Sr Industrial Engineer

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Why Join Pregis?

Pregis is in the packaging business to protect what matters. We are committed to providing our customers and employees sustainable growth through purpose-driven innovation and customer-centric packaging solutions. If you are looking for a company that is thriving across various high growth industries and is innovative, customer focused, high integrity, believes in strong teamwork and collaboration, Pregis is the company for you. Check out the Pregis Purpose to learn how sustainability and social responsibility is at the very core of our company DNA.

Summary of Job

The Sr Industrial Engineer applies a broad base of knowledge and skills to complete projects to reduce operational losses and improve process capabilities of manufacturing, operational, and other processes. They work in various capacities (leader of project teams, member of project teams, and independently) to improve operational performance through the optimization of existing and/or the implementation of new manufacturing technologies that reduce costs by improving the efficiency of product-required processes to manufacture, convert, transport, mark, store, identify, communicate, track materials, or other.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

The Sr Industrial Engineer works under the direction of their supervisor in the creation of the process technology roadmap, project selection, and project prioritization. They will use DMAIC/DMADV and other appropriate methods and process tools to ensure effective program, project, and process management. They will execute both incremental and innovative solutions. They will exhibit dedication to understanding and accounting for the impact of their work regarding the health and safety of all affected persons, the quality of product for our customer, the efficiency of processes and their resulting costs for our business.

The Sr Industrial Engineer will build, maintain, and further develop the repository of knowledge within their domain(s) as to the current capabilities of equipment, bottlenecks, process and capital improvement paths. They will be consulted both periodically and when called upon to provide guidance as to expected future performance and paths to achieve same. They play a direct role in the global integration of best practices. They will guide or instruct others as appropriate to these goals across Pregis including the coordination of other professionals. They will mentor other engineering professionals.

The Sr Industrial Engineer will exhibit strong strategic planning and decision-making skills and work seamlessly with all components of Pregis to meet business objectives. They will demonstrate influential leadership skills for both internal and external communications and be comfortable with senior level interactions. The Sr Industrial Engineer will operate with considerable latitude for independent decisions within an overall project plan scope of work.

Duties (Essential tasks)

1. Utilizes Industrial Engineering (and related ancillary tools) to improve manufacturing and operational costs and capacity - 50-75%

a. Defines, compiles, and maintains (in collaboration with others) Pregis Values Streams, constraints and opportunity ranking.

b. In collaboration with manufacturing sites, lead and assist in IE projects using internal and external resources.

c. Uses a diverse set of appropriate professional tools to improve OEE and net cost while maintaining or improving Safety and Quality outputs.

d. Reviews and assesses projects (capital and otherwise) for their impact on applicable processes and financial criteria.

e. Works with the development and manufacturing teams to ensure that efficiency, material utilization, and line utilization and reliability are a critical part of the development of new products and applications.

f. Documents, shares, and presents project work and other findings to foster project progress, team alignment, and best practice sharing.

2. Ensure process uniformity - 10-15%

a. Document processing conditions

b. Directly and collaboratively conduct analysis to establish equivalency of effect on disparate assets to achieve uniformity of product results.

c. Document, share, and foster best practices to reduce unproductive variation.

d. Collaborate with other persons in the establishment of monitoring and control plans to ensure continued performance alertness and gains.

3. Directly mentors and develops engineers and others in using role-appropriate IE methods and tools - 15%

4. Advances technical and professional knowledge and skills through study and continued education according to plan developed in conjunction with Supervisor - 5-10%

Competency (Knowledge, skills, and abilities)

• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Technical Knowledge - Understands basic through intermediary (Bachelor of Science or above understanding) understanding of Industrial Engineering tools and applications to define and improve operations.
• Computer Competency - Communicates and analyzes using tools such as OneNote, Microsoft (MS) Word, MS Excel, and MS Access. Proficient at data extraction, manipulation, and analysis. Familiar with MS Project (or similar planning tools) and CAD (such as AutoCAD, Inventor, SolidWorks).
• Innovation - Displays original thinking and creativity; Meets challenges with resourcefulness; Generates suggestions for improving work; Develops innovative approaches and ideas; Presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention.
• Cost Consciousness - Works within approved budget; Conserves organizational resources.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; Supports organization's goals and values; Benefits organization through outside activities; Supports affirmative action and respects diversity.
• Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
• Process Driven - Has good working knowledge of 6-Sigma and Design-For-6-Sigma methodologies.

Location and Travel Requirements

1. This position will be based proximally to Pregis manufacturing operations in and around the greater Chicago / Indiana region with the default workplace being an existing Pregis manufacturing site as agreed upon during the hiring process.
2. The position will travel routinely to other Pregis locations and may include up to 50% travel (not including travel to sites within a 2-hour radius of the home site). Travel is determined by business needs and opportunities and will only be undertaken when such exists.
3. Travel (domestic and international) will follow all company policies to protect the health, safety, and well-being of the employee.

Physical Characteristics

1. Ability to physically examine and interact with machinery (following all appropriate safeguards).
2. Ability to stand for extended periods of time as appropriate for scoped work.
3. Ability to travel between Pregis facilities, customers, suppliers, and trade shows domestically and internationally.

Position Type

Full time

Education and Experience

Education:

Essential:

B.S. Degree in Industrial Engineering

Desirable:

M.S. Degree in same or related engineering fields (controls, automation, etc.).

Experience:

Essential:

10+ years of technical manufacturing experience (industrial engineer, system engineer, continuous improvement engineer, etc.). Experienced and focused in making gains based upon both collaborative working with subject-matter-experts of individual processes and detailed mathematical modeling of constraints. Experienced with leading small to medium capital projects (>$150K to $1.5M).

Desirable:

15+ years of technical experience including the above "essential" items plus additional specific experience with large capital projects ($1.5M to $30M+) including automation and related adjacent technologies (data systems, etc.).

Diversity and Inclusion

We believe in diversity of thought and bringing together other traits and characteristics that make an individual bring a unique experience to Pregis. We strive to foster an inclusive environment where behaviors and social norms ensure people are welcome.

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement/Inclusion

We offer equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We support inclusion and believe in welcoming a collective sum of individual differences, thoughts, traits, and characteristics to represent Pregis' culture and achievements.

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