Senior Industrial Engineer Job Description

Senior Industrial Engineer Job Description

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Senior industrial engineer provides functional support for the Warehouse Management System suite, including Labor Management, Slotting, Pick path sequencing, XYZ mapping, Reporting and other applicable system configuration needs.

Senior Industrial Engineer Duties & Responsibilities

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Other activities include participation and support of other projects related to manufacturing operations, , Global Systems Project (SAP) and inventory reduction initiatives
Maintain IT policy enforcement and adhere to corporate guidelines/compliance
Participate in on-call rotation for support
Provide detailed technical direction to the team
Develop high quality new features and enhancements to existing code
Actively participate in project planning process (understanding/developing requirements, analysis in identifying alternatives, prototyping, design appropriate solutions, estimating project tasks, assist in overall project planning using Scrum)
Leads design and implementation of new feature development (oversee project execution through development phase to ensure team accomplishes goals and meets schedules)
Give guidance to QA in feature, integration, and regression testing
Debug and resolve problems identified by other team members, QA, or tech support
Mentor Junior programmers and QA

Senior Industrial Engineer Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Senior Industrial Engineer

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: APICS, PMP, TQM, ACE, CPIM

Education for Senior Industrial Engineer

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the senior industrial engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Engineering, Industrial, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Science, Education, Manufacturing Engineering, Technical, Mathematics

Skills for Senior Industrial Engineer

Desired skills for senior industrial engineer include:

AutoCAD
Excel
Access
SAP
Labor management
Pick methodology
Slotting
Warehouse design
Work measurement
Conventional time study techniques

Desired experience for senior industrial engineer includes:

Maintain develop our tool’s critical software functions with (1) the addition of new functionality for model composition, initialization, and simulation, and (2) interface and integration among calculation and analysis software
Help conducting code reviews and analysis
Assist with training of new software developers to the use of the Eclipse Modeling Framework and new software environment
Work effectively within a geographically dispersed software development team including core technology experts in the Eclipse Modeling Framework located in Europe
Development and update of other software packages developed in C++/C#
Responsible for driving safety in all manufacturing and operations processes

