What are the responsibilities and job description for the Industrial Process Engineer position at Vanguard Packaging Inc?
Job Summary
ONSITE DAILY POSITION
The Industrial Process Engineer is a strategic partner in identifying and improving process improvement opportunities throughout fulfillment operations. Responsible for identifying fulfillment production projects aimed at product and process problem-solving, improvements, cost reduction, labor and profitability improvement. This individual should be a self-directed change agent able to implement new initiatives across departments that have substantial impact to the business.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Analyzing flow of incoming products, outgoing waste and outgoing finished goods of assembly and fulfillment processes for waste and motion reduction.
- Reviewing custom assembly and fulfillment opportunities to create most effective line labor and assembly line layouts.
- Setting up assembly and fulfillment lines in a lean, cost effective, well-organized plan.
- Reviewing existing production lines for waste and motion reduction opportunities.
- Conduct routine analyses and/or tests pertaining to the development of new line designs, methods, materials or processes by applying engineering principles.
- Analyzing flow of incoming product, outgoing waste and outgoing finished goods of assembly and fulfillment processes for waste and motion reduction.
- Reviewing production lines for automation and tools enhance workflow and consistent production speeds.
- Optimizes productivity by designing, implementing and testing new procedures.
- Recommends improvements to refine and enhance products and process by applying continuous improvement principles and techniques.
- Determine and implement process changes and/or pilot programs to improve operating efficiency and performance and minimize variation.
- Designs, develops and implements solutions to improve line efficiencies, quality and production rates.
- Partner with operational leaders to understand all processes and how teams and individuals are involved and impacted at each step.
- Drive process improvements through the coordination and management of process trials
- Track, analyze and report data related to any trials, changes and continual production information to inform recommendations and decisions.
- Review and share best practices throughout the business to replicate gained improvements.
- Deliver presentations to operations team and leadership providing an executive-level summary of Process Excellence projects.
- Comply with company safety policies and procedures, while living our core values during all daily activities.
- Attendance is an essential function to the job.
OTHER FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBLITIES
- Additional duties as assigned by management.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Required
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field or combined equivalent education and experience
- Proficient computer skills including experience with the Microsoft Office – Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word
Preferred
- Fulfillment or corrugated display experience
- Prior work experience in a manufacturing environment