Industrial Engineer

Overview

For more than 100 years, our passionate mission of safety empowers us to protect lives. 

MSA Safety is a global leader in the development of safety equipment and pioneering technology that helps protect people and facility infrastructures around the world. We are committed to providing the latest in innovative, best-in class safety solutions that feature integrated systems capability and allow our customers to return safely to their families and friends. Every day our customers place their lives in our hands. In response, we provide them with protection they can trust. It is gratifying to lead the way as a source of inspiration. Would you like to join our team of more than 5,000 employees world-wide dedicated to this purpose? We hope so.

We’re looking for a hands-on Industrial Engineer. While reporting directly to the Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for determining and implementing continuous improvement efforts within the Ada, Oklahoma facility. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on a variety of processes and staff who manufacture Firefighter turnout gear. The position requires significant daily interaction with plant manufacturing associates as well as Plant and support staff to ensure strong customer service, high quality,and operating improvements. If this sounds like an exciting opportunity, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Conduct time studies, define manufacturing costs, and develop/implement/maintain work standards and manufacturing documentation (Operational Method Sheets, routings, etc.).
• Lead the identification, scoping, and execution of projects to reduce product manufacturing costs, in collaboration with supervisors, factory managers, engineers, and other associates.
• Actively advocate behavior-based safety in all aspects of plant operations, adhere to company and site-specific safety policies, practices, and programs. Initiate efforts to improve workplace ergonomics.
• Initiate, lead, participate, and provide training (problem solving, work flexing, etc.) required to effectively complete improvement efforts. Partner with factory managers to sustain improvements. Participate in MSA Operating System activities that include daily communication meetings, department performance monitoring and problem solving.
• Actively participate on New Product Development teams. Provide input to ensure that proposed designs are realistic and feasible within a Lean Manufacturing environment.  Communicate challenges of current manufacturing processes and drive efforts to incorporate design for manufacturability and assembly concepts. Coordinate participation from peer experts to advise on manufacturability as necessary.
• Recommend capital equipment additions and develop appropriate justifications. Effectively manage the implementation and commissioning of such additions.
• Review errors and rework to determine root causes, and recommend corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain positive work relationships with individuals in all organizational levels, both internally and externally to the plant.
• Occasional travel to other locations, industry events, etc. – not more than 10%.

Qualifications

 Qualifications:

• Solid interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence attitudes and behaviors.
• Proven ability to simultaneously and independently manage multiple tasks, solve technical problems, lead projects, and work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to drive execution of projects including the ability to identify and act upon potential improvements.
• Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking, problem solving and team-building skills.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or related Engineering discipline from an ABET accredited program.
• This position is available at two different career levels based upon experience and education:
• Level one (Staff I): Entry level, no relevant industry experience
• Level two (Staff II): 2 years of relevant industry experience 

Preferred:

• Knowledge of the MSA Operating System, Continuous Improvement Tools (Value Stream Mapping, One Piece Flow, Problem Solving Tools, Setup Reduction, Lean Management, Visual Controls, etc.)
• Six Sigma, Lean or  project management experience.
• Experience with SAP, MS Project.

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