Unclassified - Detroit, MI

posted 4 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Detroit, MI
10,001+ employees

About the position

We are a global leader in automotive seating because of our people — a team of adventurous thinkers and passionate high performers who make it all possible. We pride ourselves on being at the vanguard of new industry trends and technologies. When you join Adient, you'll play an important role in helping us improve the experience of a world in motion. At Adient, we care about your character just as much as your qualifications. Because for us, it's more than the job. It's about committing to your responsibilities. Creating a global community and empowering your teammates. That's why we work hard to ensure our employees — no matter their race, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, caste, disability, union membership, ethnicity, religious beliefs or the stage of their careers — can see the difference their work makes for our customers and their consumers around the globe. This is an excellent opportunity for an Industrial Engineer to join our metal stamping and welding manufacturing plant in Holland, MI. The Industrial Engineer will work closely with operations, engineering, management team, and plant manager. The role involves establishing work standards through accepted time and motion techniques and maintaining the work measurement system. The engineer will estimate standards and prepare cost estimates on new products or engineering changes as assigned by the Engineering Manager, justifying the value of product cost to customers. The position requires constant analysis of methods and manufacturing processes for improvement, simplification, revision, cost reduction, and utilizing Kaizen. The Industrial Engineer will initiate new and revise existing plant layouts, audit current standards for changes and improvements in manufacturing processes, and ensure a fair and equitable work measurement program. Additionally, the engineer will instruct manufacturing management and hourly employees in the application of industrial engineering programs, investigate methods change, layout revision, and cost reduction recommendations, and develop means of measuring indirect labor and other non-repetitive work. The role also involves gathering, compiling, and analyzing data on manufacturing operations, conducting special studies and projects as directed by the Engineering Manager, and participating in safety involvement teams to maintain an accident-free, high-efficiency plant operation. The Industrial Engineer performs other duties as assigned by the Engineering Manager, ensuring efficient and safe work practices, procedures, and facilities by coordinating with the Human Relations Department and Manufacturing Engineering Department.

Responsibilities

  • Establish work standards through accepted time and motion techniques and maintain the work measurement system.
  • Estimate standards and prepare cost estimates on new products or engineering changes as assigned by the Engineering Manager.
  • Justify the value of product cost to customer.
  • Constant analysis of methods and manufacturing processes for improvement, simplification, revision, cost reduction, and utilizing Kaizen.
  • Initiate new and revise existing plant layouts.
  • Audit current standards for changes and improvements in manufacturing processes and to ensure a fair and equitable work measurement program.
  • Initiate new information and maintain current data in both the process routings and bills of material reports.
  • Audit both as assigned by the Engineering Manager.
  • Instruct manufacturing management and hourly employees in the application of industrial engineering programs.
  • Investigate methods change, layout revision, and cost reduction recommendations.
  • Develop and initiate means of measuring indirect labor and other non-repetitive work.
  • Investigate and evaluate designated manufacturing problems, determine most suitable courses of action to remedy conditions, and make recommendations to the Engineering Manager.
  • Gather, compile, and analyze data and information on manufacturing operations and conduct special studies and projects as directed by Engineering Manager.
  • Participate in safety involvement teams and be constantly aware of safety considerations in all activities.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Engineering Manager.
  • Study, institute and maintain efficient and safe work practices, procedures, facilities; by coordinating with the Human Relations Department and Manufacturing Engineering Department.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma, GED, or Engineering Degree
  • Three (3) years in methods, standards and manufacturing processes, preferably automotive industry
  • AutoCAD experience
  • Strong MODAPTS experience desired
  • Python programming experience desired
  • Excel, Macros
  • Experience in Material Flow and Kanban
  • Familiar with MES or another system that tracks proficiency
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