Senior Industrial Engineer

Henniges Automotive has an opportunity for a Senior Industrial Engineer to join the Cost Estimation team. The Senior Industrial Engineer will design, develop, test and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis and production coordination. Create and administrate the activities and processes of Industrial Engineering, layouts, capacity analysis through knowledge application and techniques in accordance with the guideline of plant operation (BOS) to ensure the space optimization, materials and labor and meet the productivity and efficiency goals set by management.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Apply industrial engineering principles to implement cost estimation tools for all phases of manufacturing programs taking into account product definition and requirements as well as potential engineering changes.
• Lead ‘Design for Manufacturability’ (DFM) reviews to determine technical feasibility and cost inputs for new customer quotes.
• Participate in the creation of process flow and work cells for the efficient and ergonomic flow of materials for manufacturing processes and overall plant layout.
• Participate in Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, HPS and 5S organizational and process reviews.
• Analyze capacity for equipment and product lines.
• Ability to analyze and improve manufacturing processes.
• Support process method possibilities and tooling capabilities to ensure that products are manufactured to satisfy customer expectations.
• Perform advanced analysis of cost structures and manufacturing feasibility and advise program managers of design and manufacturing alternatives to reduce cost and increase production.
• Generate multiple iterations of cost sheets for side-to-side comparisons of multiple and alternative material options, multiple equipment processing options, and multiple labor staffing scenarios across multiple plants and manufacturing locations.
• Combine all aspects of material, tooling, and labor to develop best-cost solutions and profitability opportunities.
• Run revised cost development for effects on labor, material, and process change parameters, and recommend best-course actions.
• Collect and analyze financial data (including consolidated costs, piece tooling, and investments) for manufacturing programs.
• Develop and analyze calculations for contribution margins, testing costs, and for amortizations of minimum purchases of raw materials and tooling.
• Analyze program expenditure for tooling and process fixtures and compare the same to estimated costs.
• Develop capital expenditure requirements based on capacity analysis of existing and potential business needs.
• Continuous improvement activities.
• Estimate production costs, cost saving methods, and the effects of production design changes on expenditures for management review, action and control.
• Recommend methods for improving utilization of personnel, material and utilities.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
• Local candidates only.

Education and Experience

• Minimum: Bachelor Degree in Engineering or equivalent technical experience.
• Preferred: Bachelor Degree in Industrial Engineering.
• Minimum: Knowledge and skills typically acquired through 7 plus years of experience in manufacturing operations, industrial engineering activities or related field.

Skills and Abilities

• Consulting and influencing skills consistent with the ability to build relationships and influence parties; may include getting parties to embrace changing expectations and initiatives.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills consistent with the ability to identify key issues from a broad range of alternatives and recommend optimal solutions for various situations.
• Develops challenging short-and long-term group plans and objectives aligned with those of the department and/or company; solicits staff input in the development process.
• Working knowledge of automotive manufacturing processes, practices and challenges.
• Ability to apply project planning, implementation, and/or continuous improvement principles to affect tangible, positive outcomes.
• Proficiency in the following software applications: Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; and AutoCAD sufficient to apply and/or support the application with the minimal instructions or guidance; this level of proficiency is typically attainable through 3 plus years of substantive experience with the applications.
• Promotes an atmosphere conducive to the open exchange of new ideas, and alternatives to orthodox approaches.
• Deals effectively with resistance; takes positive steps to avoid the recurrence of errors through constructive critique.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to effectively communicate information to diverse audiences.