Industrial Engineer - ENTRY LEVEL

Overview

Humboldt Sawmill Company, LLC (HSC) is seeking a NEW GRAD for our Entry Level Industrial/Manufacturing Engineer position based in Scotia, CA! This is an excellent opportunity for a new graduate with their degree in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering seeking a position within a growing organization. 

The base salary for this position is $65,000.00 to $80,000.00.  Your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic locations, skills, education and/or experience.  Please keep in mind that that the range published is the full base salary. We also offer a generous benefits package.

The Mendocino Companies (Mendocino Forest Products Company, Mendocino Redwood Company, Humboldt Redwood Company, Humboldt Sawmill Company, and Allweather Wood) own nearly 450,000 acres of Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC® C031337) certificated redwood and Douglas-fir timberland, constitute the largest waterborne wood treater in the Western USA, and is the largest producer of redwood lumber in the world. Collectively providing 950 employees and their families with excellent wages and benefits in communities throughout the Western USA. Additionally, the Mendocino Companies own and operate a 25-megaWatt biomass cogeneration power plant and wood pellet plant.

Working under the direction of Director, Operations this position will provide process improvements, set work standards, evaluate operational costs, validate capital expenditures, document operational procedures, determine most economical process flows and perform project management functions and provide reporting documents.

Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Identify, evaluate, and recommend changes or improvements in operational process, procedures, and equipment and provide analysis to support these changes.
• Performs process validation and maintains necessary documentation.
• Assist users in understanding and establishing baseline performance and work standards.
• Develop budget and capital expenditure plans for operational improvements.
• Manage and/or participate in project teams to achieve defined objective and deliverables using standardized Company processes.
• Develop cost comparisons of alternate processes, parts, tooling, equipment, or systems within Operations.
• Performing cost studies, economic comparisons, and justification analysis.
• Lower the cost of production by eliminating wastes in both manpower and materials.
• Research, develop and implement cost reduction program.
• Direct and assist in the preparation of various reports and presentation for field and executive management.
• Develop, maintain, and distribute reports as required.
• Work with regulatory and consulting groups to ensure we are staying in compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (BS) in Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering required
• No experience needed
• Six Sigma knowledge is a plus.
• Ability to design, develop, implement, and improve integrated systems that included people, materials, information, equipment, and cost.
• Capable of performing root cause analysis to determine cause and solutions to various technical manufacturing issues.
• Product costing knowledge and ability to identify opportunities for cost reduction.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have an intermediate skill level with Microsoft Project, Database software/Access, Excel, and Word software.
• This position requires and intermediate to advanced skill level with CAD software or any software dealing with plant layouts and process flow mapping.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to climb or balance.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.
• The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; risk of electrical shock; explosives; and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• This position requires wearing eye protection, hearing protection, safety shoes, leather or rubber gloves, chemical goggles, sleeve protection, dust mask, chaps, and hard hat.

Competencies

Project Management

Develops project plans; coordinates projects; communicates changes and progress; completes projects on time and budget; manages project team activities.

Teamwork

Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

Professionalism

Approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.

Adaptability

Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

Innovation

Displays original thinking and creativity; meets challenges with resourcefulness; generates suggestions for improving work; develops innovative approaches and ideas; presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention.

Quality

Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality.

Quantity

Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity.

Safety and Security

Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.,

Equal Opportunity Employer, Valuing Diversity of our Workforce and Offering a Drug Free Workplace