Industrial Engineer

JOB SUMMARY

This position assumes responsibility for a major phase of industrial engineering work including method analysis, material flow, machine loading, capacity studies, etc.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Formulates designs and adapts industrial engineering functions for computer applications.
• Makes evaluations of results achieved in the performance toward objectives and makes recommendations to gain maximum benefits.
• Develops and establishes training curves for various occupational groups.
• Works closely with manufacturing management to develop systems, procedures, and techniques to reduce maintenance costs and improve production output.
• Identifies manufacturing problem areas, assesses present status and devises programs to make improvements.
• Defines and constructs reference unit data to be used in machine loading, plant loading, labor planning and capacity analysis.
• Develops and maintains current manufacturing capability records of all facilities and distributes to other departments requiring this information to dispatch their duties, e.g., Sales, Engineering, and Production Control etc.
• Works closely with Design Engineering in material analysis to obtain economical application.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Strong analytical skills and financial understanding
• A comprehensive knowledge of systems and production.
• Individual is to assume primary industrial engineering responsibility for assigned work areas.
• Responsible for achievement of own specified goals.
• Requires minimal direction in planning and implementing assigned projects and to have the comprehension, resourcefulness, and good judgment required to implement projects in a timely fashion.
• Technical abilities to handle the wide range of industrial engineering responsibilities.
• Work assignments will be rather general in scope and content with the Industrial Engineer expected to develop plans and programs to identify problems and recommend solutions.
• Will have daily contacts with line supervision, Manufacturing Engineers and production.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Required Education / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, operations management, business, or other related field.

Preferred Education / Experience

• Experience working in manufacturing production environment

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Key Working Relationships

Functional Leaders: Engineering, Human Resources, Sales Operations, Sourcing

Physical Demands

Must be able to stand for extended periods of time

Working Conditions

Shop-floor and office environment, located on large manufacturing campus

Prolec-GE Waukesha, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.