Industrial Engineer

Company: Southwire
Location: Lafayette
Posted on: May 24, 2020

Job Description:

A leader in technology and innovation, Southwire Company, LLC is one of North Americas largest wire and cable producers. Southwire and its subsidiaries manufacture building wire and cable, metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire products and engineered products. In addition, Southwire supplies assembled products, contractor equipment and hand tools. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, employee benefits, tuition reimbursement, and unlimited growth opportunities. Our nearly seven decades of progressive growth can be attributed to our determination to developing innovative systems and solutions, exercising environmental stewardship and enhancing the wellbeing of our communities. How will you power whats possible?

The Industrial Engineer will lead continuous improvement initiatives, cost reduction projects, capital project justifications, plant efficiency determination, and work measurement. They will provide Industrial Engineering support and guidance for the manufacturing and warehousing plants and interface with other areas of the organization to drive continuous improvement in OEM.

Duties and Requirements

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• Maintain Bill of Materials and routings for OEM plants
• Maintain cycle times and machine rates for production floor
• Understand standard cost and perform cost analysis for new products, product changes, and product rationalization
• Work with a variety of systems including but not limited to SAP, CableBuilder and JIRA
• Cost reduction analysis and tracking
• Sales and Production data reporting
• Capital project requests, justifications and capital expenditure reporting
• Plant layout design and efficiency determination
• Quoting for new products as needed
• Execute cost reduction projects as assigned my materials manager
  
  Qualifications and Experience Requirements
  
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  • Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering required
  • 3+ years of Industrial Engineering experience
  • Strong knowledge and expertise of Industrial Engineering methods and concepts
  • Looking for a highly motivated and innovative individual
  • Work efficiently in a fast-paced office setting
  • Must have strong, analytical, time management, and problem-solving skills
  • Must possess strong leadership skills as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Must have excellent software skills including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
    
    Southwire is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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