Navistar International - Springfield, OH

posted 3 months ago

Full-time
Springfield, OH
10,001+ employees
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

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.

Responsibilities

  • Deployment of Lean Material Flow strategies at the plant and supporting warehouse
  • Establish and maintain time studies for plant specific materials team members
  • Establish and maintain standard work instructions for plant specific materials team members
  • Provide Industrial Engineering analysis on cost improvement initiatives
  • Ownership of layouts for supply chain managed footprints
  • Support and track Lean Assessments and Value Stream Mapping sessions
  • Define local CIR's, gap closure plans and project plans based off of plant Supply Chain Engineer's findings through project management functions
  • Develop/maintain 5S, KPI programs for supporting warehouse(s)
  • Monitor plant/warehouse Supply Chain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and implement corrective actions for KPIs that fall below allowable thresholds
  • Identification, participation from IE perspective, and implementation of cost savings and waste elimination initiatives
  • Ideal Warehouse and Replenishment upkeep and validation at WHQ level
  • Interface with PFEP/Containers team for part planning accuracy, compliance and feedback
  • Support plant Supply Chain Engineers and 3PL providers as needed

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree
  • At least 5 years of supply chain, engineering or manufacturing experience
  • OR Master's degree with at least 3 years of supply chain, engineering or manufacturing experience
  • OR at least 7 years of supply chain, engineering or manufacturing experience

Nice-to-haves

  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or equivalent field, or equivalent experience in the field
  • Experience in Industrial Engineering or related area
  • Experience in establishing and maintaining time studies
  • Experience with AutoCAD
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Familiarization with a manufacturing environment
  • Experience working with/in Union environment
  • Knowledge of Logistics and Transportation processes preferred
  • Lean and/or Six Sigma training
  • Experience with project design, execution and sustainment
  • Experience conducting VSM and Kaizen sessions
  • Proficient in Microsoft (Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.)
  • Hands on knowledge of WMS, YMS, and TMS systems
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