Industrial Engineer

Actalent - Oxnard, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Oxnard, CA

10,001+ employees

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Industrial Engineer at Actalent is responsible for applying engineering techniques to design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes. This role focuses on optimizing workflow, quality control, inventory management, and cost analysis while ensuring safety measures are in place. The engineer will also draft layouts for equipment and workspaces to enhance efficiency and coordinate quality control objectives to resolve production issues.

Responsibilities

• Ensure design meets organizational and production goals.
• Study functional statements, organization charts, and project information to determine functions and responsibilities of workers and work units and to identify areas of duplication.
• Establish work measurement programs and analyze work samples to develop standards for labor utilization.
• Analyze workforce utilization, facility layout, and operational data such as production costs, process flow charts, and production schedules to determine efficient utilization of workers and equipment.
• Recommend methods for improving worker efficiency and reducing waste of materials and utilities, such as restructuring job duties, reorganizing workflow, relocating workstations and equipment, and purchasing equipment.
• Confer with management and engineering staff to implement plans and recommendations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 1-3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment or a combination of education and experience.
• Industrial engineering expertise.
• Manufacturing engineering knowledge.
• Process improvement skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Experience with time studies.
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing principles.
• Hands-on manufacturing process analysis experience.
• Knowledge of industrial machinery.