HFC - Associate Industrial Engineer #2856
Job Purpose:
Offers sound technical and engineering advice for facilities performance
Responsibilities:
- Drives Continuous Improvement in our plant operations
- Develops an understanding of the equipment and manufacturing processes
- Learns and uses Six Sigma tools such as DMAIC to solve problems
- Uses LEAN principals to develop creative ideas to reduce waste and cost in the process
- Participates in and eventually leads an interdisciplinary task force for equipment installations or to improve plant operations
- Uses AutoCAD to develop, design, and recommend plant and equipment layouts
- Researches equipment and selects vendors for new equipment purchase
- Develops project justification (Return On Investment)
- Develops facility capacity and utilization calculations
- Utilizes work measurement to determine and recommend correct plant and line productivity requirements and employee staffing levels
- Maximizes plant and line capacities
- Uses ergonomic principles to develop and improve tools, equipment, and work stations
- Utilizes simulation software to model plant operations to determine bottlenecks in the operation
- Offers sound technical and engineering advice for facilities performance to include Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Technology, Engineering Technology, or a related field. 2.7 cumulative GPA or higher preferred.
- Must be a Citizen or National of the United States, a lawful, permanent resident, or have authorization to work in the United States
- Applicants must not now, or in the future, require sponsorship for an employment visa
- Must be open to relocation
Location:
- Typical starting locations include Austin, Minnesota; Osceola, Iowa; or Rochelle, Illinois,
- Location is based on business needs at the time an offer is made
Training:
- Spend up to six weeks in a hands-on training environment before promotion to your own department
- The training program consists of working with experienced Industrial Engineers to learn these basic skills:
- Work measurement, time studies, and process flow
- CAD usage and development of plant equipment layouts
- Usage of our Labor Productivity and Labor Cost software
- Usage of our Data Collection software
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
- Ergonomics in a food manufacturing facility
- Continuous Improvement Process (CIP)
- Plant safety rules and requirements
- Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HAACP)
- Total Quality Control (TQC)
- Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
- Industrial Engineers attend a one week new employee orientation at our Corporate Office in Austin, Minnesota. This will include presentations by different divisions to increase product knowledge, company knowledge, and leadership skills.
Advancement:
- Additional opportunities may exist in different departments, facilities, or subsidiaries
- Hormel Foods’ “promote-from-within” philosophy rewards outstanding performance
Benefits:
Hormel Foods offers an excellent benefits package. Competitive base salary plus bonus, annual merit increase performance reviews, medical, dental, vision, non-contributory pension, profit sharing, 401(k), stock purchase plan, and more.