Trillium Staffing - Fayetteville, AR
posted 3 months ago
Trillium Professional has a direct hire opportunity for an Industrial Engineer in Fayetteville, AR. This position is responsible for aligning processes, measurements, standards, and efforts with a primary focus on safety, delivery, quality, and cost. The Industrial Engineer will utilize a strong analytical approach to problem-solving and create cost-effective solutions. The role involves overseeing installation and process improvement projects, including productivity and technology enhancements, ensuring that all project assignments are completed within the established scope, budget, and schedule. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills are essential to drive operational excellence in this position. The Industrial Engineer will spend approximately 80% of their day on the factory floor, gaining a real-time understanding of problems and driving results. The ideal candidate will be a forward-thinker, capable of quickly developing a holistic understanding of issues to devise innovative solutions. Ownership is key, as the engineer will be accountable for creating a business plan and taking responsibility for assignments, activities, and resolving business pain points. Value engineering will be a focus, seeking optimal value through both short-term and long-term solutions. Organization and communication are crucial, as the engineer will need to coordinate and convey information, ideas, and expectations that may contain technical material. Documentation skills are also important, as the engineer will create requirements, standard operating procedures, and work instructions that are easy to reference and update. The ability to prioritize and manage multiple, sometimes competing priorities to achieve results is essential. The engineer will also need to be influential, evaluating complex decisions and process improvements while educating and motivating others to gain alignment through effective storytelling. This role will have a significant everyday impact, becoming an invaluable strategic partner by collaborating across various internal teams to discuss business performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and work on solutions. The engineer will provide data-driven insights to influence the deployment of business strategies and impact business decisions. Establishing scorecards and KPI reporting that represent mutually defined annual goals will be part of the responsibilities, driving throughput and productivity performance while maintaining engineering standards. Effective communication will be necessary to achieve leadership support and influence cross-functional stakeholders to understand the Value Stream and how projects impact it. The engineer will partner with supply chain teams to develop new tools and processes that enhance operational efficiencies and ensure timely delivery for customers. Additionally, the role involves ensuring that the right tooling, equipment, and processes are compatible with the entire value stream, focusing on modern work cell development and methods optimization to improve throughput and productivity. Promoting and supporting the company's mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction to others will also be a key responsibility, ensuring compliance throughout the organization.