste, and redistribute work content to optimize process flows.
6. Workstation Design - Designs operator work stations that are safe, healthy, and ergonomic while accounting for cost, quality, and delivery to contribute to an efficient work environment.
7. Process Documentation - Produces written manufacturing procedures in proper sequence which are followed correctly by all approved stakeholders to establish continuity in processes and standardization.
8. Process Layout - Creates and/or modifies an optimized manufacturing process by incorporating knowledge of equipment, human interfaces, sequences of production steps, and facilities requirements in order to reduce process time and waste.
9. Process Simulation - Develops virtual models of processes using available tools and quantitative analysis techniques to optimize these processes and make effective business decisions.
10. Manufacturing Knowledge - Demonstrates the knowledge of manufacturing by correctly implementing changes in current processes, equipment, and applications to meet the function's needs and contribute towards continuous improvement.
11. Data Mining - Extracts insights from data by identifying relationships and patterns through use of a suite of data exploration and data visualization techniques to understand the underlying structure of the data and enable sound conclusions upon model building.
12. Manufacturing Analysis Led Design - Uses digital tools to model and simulate manufacturing processes, equipment and performance to make data-driven decisions before changes are made and to drive continuous improvements.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

College, university, or degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) or related field, or equivalent experience required.

Experience:

Intermediate level relevant work experience required.

Kinetic plc is a Recruitment Consultancy with over 40 years of experience of delivering staffing solutions to the engineering, manufacturing and technical industries.

Kinetic plc treats all applications with a high degree of care, we review all submissions and will attempt to contact applicants who match the job profile. Those that do not meet the specification may not be contacted but their CV retained to be considered.