Industrial Engineer

Essential Functions of Job

• Current plant layout ownership – ensure accuracy / alignment with Floor Space Planning Tool (FSPT).
• Alignment of plant layout drawing with AutoCAD® standards.
• Benchmarking of plant layout against best practices.
• Lean flow proposals / improvements to overall facility flow.
• New business (Phase 2-5) layout support – defining where new business fits in the plant.
• Warehouse requirements planning utilizing Plan for Every Part (PFEP) Matrix.
• Indirect labor planning for plant utilizing Flow Planner® software.
• Support Materials & SCM groups with line side racking decisions, supermarket flow, kitting, and part delivery methods.
• Adherence to guidelines and standards for internal logistics / material flow.
• Value Stream Mapping – current and future state with plan for gap closure.
• Kaizen support – CI project collaboration.
• Kaizen leadership for lean flow / density / floor space utilization improvements.
• Direct labor time studies / AVIX / line balancing.
• New program direct labor planning, including reviews of “Process Book” with AME.
• Indirect labor time studies / work sampling / work balancing.
• New program indirect labor planning, including use of Flow Planner® software.
• Maintain a central database of all AVIX / time studies for the plant.
• Support plant key improvement initiatives and IE functional projects as required.

Additional Responsibilities

• May be involved in helping to move heavy parts within plants.
• May assist line with product changes to meet specifications.
• May have Yanfeng interns assigned to them for supervisory development and project coordination.

Required Education Level

Bachelor's Level Degree Area of Study: Industrial Engineering or similar.

*Equivalent work experience may also be considered for certain positions.

Required Qualifications

• 3-5 Minimum Years of Experience within Engineering
• 3 Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry desired.
• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
• AutoCAD experience essential.
• Strong computer skills required (Microsoft Office, Visio, etc).
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills – ability to work in a matrix organization and effectively lead projects without direct positional authority is required.
• Strong communication, presentation, and teamwork (verbal and documentation) skills – ability to write clear and concise technology documentation is required.
• Flexible work with regional plant visits as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Leverage lean certification.

Physical Ability Requirements

Stationary Position (Sitting or Standing): Frequently
Movement (Walking): Frequently
Carry Weight (Lifting up to 50 lbs): Occasionally
Communication (Seeing/Talking/Hearing): Constantly
Use Hands/Fingers (Operate computer, printer, phone): Constantly
Work Environment: Office Environment
Personal protective equipment is required
Work is indoor in a manufacturing setting that may not be temperature controlled. Often exposed to distracting sounds and noisy conditions

Essential Common Requirements for all Employees

• International Operating System (IOS): Understand, apply, and meet all function related IOS requirements.
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function related EHS requirements.
• Product Safety: Understand, apply, and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
• Compliance: Understand, apply, and meet all function-related Compliance requirements
• Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
• Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
• Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment.