Industrial Engineer III

Position Description

At a Glance

Legrand  has an exciting opportunity for an Industrial Engineer III to join the Lighting Division Focal Point IE Team in  Chicago, IL. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning and executing operational launch-related activities required for successful product releases and engineering change implementations. Identifying and leading continuous improvement efforts within Operations and Paint. This role requires close collaboration across engineering and operations to ensure alignment and buy-in on key initiatives and process changes. This position reports to the Plant Manager.

What Will You Do?

• Partner with product development and operations leadership to plan and drive launch-related operational activities. This includes, but is not limited to, layout redesigns, manufacturing cell development, creation and maintenance of standard work, product costs, and throughput analysis.
• Proactively identify and address areas of opportunity and collaborate across the organization using lean techniques to improve safety and ergonomics, eliminate bottlenecks, increase quality, and reduce costs across the Operations department.
• Provide technical support to production for the launch of new products and changes on existing products with a focus on process and quality.
• Review bill of materials and costing and establish routings for new and existing Focal Point products; report and perform regular maintenance to keep all information up to date.
• Own the creation and maintenance of Standard Work and Visual Aids for assembly.
• Lead business efforts in the development and implementation of lean manufacturing concepts including developing strategies, training employees, facilitating kaizen events, and auditing areas to ensure sustainability of improvements.
• Extract and analyze process data and develop strategies to drive process improvement. Monitor trends in performance indicators to evaluate efficiency and effectiveness.
• Coordinate activities in scrap reduction, elimination of rework, material variances, labor variances, safety and ergonomic evaluations, and overall continuous improvement in assigned areas.
• Analyze current capabilities versus future production needs based on expected customer demand and establish machine, tooling, and process requirements.
• Troubleshoot processes and quality defects in areas of responsibility.
• Keep up to date on changes and advances in technology and best practices, incorporating new techniques and tools where appropriate.

Qualifications

Required Skills

Qualifications:

• 5 -7 years of experience as an Industrial or Manufacturing Engineer, preferably with New Product Development, Operational Excellence or related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant Engineering or Science discipline is required.
• Experience in project management with successful demonstration of timely implementation of project and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Lean Manufacturing tools and technologies. Working knowledge of problem solving and root cause analysis techniques.
• Subject Matter expert in one or more Lean Tools preferred.
• Working knowledge and experience with ISO9001 requirements related to documentation, quality controls, training, product segregation requirements, and continuous improvement desired.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks or similar modeling software, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and written, with all levels of workforce including production workers, engineers and upper-level management. Must have the personality to run meetings and appropriately motivate others to action and alignment.
• Team player – demonstrated history of building rapport and quickly integrating with a new team.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is desirable.
• Salary Range: $85,000 - $100,000 starting base plus bonus.
• Summary of Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Disability, Parental Leave, 401K w/ company match.

Competencies:

• Proven track record of leading through influence. Able to build strong team relations with peers and work collaboratively with people across all levels and departments.
• Ability to develop methods to optimize complex processes and systems.
• Customer-focused with a high sense of urgency.
• Demonstrated tenacity for identifying opportunities for improvements and developing solutions.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to adapt to new situations and quickly learn new processes and technologies.
• Detail-oriented, with a desire to “roll up your sleeves” to help the team get the job done.
• Strong project management; can set priorities and meet deadlines.

Company Info

About Legrand

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us 

About Legrand’s Lighting Sector

Legrand’s Lighting Sector consists of five lighting brands; Pinnacle, Finelite, Focal Point, and OCL which focus on architectural, decorative, and downlighting and Kenall which focuses on lighting for demanding environments. We employ a talented group of employees that love lighting to design and manufacture high performance, energy efficient LED lighting solutions for applications in commercial, educational, healthcare, as well as challenging environments such as tunnels and correctional facilities. With an eye toward sustainable design, our focus is on specification-oriented products and solutions that meet the functional needs of spaces while working in harmony with the designer’s vision for those spaces. We work with architects, engineers, and contractors to supply lighting built specifically for their client’s projects.

Equal Opportunity Employer