Manufacturing Industrial Engineering Consultant Position Type: Independent Consultant (1099 or LLC)
Locations: Continental United States
Travel Required: 85100%
Industry: Automotive Our consultants are industry experts providing tactical operational wins to OEMs and T1 Suppliers via extensive industry knowledge critical thinking and problemsolving abilities and a passion for making handson changes to warehouse and production floors rapidly.
Analyze and assess manufacturing processes at company workstations recommending essential process improvements with lean practices to optimize workflow and increase overall efficiency Uptime Performance and Quality. Create specifications for various components and assembly steps determining production benchmarks and optimizing manufacturing efficiency reliability through input. Operate fully as independent technology suppliers providing the detailed specifications for plant and equipment. Run sample requests provided by R&D to investigate analyze and develop innovative product solutions. Develop support and improve workstation design and layout to positively impact ergonomics material flow and productivity. Performs root cause analysis and conduct brainstorming sessions with responsible teams; investigate the process machine or equipment; implements counter measures/corrective and preventive actions and training to any internal or external quality and safety concerns. Auditing manufacturing cells/lines on a weekly basis to ensure all production processes follow standard operating procedure laid out through Layered Process Audit. Initiate and implement Process Change Requests (PCRs) to improve manufacturability and quality performance. Participating in weekly safety audits to assess new or unidentified safety concerns and risks. Participate in safety incident investigations as required. Responsible for implementing all process and equipment with stateoftheart technologies to ensure all products are manufactured and assembled with highest quality to meet customer demands. Providing weekly project status updates to management identifying potential risks and opportunities. Assists maintenance and operations team with troubleshooting process and equipment related issues. Mentor and guide less experienced team members in technical excellence procedures and best practices. Alignment with crossfunctional project team. Initiating and implementing process improvements through innovative creative ideas. Develops maintains and reviews concepts with suppliers and customers. Monitors implementation of corrective action plans Coordinates the efforts of crossfunctional groups and across shifts to resolve bottlenecks parts shortages machine maintenance manpower issues and production capacity.
Requirements 10 years of Manufacturing Industrial Engineering in Automotive Aerospace or other related industries. Bachelor s degree in Industrial Engineering Operations or other related fields. CAD experience required. Strong analytical and conceptual skills and ability to communicate effectively with client customers at all organizational levels. Strong oral and written communication and documentation skills including presentation skills (MS Excel MS Visio MS PowerPoint etc.) Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment. Experience leading small teams or delivering projects or programs. Experience prioritizing tasks and managing assignments in a collaborative team environment. Previous Consulting Experience Preferred Benefits Hourly Wage When on Assignment Travel Days comped at 50% Hourly Rate OverTime: 1.5x After 40 hrs/wk DoubleTime: On Holidays/Sundays Meal Per Diem Pay Travel Expense Reimbursement Wages and Expenses Paid Monthly Intellectually stimulating engagements driving P&L results for OEMs and T1s throughout the USA WellEstablished: First project deployed in 2001 Over 1000 Completed Projects 250 Clients Global Footprint: Servicing 28 countries Ambe is a triplecertified W/MBE (woman and minority owned business) Diversity Supplier continuing to grow its ecosystem and extend their expertise globally. We bring the right resource for supplier development highimpact project management holistic cost savings lean manufacturing and quality systems/problem solving solutions.
Quality Logistics & Production Crisis Management / Critical Situations Cost Reduction HR Services
10+ years of Manufacturing Industrial Engineering in Automotive, Aerospace, or other related industries. Bachelor s degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations, or other related fields. CAD experience required. Strong analytical and conceptual skills and ability to communicate effectively with client customers at all organizational levels. Strong oral and written communication and documentation skills, including presentation skills (MS Excel, MS Visio, MS PowerPoint, etc.) Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment. Experience leading small teams or delivering projects or programs. Experience prioritizing tasks and managing assignments in a collaborative team environment. Previous Consulting Experience Preferred