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Senior Industrial Engineer Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of senior industrial engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for senior industrial engineer
  • Assists in the implementation of lean manufacturing utilizing UTC's ACE Operating System
  • Identifies new equipment needs and process specification implementation into production
  • Lead problem solving and root cause analysis to improve product yield, product cost and manufacturing throughput including the implementation of lean manufacturing principles
  • Participate in fulfillment optimization efforts that include data collection, validation and scenario development
  • Ability to understand and work with technical documentation including business process flows and system documents to assess designs and issues as required
  • Create concise presentation materials to VP and Director level audience
  • Participate in Fulfillment operations management meetings
  • Analyzes operations for bottlenecks, non-value added tasks, and process/productivity improvements
  • Build strong working relationship with plant personnel and understand plant processes, projects, productivity initiatives, metrics, across numerous facility locations
  • Assist to develop a road map for lean on-site, key site goals and timelines
Qualifications for senior industrial engineer
  • Extensive experience with 3D solid modeling CAD packages
  • BSIE preferred but not mandatory based on experience
  • Minimum of 2 years of recent experience working in a distribution environment with work standards
  • Experience in best methods development
  • Experience in the development of a management observation program
  • Experience in the development of an accountability program
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Senior Industrial Engineer Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of senior industrial engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for senior industrial engineer
  • Lead and participate in projects that support the Lean rollout
  • Drive the Lean philosophy throughout the site
  • Develop and foster a continuous improvement culture
  • Develop and Implement a range of Lean and IE tools to improve overall performance
  • Preparation of floor layouts for manufacturing processes
  • Conduct Production capacity analysis
  • Provide support to manufacturing as required to meet the business targets and objectives
  • Lead and manage assigned BPI personnel
  • Change agent for the site Lean transformation
  • Support, mentor and coach Team Leaders and other plant staff
Qualifications for senior industrial engineer
  • Experience with Standard Data and Predetermined Time Systems
  • Bachelor Degree in Engineering background or equivalent (Industrial / Mechanical/Manufacturing)
  • Experience in high volume manufacturing preferably in the same industry
  • Strong communication skill to deal with different level of people, think big & win together mindset
  • Optimize sequence of operations and work flow (shop layout, work cell development and implementation)
  • Ability to create shop floor level metrics to monitor schedule progress and help identify risk areas
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Senior Industrial Engineer Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a senior industrial engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for senior industrial engineer
  • Perform cost calculations
  • General support for and engineering topics
  • Work Flow and Resources Planning
  • Study operations sequence, material flow, functional and project information to determine worker functions (cycle time, work leveling, crew to Takt, Vsm, Spaghetti flow), Format Std Work/Work Load Leveling, KPI Crew to Takt(LCM)
  • Measure and apply statistical methods with mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, headcount and capacity requirement, KPI LCM
  • Layout to New Planning
  • Lean Manufacturing improvement and setup through Crew to Takt, Standard Work, Work Load Leveling, Layout Improvement, KPI LCM, Rev/sqft
  • Responsible for the evaluation and improvement of product flow through the factory based on product routings and time standards
  • Also responsible for the evaluation and improvement of process efficiencies to aid in reduced product cost and improved product quality
  • Develop and maintain and standardize product routing structure
Qualifications for senior industrial engineer
  • Advanced Microsoft Project software tool experience
  • Improve efficiencies through waste elimination and process improvements
  • Degree or Masters in relevant Business, Engineering or Science discipline
  • Black Belt In Lean/Six Sigma (preferred, not mandatory)
  • Extensive knowledge and application of Lean/IE tools and methods
  • Leadership and Influencing sills
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Senior Industrial Engineer Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a senior industrial engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for senior industrial engineer
  • Develop and implement process efficiency measurements and tracking methodology
  • Analysis of production floor layout as related to product flow in the PCB assembly and box build areas
  • Develop, evaluate and maintain capacity planning
  • Evaluate product flow times and develop/implement improvement plans
  • Develop and analyze data for RFQ process
  • Participate in new product implementation team
  • Implement demand driven principals and strategies that supports operational excellence and long range plans
  • Motion and Time Studies
  • Manufacturing/Capacity Planning and Analysis
  • Facilities Planning, Layout and Design
Qualifications for senior industrial engineer
  • Bachelor Degree in Mechanical/ Electronics/ Electrical / Industrial Engineering/etc with min 1 years of related working experience
  • Strong background in fundamental industrial engineering techniques
  • Strong oral and written communication, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills
  • Mechanical engineering degree or 10 years maintenance engineering experience
  • 3+ years previous experience in Industrial Engineering field
  • Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or equivalent experience in Industrial Engineering field
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Senior Industrial Engineer Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a senior industrial engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for senior industrial engineer
  • Cost Optimization and Engineering Economic Analyses
  • Line Balancing, Production and Resource Planning
  • Manufacturing and R & D support activities
  • Planning and Control of Manufacturing Systems
  • Ergonomics/Human Factors Engineering
  • Designs, implements and maintains effective metrics
  • Acts as Liaison between Engineering and the production facilities insuring that manufacturing requirements are implemented into new product designs
  • Use IT tools for Design and Analysis
  • Develops solutions to a variety of IE problems of moderate scope and complexity
  • Reviewing production schedules, engineering specifications, process flows and other information to understand the methods and activities in Lawson’s distribution operations
Qualifications for senior industrial engineer
  • Experience in time and motion studies, standards development and implementation, facility layout, and project/capital justification preferred
  • Experience with onsite and controlled research activities, knowledge of industry methods and documentation
  • Sketch initial design ideas (both paper and digital), facilitate brainstorming activities, and create preliminary prototypes
  • Bachelor's Degree in Production Engineering
  • At least 5 years work experience in the field ofIndustrial Engineering or any other related field
  • Knowledge from industrial control systems, PLCs and development of motion applications

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