Senior Industrial Engineer (Lean)

AFL manufactures industry-leading fiber optic cable, connectivity and accessories and provides engineering and installation services for some of the largest telecom customers in the world. Our company was founded in 1984 with a single fiber optic cable and today, we manufacture thousands of products, generate an excess of $1.5B in revenue, and employ approximately 7,000 associates worldwide. At AFL, we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset. We hire and train each individual, investing in them to ensure success in their careers. With a commitment to professional development and growth, let us connect you to your next career opportunity.

What We Offer:

• Flexible time off policy
• 401K Company match (up to 4% - dollar for dollar)
• Professional development, training, and tuition reimbursement programs
• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance policy options
• Opportunities for career advance with an industry leading company!

We are seeking a Senior Industrial Engineer to join our Operational Excellence team in Duncan, SC. The Senior Industrial Engineer (Lean) will design, develop, and implement the manufacturing systems associated with a fiber optic cable facility. Candidate must have a strong lean manufacturing background coupled with ERP system experience and proficiency. Candidate will be responsible for facility industrial engineering activities including factory layout, operational standards, product costing, material management design and training individuals in systems or processes implemented. Candidate will also be responsible for execution of additional Operational Excellence activities as required.

Responsibilities

• Designs factory layout as relates to flow of:
• Raw materials
• In process material
• WIP queues
• Material stores
• Finished goods
• Responsible for designing manufacturing / material planning processes
• Responsible for designing the operational transactions relating to ERP system interface
• Responsible for defining operational standards for labor and resource costing
• Responsible for developing job descriptions and skill requirements for operations and warehouse functions
• Responsible for the technology transfer of operational knowledge following the TWI (Training within Industry) methodology
• Responsible for developing manufacturing improvement plans as relates to labor efficiencies, asset utilization, changeover times, start-up scrap, operational budgets, etc.
• Responsible for training and continual development of operational workforce
• Responsible for completing continuous improvement projects in support of business objectives utilizing IE, DMAIC and/or Lean methodologies.
• Support or lead, when needed, implementation of business and Operational Excellence strategic initiatives

Personal Qualities

• Collaboration - Must be able to translate operational needs into a defined and quantifiable project scope. Must be able to effectively solicit required information from customer base. Must be able to present options and assessments associated with alternative solutions. Must be open to alternate solutions, methodologies.
• Team Player - Can work cross-functionally with peers and leaders to develop and implement solutions.
• Leadership - Can lead project implementation teams and continuous improvement efforts.
• Vendor Management - Must be able to locate, evaluate, contract and manage accountability of material and service providers
• Organization/ Work management - Must have ability to self-manage time and schedules as required to meet operational deadlines
• Discipline -- Must check work, must confirm assumptions, must collect data to establish baselines and post completion performance. Must document work and maintain in a usable format for business use. Must manage the operation to the critical to safety, quality and cost considerations and establish improvement activities based on safety of the operator and financial cost payback.
• Coaching and Development - Must be able to develop business skills in self and others. Must be able to hold others accountable to business, operational and organizational standards.
• Business Acumen- Must have ability and desire to understand business fundamentals and the operational levers of control.
• Problem Solving / Improvement - Utilizes multidisciplinary approach to problem solving and quality improvement

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Industrial Engineering or related field
• 10+ years of demonstrated work history delivering operational improvements in a manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of enterprise resource planning systems with preference for Oracle experience
• Developed Lean Tool Set including (5s, Andon, constraint analysis, OEE, root cause analysis, Standardized work, value stream mapping, etc.)
• Experience implementing pull system planning concepts using Heijunka leveling
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite culminating with the ability to collect, analyze and communicate data.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing machinery and process control
• Experience in DMAIC/6-Sigma or other problems solving methodologies

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)