Industrial Engineer

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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.

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 , , , , , , , , genetic information, , protected veteran status, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.