Scope:
Partnering with manufacturing and facilities, you’ll lead this process and gathers the manufacturing and facility needs, utilizes Lean techniques and creates meaningful foundations for high-efficiency manufacturing processes. Collaborating with automation engineers, process engineers, design and analysis engineers, machine and process operators, enterprise tool developers, and equipment and material vendors, you’ll identify requirements and opportunities for data, tools, equipment and workflow automation.
Responsibilities:
- Lead manufacturing-related projects
- Provide production support - scheduling, theory of constraint, budget & forecast, crew empowerment, defect analysis, core competency definition, make/buy evaluation, benchmarking analysis
- Identify and prioritize process improvement project - lean manufacturing, engineering economic analysis, process mapping, root cause analysis, statistical methods, six sigma and time studies
- Lead operations improvement - ergonomic & human factor, operations plans, recovery planning, capacity planning and capital planning
- Facilitate system integration - Value Stream Analysis, Facility Layouts, Production Systems Design, Manufacturing Process Design, Systems Thinking, Facilities Planning, and Requirements
Qualifications:
- BS in Operations Research, Industrial, Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering
- 5+ years of experience working directly with manufacturing in a production environment
- Demonstrated ability in manufacturing and/or facilities planning
- Factory flow, process modeling and simulations experience
- Experience leading continuous improvement and value stream mapping events
- Strong analytic skill set and a high degree of proficiency in data mining
- Exceptional with Excel and manual data analysis
- Excellent Interpersonal Communication Skills
Desired:
- Operations Management, Construction Management, MSE and/or MBA
- Rocket Engine Manufacturing Experience
- Project Management Certification (PMP)
- Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
- Experience transitioning development to production
- Manned space flight production experience
- Experience with manufacturing organizations and/or supply chain
- Hands-on experience with materials and manufacturing processes.
If you are a dedicated individual with experience in Industrial/Manufacturing/Process/Production engineering, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $50.00 - $60.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 – 45 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
Work setting:
- Hybrid work
- Manufacturing facility
Experience:
- Manufacturing/Process/Industrial Engineering: 3 years (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Huntsville, AL 35806: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Huntsville, AL 35806