Manufacturing Process Engineer (Industrial Engineer)

About the role

MSA Safety is a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We are seeking a Manufacturing Process Engineer (Industrial Engineer) for our Jacksonville, NC manufacturing plant.

Responsibilities

• Actively advocate behavior-based safety in all aspects of MSA operations, adhering to company and site-specific safety policies, practices, and programs.
• Initiate efforts to improve workplace ergonomics.
• Conduct time studies, define manufacturing costs, and develop, implement, and maintain work standards and manufacturing documentation (routings, etc.).
• Assist in developing and implementing measures to improve processes, including quality, cell layouts, throughput, and cycle times, making recommendations and working in conjunction with Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives.
• Interface with various departments including Engineering, Production, Materials, and Quality to ensure documentation is complete and used during design and production; review and approve all manufacturing-level documentation prior to release.
• Lead efforts to establish best practices and standard work documentation.
• Initiate, lead, participate in, and provide training (problem solving, work flexing, etc.) required to effectively complete improvement efforts; work with factory managers to sustain improvements.
• Participate in MSA Business System activities that include daily communication meetings, department performance monitoring, and problem solving.
• Actively participate on new product development (NPD) teams, providing input to ensure proposed designs are realistic and feasible within a Lean Manufacturing environment.
• Communicate challenges of current manufacturing processes and drive efforts to incorporate design for manufacturability and assembly concepts; coordinate participation from peer experts to advise on manufacturability as necessary.
• Recommend capital equipment additions and develop appropriate justifications; effectively manage the implementation and commissioning of such additions.
• Review production order closeout variances, determine root causes, and recommend corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain positive work relationships with individuals at all organizational levels.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field from an ABET-accredited program.
• This position will be considered at two career levels based on experience:
  • Level one (Staff I): 0 years of relevant industry experience.
  • Level two (Staff II): 2 years of relevant industry experience.
• Up to 5% travel may be required between U.S. facilities.

Skills

• Solid interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence attitudes and behaviors.
• Proficient in the use of PC-based CAD software such as SolidWorks and AutoCAD.
• Ability to read and interpret assembly diagrams and documents and explain them to associates.
• Proven ability to simultaneously and independently manage multiple tasks, solve technical problems, lead projects, and work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to drive execution of projects, including identifying and acting upon potential improvements.
• Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking, problem-solving, and team-building skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering.
• Previous intern or co-op experience, preferably in a manufacturing setting.
• Knowledge of the MSA Operating System and Lean Manufacturing Techniques (Value Stream Mapping, One Piece Flow, Setup Reduction, Lean Management, Visual Controls, etc.).
• Six Sigma experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience with SAP, MS Project, AutoCAD, DraftSight.