Industrial Engineer (Automotive)- Consultant

Job Title: Industrial Engineer/ Automotive/ Consultant

Locations: Travel within Domestic U.S

Position Type: Independent Consultant (1099 or LLC)

Travel Required: 85-100%

Industry: Automotive

Summary:

Our consultants are industry experts, providing tactical operational wins to OEMs and T1 Suppliers via extensive industry knowledge, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, and a passion for making hands-on changes to warehouse and production floors rapidly.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities:

• Analyze and assess manufacturing processes at company workstations - recommending essential process improvements with lean practices to optimize workflow and increase overall efficiency - Uptime, Performance and Quality.
• Create specifications for various components and assembly steps, determining production benchmarks, and optimizing manufacturing efficiency, reliability through input.
• Operate fully as independent “technology suppliers” providing the detailed specifications for plant and equipment.
• Run sample requests provided by R&D to investigate, analyze, and develop innovative product solutions.
• Develop, support, and improve workstation design and layout to positively impact ergonomics, material flow and productivity.
• Performs root cause analysis and conduct brainstorming sessions with responsible teams; investigate the process, machine, or equipment; implements counter measures/corrective and preventive actions and training, to any internal or external, quality and safety concerns.
• Auditing manufacturing cells/lines on a weekly basis to ensure all production processes follow standard operating procedure laid out through Layered Process Audit.
• Initiate and implement Process Change Requests (PCRs) to improve manufacturability and quality performance.
• Participating in weekly safety audits to assess new or unidentified safety concerns and risks.
• Responsible for implementing all process and equipment with state-of-the-art technologies to ensure all products are manufactured and assembled with highest quality to meet customer demands.
• Providing weekly project status updates to management, identifying potential risks and opportunities.
• Assists maintenance and operations team with troubleshooting process and equipment related issues.
• Alignment with cross-functional project team.
• Initiating and implementing process improvements through innovative creative ideas.
• Develops, maintains, and reviews concepts with suppliers and customers.
• Monitors implementation of corrective action plans
• Coordinates the efforts of cross-functional groups and across shifts to resolve bottlenecks, parts shortages, machine maintenance, manpower issues and production capacity.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of Manufacturing Industrial Engineering in Automotive, Aerospace, or other related industries.
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations, or other related fields.
• CAD experience required.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills and ability to communicate effectively with client customers at all organizational levels.
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment.
• Experience leading small teams or delivering projects or programs.
• Experience prioritizing tasks and managing assignments in a collaborative team environment.
• Previous Consulting Experience Preferred