Industrial Engineer

Overview

Blue Bird (NASDAQ : BLBD) is recognized as a technology leader and innovator of school buses since its founding in 1927. Our dedicated team members design, engineer and manufacture school buses with a singular focus on safety, reliability, and durability. School buses carry the most precious cargo in the world – 25 million children twice a day – making them the most trusted mode of student transportation. The company is the proven leader in low- and zero-emission school buses with more than 25,000 propane, natural gas, and electric powered buses sold. Blue Bird is transforming the student transportation industry through cleaner energy solutions. For more information on Blue Bird\'s complete product and service portfolio, visit www.blue-bird.com

Job Summary

The Industrial Engineer solves problems confronting manufacturing performance, directly or indirectly, identifying Root Cause, implementing corrective actions, sustaining improvements and identifying support as required. They will work within the Manufacturing Operations organization and cross functionally across organizations to meet production schedules and maximize internal and external customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and plan workforce utilization, space requirements, workflow and design layouts of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency
• Improve overall efficiency of materials and logistics throughout the manufacturing production process
• Utilize industrial engineering principles and techniques to validate recommended process modifications to proactively identify and implement process improvement opportunities throughout the company
• Manage and participate in 5S projects
• Discover opportunities for waste reduction and capacity improvement and proactively drive solutions with and without capital investment
• Facilitate kaizen events targeting key improvements to drive productivity, data management / collection, and paperwork handling improvements
• Develop and implement systems and improvement strategies for direct material flow (in plant transport, inventory staging / access, and assembly line supply)
• Evaluate process improvements for operations (labor balancing, time studies, line setup, error proofing, assembly methods, etc.) to minimize downtime and rework
• Coordinate equipment / process changes on assembly lines
• Review product documentation for accuracy and completeness (BOMs, Routers, Work Instructions, Assembly Drawings, Packaging Instructions, Component Drawings, Inspection Process Sheets)
• Create and manage production routers and MRB related rework processes
• Identify issues and risks to ensure cost effective new product development and introduction into manufacturing
• Perform process / product capability studies as required to ensure reliability and maintainability of processes
• Evaluate overall capacity and identify bottleneck processes for potential improvement
• Provide support to production area managers with kaizens, JIT projects, and shop floor management activities to achieve task reductions

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities for Success

Basic Education and Experience Required

We Value

Includes

The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria necessary to successfully perform the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Blue Bird is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We strive to have the best available talent in every job based on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities each person brings. Blue Bird is committed to compliance with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in Company operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination in all forms. All candidates must be a U.S. or permanent resident. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and will be required to provide proof of employment eligibility at the time of hire.

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