Industrial Engineer

Position Description:
Industrial / Innovation Agency Engineer is a highly dynamic hybrid role at the Sterling Axle Plant. This position is responsible for driving plant productivity, optimizing labor standards, and managing manufacturing constraints, while simultaneously serving as a key leader on the plantwide Innovation Team. The successful candidate will apply classical Industrial Engineering methodologies (such as time studies, ergonomics, and capacity planning) to evaluate, plan, and deploy advanced manufacturing technologies across the plant's six Innovation Pillars.

Key Responsibilities:
Industrial Engineering & Productivity Optimization (Approx. 40%)
Labor & Standards: Drive the development, installation, and tracking of direct and indirect labor standards and methods. Track labor metrics (RTOs, off-standards, efficiencies) and help generate presentations to Global IE for labor authorizations.
Time & Motion Studies: Conduct time and motion studies using MODAPTS and GSPAS/APT systems. Ensure all work processes and changes are accurately documented.
Constraint & Cycle Time Analysis: Analyze process constraints and conduct equipment cycle time studies. Provide inputs to constraint decks and actively support constraint working meetings and leadership report-outs.
Ergonomics & Workstation Design: Conduct workstation Job Ergonomics evaluations and support workstation/packaging design reviews.
Layout & Capacity: Support basic 2D CAD modeling for workstation updates. Maintain capacity planning documents (capacity strategy, capacity statements, volume worksheets) and prepare inputs for the annual budget and headcount maps.
Plantwide Innovation & Pillar Support (Approx. 40%) Innovation Strategy Execution: Support Sterling's central Innovation Team in delivering annual corporate innovation objectives. Track and report progress on objectives, action plans, training plans, and versatility sheets.
Pillar Team Integration: Provide engineering and project management support to the (6) Innovation Pillars: Digitalization, Data Analytics, Advanced Robotics, AI Vision, 3D Printing, and AGVs/AMRs. Attend pillar meetings and help guide projects from the initial idea phase through plant-floor implementation.

Skills Required:
Industrial Engineering
AutoCAD
Experience Required:
Industrial Engineering Fundamentals: Strong background in labor analysis, time/motion studies, and constraint/productivity analysis. Project Management: Proven ability to manage multiple projects, track deliverables, and facilitate cross-functional meetings.
Data & Communication Tools: High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint [1]. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience with GSPAS / APT systems.
Proficiency in AutoCAD for layout drawings.
A strong interest in or familiarity with advanced manufacturing technologies (Robotics, AI, 3D Printing, AGVs, etc.). Programming / PowerBI / PowerApps

Education Required:
High School Diploma / GED

Fully Onsite