Navistar International - Springfield, OH
posted 3 months ago
Navistar has a great opportunity for a Supply Chain Industrial Engineer in our Springfield, Ohio facility. This position is pivotal in deploying Lean Material Flow strategies at the plant and supporting warehouse operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for establishing and maintaining time studies for plant-specific materials team members, ensuring that standard work instructions are adhered to, and providing Industrial Engineering analysis on cost improvement initiatives. The role also involves ownership of layouts for supply chain managed footprints, supporting and tracking Lean Assessments and Value Stream Mapping sessions. The engineer will define local Continuous Improvement Requests (CIRs), gap closure plans, and project plans based on the findings of the plant Supply Chain Engineer through project management functions. Additionally, the engineer will develop and maintain 5S and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) programs for supporting warehouses, monitor plant and warehouse Supply Chain KPIs, and implement corrective actions for KPIs that fall below allowable thresholds. Another key responsibility includes the identification and implementation of cost savings and waste elimination initiatives from an Industrial Engineering perspective. The engineer will also ensure the ideal upkeep and validation of warehouse replenishment at the WHQ level, interface with the PFEP/Containers team for part planning accuracy, compliance, and feedback, and support plant Supply Chain Engineers and third-party logistics (3PL) providers as needed.