**Company / Location Information**:
We are one of the world's leading manufacturers of water heating and water treatment technologies in the world. We are a $3.5 billion company with 140+ years history and we employ more than 12,000 individuals globally who pride themselves on providing the world with innovative water technology. We are committed to Continuous Improvement, not just in our factories or processes, but in our people.
**Primary Function**:
**Responsibilities**:
- Determine time studies, plant distributions (layout), model changes times, line balancing and processes.
- Selection, purchase and improvement of tools and fixtures.
- Participate in the release of new equipment.
- Design, require, and maintain inventories of hand tools, machine and/or equipment tooling and fixtures, to be used in the current process or in the introduction of new products.
- Systematically seek to improve all productive and operational metrics.
- Create and implement solutions to process problems on an ongoing basis.
- Projects to reduce material and/or labor costs.
- Generate and constantly use process mappings to make them more efficient.
- Participate in continuous improvement projects.
- Participate in the introduction of new products and/or projects.
- Prepare and attend the ISO standard audits that correspond to their assigned area.
**Qualifications**:
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering.
- English - ability to communicate verbally and in writing on a professional level.
- 3+ years of related work experience.
- Proven experience in new processes implementation and in lines' transfer.
- Demonstrated experience in Lean Manufacturing.
- Experience in time and motion studies and in equipment release.
- Experience with implementation / improvement of fixtures and tooling.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Access, Excel, Power Point and AutoCAD
- Desired - VSM knowledge.
**Education**:
- Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering
**Years of Experience**:
- Minimum of 3 years of related work experience or training
**We Offer**:
Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits plans.
