Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: Plant Engineer
Department: Manufacturing
FLSA Status: Salaried, exempt
Reports To: COO
Solstice Sleep Products is committed to being the leading provider of quality mattresses at exceptional value. A platform has been created to manufacturer the highest quality product while delivering an uncompromising benchmark of service that consistently exceeds our customers' expectations. Our team has the decades of experience it takes to develop the highest value product in the industry.
Solstice Sleep Products works with the leading suppliers in the industry to develop an extensive portfolio of brands that delivers exceptional mattress values for hundreds of dollars less than leading national advertised brands. Through research and development, we have incorporated premium components into our mattresses including individually wrapped coils, ultra-premium visco-elastic memory foam (Gel foam), advanced traditional wire-tied spring systems, and natural latex.
We are a U.S. based manufacturer committed to delivering sleep products with the highest standards and warranties. This truly is the recipe for a perfect night's sleep.
Primary Job Function: The Industrial Engineer will apply statistical methods and mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, staff requirements and production planning
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyzes and designs sequence of operations to optimize workflow and improve efficiencies using lean principles and analytical data.
- Conducts analysis pertaining to cost control, inventory control and KPI performance.
- Develop new layouts leading to optimization of efficiencies.
- Has a working knowledge of the principles and tools of lean manufacturing (VSM, Poke Yoke, 5S, Heijunka, Best Practices, Standard Work, and Work Instructions etc.).
- Establishes work measurement programs measuring labor activities and work content leading to creation and maintenance of labor standards.
- Establish and maintain SOP's
- Determines project feasibility based on based on costs, space, technical requirements, and ROI analysis.
- Cross-functional participation across all business groups, customers, and suppliers.
- Manage the "new product introduction process" to include technical data updates or creation, standard work and related costing of labor or materials
- Maintain Bill of Materials
- Perform other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be currently pursuing an advanced degree or certification in the field of Engineering or Industrial Sciences
- Minimum of 2 years of Industrial Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
- Computer literacy in Microsoft Office Suites and AutoCAD
- Team oriented with good written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Lean manufacturing experience (preferred)
Competencies:
- Project Management: Ability to bring together all aspects of a project, such as resources or planning, that are needed to complete it efficiently and in a timely manner
- Excellent communication: Can use language effectively to gather information and facilitate the exchange of ideas
- Continuous Learning: Demonstrates eagerness to acquire necessary technical knowledge, skills, and judgment to accomplish a result or to serve a customer's needs effectively. Has desire and drive to acquire knowledge and skills necessary to perform the job more effectively
- Drive for results: Demonstrates concern for achieving or surpassing results against an internal or external standard of excellence. Shows a passion for improving the delivery of services with a commitment to continuous improvement
- Safety and risk management: Works to comply with safety regulations and helps to promote safety consciousness and well-being
Travel
Up to 30%
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. This would require the ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Work Environment
This job operates in both a professional office environment and manufacturing facility. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computer, photocopiers, and scanners.