Industrial Engineer II

What you will be doing:

• Evaluates the direct labor content of manufacturing methods, using the appropriate work measurement techniques, to establish and maintain time standards.
• Gathers, analyzes, and interprets data from ergonomic evaluations to develop the lowest total cost solution.
• Helps lead safety investigations, focusing on root cause analysis and solutions.
• Evaluates indirect labor associated with direct labor operations, including setup, process maintenance, and material handling.
• Maintains plant and departmental layouts.
• Prepares the detailed operations planning and operator-oriented information system documents (terminal planning) necessary to interface operations with marketing, engineering, accounting, and data processing.
• Defines, specifies, quotes, orders, and implements material handling equipment.
• Performs other related duties as required or assigned.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

• Knows arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Knows and predicts physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and their applications to understand fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics; understand mechanical and electrical structures and processes.
• Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Identifies the underlying principles, reasons, facts, or information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
• Effectively communicates information and responds to questions in person-to-person and small group situations with customers, clients, the general public, and other employees of the organization. 
• Maintains confidentiality and uses discretion with business information.
• Reads and understands documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Writes routine reports and correspondence.
• Utilizes common-sense understanding in order to carry out written, oral, or diagrammed instructions.
• Deals with problems involving several known variables in situations of routine nature.
• Plans the time, method, manner, and/or performance sequence of own work; may also occasionally assist in planning work assignments performed by others within a limited area of operation.
• Frequently makes decisions of both minor and major importance, which may affect the work operations of other employees and/or clientele to a moderate degree.
• Completes some moderately repetitive tasks.
• Uses complex and noncomplex machines and equipment.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field (required).
• 3-5+ years of related experience (required). 
• Lean manufacturing, and Kaizen implementation experience (required). 

• Intermediate: CAD software, alphanumeric data entry, spreadsheet.
• Basic: Word processing/typing.

Why Work at Franklin Electric?

• Generous paid time off & holidays
• Paid parental leave & on-site motherhood rooms
• 401(k) with matching & service contributions 
• Health, dental, vision, life insurance
• Short & long-term disability
• Fertility & adoption support
• Undergraduate & graduate tuition reimbursement
• Professional development assistance
• Health & wellness programs