Industrial Engineer

Job purpose

• Designs, develops and improves logistics processes by studying product and layout methods then optimizes space and work procedures.

Duties and responsibilities

• Develops material handling processes with the primary focus being operator safety by studying product requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing methods and equipment; conferring with equipment vendors for optimization.
• Improves manufacturing productivity by analyzing and planning work flow, space requirements, and equipment layout in accordance with Kubota’s 5-Gen Principles.
• Reviews and improves the sequence picking processes by evaluating and then implementing appropriate changes.
• Assist in the optimization of packaging for parts.
• Provides decision-making information by calculating production, labor, and material costs; estimating future requirements.
• Manages project related activities in a transparent way for new programs or changes to existing programs. Scope including but not limited to timing, budgets, design details, team coordination, quotations, vendor procurement coordination.
• Prepares process reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends. .
• Supports manufacturing to achieve safety, productivity and quality targets through process design, optimization projects and Kaizen initiatives.
• Completes implementation of new or revised processes by training technicians.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by supporting other team members as capacity issues arise.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial or Packaging Engineering
• Demonstrated self-starter with the ability to work with little to no oversight
• Excellent communication skills (listening, writing and speaking)
• Ability to analyze, problem solve and make sound decisions
• Strong aptitude for organization, prioritization and managing multiple tasks at the same time.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications especially Excel

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience in AutoCAD, MS Access or SQL
• Experience Engineering in manufacturing field

Working conditions

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of the job, the team member will be exposed to an office environment with substantial manufacturing and warehouse floor exposure.  This includes being subject to both hot and cold work environments, extended hours and occasional weekend work as needed to support manufacturing processes.

Physical requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is required to walk and/or stand for long durations,  use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; ascend stairs; balance; stoop, kneel or crouch; talk and hear.  In addition, the team member must occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.  Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus.