Industrial Engineer II

Located in beautiful Santa Rosa, CA, SMC, Ltd. is a globally recognized premium supplier to the medical market with locations throughout the world. People committed to speed, technology, and exceptional performance are the cornerstone of our organization. Comprised of dedicated people and decades of manufacturing experience, we have continued to experience strong growth and currently have outstanding career opportunities for equally dedicated people.

In the role of an Industrial Engineer, you will be supporting manufacturing operations optimization at SMC Santa Rosa. You will be an advocate for lean and six sigma manufacturing principles and champion continuous improvement in our medical device plastic injection molding and discrete product assembly environment. Your individual contribution and team leadership is essential to meet site KPI goals and drive efficiency improvement of manufacturing and business processes. Focus areas include quality, cost, delivery, and safety throughout the organization.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Change agent for overall organizational evolution and progression on its lean journey
• Process and Value Stream Mapping
• Leadership of Kaizen activities and events
• Monitor, collect, and analyze process performance data
• Analyze flow of materials, inventory, work throughout the operation
• Design of work cell and facility layout and flow
• Ergonomic assessments
• Corrective and Preventative action leadership (CAPA) including root cause analysis and action plans
• Capacity analysis and planning
• Drive waste elimination throughout the organization including reduction in inventory levels, excess movement of personnel/materials, defects/scrap, processing steps/time
• Train technical and non-technical personnel.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent with 5 years work experience.
• Proficient with Lean / 6 sigma methodologies and tools (Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, 6S, Poka Yoke, DMAIC process, design of experiments, statistical analysis, etc.)
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills, including written communication.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point.
• Solid team leadership skills.
• Able to collaborate in a team environment across departments including quality, finance, supply chain, scheduling, customer service, and various engineering teams
• Must be self-directed, dependable, and motivated with excellent relationship and time management skills.
• Decision making and problem solving abilities– Root cause analysis, A3, etc.
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills.
  
  

Desirable Qualifications:

• 6 Sigma green belt or black belt.
• Working knowledge of statistical analysis tools/software (i.e. Minitab, etc.).
• Proficient with ERP/MRP systems.
• Previous leadership and people development experience..
• Experience within the medical device industry.
• Previous experience implementing lean manufacturing concepts.
  
  

ADA Requirements:

• Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects
• Ability to work for extended periods sitting and looking at computer while completing repetitive motions to include substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; reviewing detailed information; viewing a computer terminal; and expansive reading
• The ability to manage a number of projects at one time with frequent interruptions and tight deadlines
• Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, Crawling, Reaching, Standing, Walking, Pushing, Pulling, Lifting, Fingering, Grasping, Feeling, Talking, and Hearing
  
  

Annual Salary Range $83,000 - $103,000 DOE

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