Industrial Engineer

ABB - Richmond, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Richmond, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Industrial Engineer at ABB will focus on optimizing assembly methods, processes, and equipment within the Production organization to enhance efficiency, quality, and safety while minimizing labor hours. This role involves collaborating with various teams to implement lean manufacturing principles and improve production processes, ensuring alignment with business strategies and production targets.

Responsibilities

• Build plant lean culture by influencing, collaborating, and communicating with all levels of employees.
• Develop and execute projects to design and improve new and existing production processes.
• Deploy and implement re-layout of the production lines.
• Evaluate production line balance, provide takt time, routings, production tools and collect data on production stops, and analyze root causes of productivity and ROTD loss and implement corrective actions.
• Work with Material, Production, and process teams to support/develop new assembly processes.
• Work with cross-functional teams to develop technical documentation.
• Value Stream Mapping for processes and eliminate process waste.
• Implement and execute 6S programs, Kaizen events, Root cause analysis.
• Mentor, train, and motivate new team members through training initiatives.
• Practice sound human relations and communications skills to motivate the workforce.
• Track and resolve prioritized task and cost out projects in a timely manner.
• Apply Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Manufacturing (DFM), Assembly (DFA), and Reliability (DFR) tools.
• Achieve highest safety levels in the plant.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or STEM field.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in lean manufacturing or operations.
• Ability to work within and/or lead cross-functional teams and influence decisions.
• Fast learning/aptitude in manufacturing software and hardware tools CAD/Windchill/SAP, etc.
• Knowledge of value stream mapping, one-piece flow, Kaizen, Gemba, 6S, and other lean tools.
• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills and a customer-oriented mindset.
• Prior experience with production processes (Layout, Automation, Lean projects).
• Excellent project tracking and detailed planning skills.
• Able to present technical information.

Benefits

• Financial assistance for relocation.