Industrial Engineer

Optimal Inc.

  • Sterling Heights, MI
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 24 days ago
  • Apply easily
Position Description:
  • Drive development and/or installation of direct and indirect labor standards and methods.
  • Track labor - RTO's, off standards, efficiencies, etc. Help generate presentations to Global IE to request labor authorizations.
  • Conduct Job Ergonomics evaluations; support workstation and packaging design reviews
  • Analyze process constraints and conduct equipment cycle time analysis. Provide input to constraint decks; actively support constraint working-meetings and leadership report outs.
  • Analyze plant work methods and standards and recommend improvements / efficiencies.
  • Support cost estimates of new or revised methods and standards.
  • Review proposed changes in plant layout, processes, material handling, routing, etc. and help make recommendations.
  • Conduct time and motion/MODAPTS/GSPAS studies and review employee proposals and suggestions.
  • Ensure work processes are correctly documented in APT / time studies, especially when changes take place.
  • Develop headcount maps for current and future models. Lead job methodization and process allocations.
  • Interface with Production Supervision and the UAW to help work through concerns.
  • Report out over-cycles and document plans for cycle time improvement.
  • Report out line efficiencies and HPU (Uptime, JPH)
  • lead and/or support glidepath file updating.
  • Prepare input for annual budget; support manning/RTO and capacity/demand forecasts.
  • Help maintain capacity planning documents.
  • capacity strategy, capacity statement, volume worksheets.
  • (During Plant Led Launches) Support preparation of Launch budget and launch curve. Support ergo, headcount, and rate of climb JPH assessments.
  • Support Benchmarking and other special assignments as they are requested.
  • Pull together cross functional teams when working on more complex projects.
  • be a positive leader and change agent.
  • Demonstrate Ford OS behaviors.
  • Excellence, Focus, Collaboration
Skills Required:
  • Labor Analysis / Time Studies
  • Constraint / Productivity Analysis
  • Confident in Excel, PowerPoint
  • Clear written and verbal communication
  • Self-driven, collaborator, balance many priorities, Ford OS Behaviors
Skills Preferred:
  • MODAPTS -Ford Ergo analysis tools -GSPAS / APT
Experience Required:
  • Minimum is none but be able to represent the listed skills well.
Experience Preferred:
  • 3-5 years
Education Required:
  • Bachelor's degree
Education Preferred:
  • Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering

Optimal Inc.