Senior Industrial Engineer - Remote with Travel

Summary

We are actively recruiting for a Senior Industrial Engineer.  This is a remote role and may require travel to support regional business unit needs.

Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Engineered Standards - development and responsibility.
• Process Improvement – Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of processes.
• Workplace Design – Designing physical layout of a workplace, including arrangement of equipment, workstations, and storage areas.
• Supply Chain Management – Optimize the flow of materials, information and resources.
• Inventory Management - Managing the flow of goods in a production system, including ordering, receiving, storing, and shipping.
• Statistical Analysis & Quality Control – Ensure products and services meet specified quality standards.
• Time and Motion Studies – Analyzing and improving the efficiency of worker movements and processes.
• Project Management – Planning, coordinating, and monitoring projects to ensure they are completed on time, within budget, and desired standard of work.

Minimum Education and Experience Required

Education:

• 4-Year Degree in Bachelor of Science Required
• Degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering (preferred)

Related Experience:

• Industrial Engineering experience – 5+ years
• 5+ years or more experience working as an Industrial Engineering in a manufacturing environment
• Poultry or Food Manufacturing experience - preferred
• Food Manufacturing experience a plus
• Demonstrated experience supporting a manufacturing supply chain that involves various manufacturing steps or processes. Ideal candidate should have experience leading industrial engineering projects and studies across those functions.
• Certifications – preferred or higher
  • Green Belt – six-sigma

Professional Skillsets:

• Strong Time Management Skills - the ability to use one's time effectively or productively
• Change Agent - Acts as a catalyst for the change management process.  Help an organization, or part of an organization, transform how it operates by inspiring and influencing others.
• Shows Agility – Candidate as the ability to work with insight, flexibility and confidence in response to challenging and changing circumstances.
• Effective Communication Skills – Candidate can exchange ideas, thoughts, opinions, knowledge, and data so that the message is received and understood with clarity and purpose.
• Ability to Train others – Teach other managers within the facilities IE topics and tools to become better manager.
• Strong Analytics - Research, Problem-Solving, Reporting, Data and Metrics Interpretation
• Self-Starter – Candidate is sufficiently motivated or ambitious to start project.
• Computer Skills – Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), AutoCAD (Preferred), SAP (Preferred), and Simulation Modeling (Preferred), Time Management Software (Preferred)

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

Position is active.  On the floor activities such as troubleshooting and re-design of existing systems are routine. May need to move equipment occasionally. May need to access files, supplies and equipment. Work activity is where the processing equipment is located. Work environment includes, but is not limited to, a normal office environment and construction site as well as climate extremes found in a poultry processing operation, feed mill, hatchery and a waste water treatment facility. Position requires an associate to have the ability to move throughout the complex and all facilities. When in a plant environment: Exposure primarily consists of wet and moist floors which include metal and plastic grating surfaces. May be exposed to temperatures of 28 degrees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with both ambient and 100% humidity. May handle product 25 degrees to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. May be exposed to noise ranges of 50 db to 110 db. May be exposed to all chemicals used in poultry, food, processing facility. Must wear and use protective and safety equipment required for the job as directed by the Company.  Must be able to work in confined and or permit required confined spaces and heights.  Must be able to work on and or around operating equipment.  Must be trained and use Lockout/Tagout.

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