Industrial Manufacturing Engineer - Harvey Nash

Position: Industrial Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Mapleton, IL 61547 (Fully Onsite)

Duration: 12 Months contract

Client Industry: Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

Pay Rate: $47-50/hour

Summary:

• The main function of a supply chain engineer is to work on New Capital Introduction (NCI) projects’ supply chain activities.
• The candidate must have solid decision-making skills and be a critical thinker while working on various tasks.

Job Responsibilities:

• Material Flow studies and proposals.
• Storage studies and proposals.
• NCI checklist alignment and completion.
• Logistics documentation (Standard Work, PFMEA, Control Plan, SFMEA etc.).

Experience:

• Work in factory environment to support supply chain / logistics operations (minimum 5 years)
• Work as Supply Chain / Logistics / Industrial engineer (minimum 5 years)
• Engineering degree (Mechanical / Manufacturing / Industrial / Supply Chain)

Position’s Contributions to Work Group:

• The role provides critical support to ongoing New Capital Introduction (NCI) within Client Mapleton facility to be success.

Reason/motivation for request:

• Customer Focused – We have reliable on-time delivery, meeting quality expectations to ensure a positive customer experience.
• One Team – Working together safely, we make all decisions with our team, partners, and customers in mind.
• Results Driven – Without safety, our results don’t matter. We drive continuous improvement to exceed expectations.
• Experts in Casting Manufacturing – We have grit, and we honor our legacy by investing in the development of our team, seeking new technology and processes to strive for excellence in our capabilities.

Typical task breakdown:

• Follow NCI (New Capital Introduction) Process Flow / Checklist and Gate Reviews.
• Collaborate with customer groups, Facilities / Maintenance, Manufacturing Operations, Engineering, EHS, accounting and purchasing are involved in the approval process.
• Be responsible to achieve desired outputs on multiple concurrent individual and team projects.
• Develop plans for facilities projects, prepare and establish priorities for cost effectiveness, manage budgeting and purchasing matters pertaining to these projects.
• Work with Internal / External Suppliers to plan & implement facility wide projects to assure efficient and cost-effective systems and processes to produce quality products.
• Coordinate compatibility of existing and new assets and/or systems.
• Provide direction and guidance to other project owners to assure the most efficient and sustainable effect on the facility.
• Ensure implementation of modern technology and verify the effectiveness related to facility processes modifications.

Interaction with team:

• Interactions with daily in person meetings with peers and suppliers.
• This is a very much team role as it has dependencies tied with a wide group of stake holders from Advance Planning, Current Manufacturing and Operation, Facility Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality and Safety.

Work environment:

• Client office, foundry / machining factory.

Technical Skills:

(Required)

• Full time work experience of minimum of 5 years in heavy machinery manufacturing.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a customer service focus
• Product knowledge of engine block casting and machining processes,
• Project Management, Negotiating skills, Analytical Thinking.
• Good knowledge of Windows Office 365 applications - excel, advanced excel, PPT, Word etc.
• Previous experience with process improvement, layouts, flow, PPAP, and Advanced Manufacturing process
• Thorough understanding of company policies and procedures, especially those with supplier impact

(Desired)

• Candidates located in the Midwest (~600 miles from Peoria metro).
• Able to start at Client Mapleton IL ASAP.

Soft Skills:

(Required)

• Very good written and verbal communication
• Very good negotiation skills and able to respond in short turnaround times
• Able to work with multiple stake holders in a matrix team structure.

Disqualifiers/Red Flags:

• If it is ex-Client employees, need to get input from previous Client work director.
• NO previous work experience in heavy machinery manufacturing.
• NO previous work experience in logistics / supply chain operations.
• NO degree.