Industrial Engineer 1
Company: Intuitive
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: May 8, 2022
Job Description:
Company Description At Intuitive, we are united behind our
mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing
care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the
potential of physicians to heal without constraints. As a pioneer
and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster
an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference.
For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care
teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest
challenges and advance what is possible. Intuitive has been built
by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe
great ideas can come from anywhere-we strive to foster an inclusive
culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect.We
lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best
work as theirmost authentic selves. Passionate people who want to
make a difference drive our culture-our team members are grounded
in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get
things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us
think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to
support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our
mission and achieve their highest potential. Join a team committed
to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare
professionals and their patients. Together,let's advance the world
of minimally invasive care. Job Description Primary Function of
Position: The Industrial Engineer will lead efforts to improve the
efficiency of physical and transactional processes throughout the
organization. In this position, the Industrial Engineer will take a
leadership role in advocating for a continuous improvement culture,
executing projects of moderate to large scope across manufacturing
operations, and driving lean improvement across numerous processes.
They will collaboration with several interface partners such as
Quality, Logistics, and System manufacturing to implement a lean
value stream, smooth material flow in a structured layout, as well
as best practice fixtures, tools and work instructions for the
operators. Roles & Responsibilities:
- Lead continuous improvement projects and activities such as new
line or facility start-up and facility design.
- Lead value stream mapping (VSM) of operations to identify
improvement opportunities
- Run structured technical problem-solving investigations and
utilize data driven analysis to provide recommendations and
solutions to achieve improvement.
- Support optimization of manufacturing line layouts to implement
lean process flows throughout
- Use Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methods to provide data driven
recommendations and solutions to implement improvement
- Create dynamic models of the production system to deliver
improvements
- Support large building or multi-cell layout changes. May lead
layout changes of moderate size with minimal oversight
- Perform strategic analysis and communicate findings effectively
to various levels of management. This may include assessing
long-range capacity forecasts from analysis to recommendations and
justification for facilities, equipment, and/or manpower
requirements for new or sustaining product ramp
- Evaluate operations and identify improvement opportunities,
utilizing data analysis and metrics to build a business case, and
deliver on execution. Monitor operational metrics including labor
hours, WIP levels, and productivity, analyze data for trends, and
collaborate with process owners to improve.
- Review and analyze work cell layout, process flow, material
flow, etc. Assess best practices. Recommend cost-effective
solutions for improving the utilization and efficiency of
personnel, equipment and/or physical space. Lead projects that will
result in improved costs and/or enhanced quality.
- Perform duties and train in the areas of time standards, line
balancing, simulation modeling, cost estimation, manpower planning,
and continuous improvement.
- May propose and/or draft reports or dashboards to support data
analysis.
- May build simple reports or dashboards for analysis and deeper
understanding.
- May maintain existing reports or dashboards as required.
Qualifications Requirements:
- Minimum Bachelor's Degree required in Industrial Engineering or
related discipline, and 1+ years minimum of applicable, progressive
work experience.
- Strong verbal communication and group presentation skills
required.
- Preferred experience with data systems (SAP, SAP HANA, EDW) and
data manipulation and reporting packages (Tableau, Excel)
- General project management skills.
- Ability to lead small to moderately sized change management
initiatives.
- Proven ability to manage many projects concurrently and in a
timely fashion.
- Advocating for Lean Manufacturing programs within the
manufacturing operation.
- Understands implications of change and can work within Quality
Systems.
- Minimal travel required (estimate 0-5%). Preferred:
- Advanced data analysis skillset (e.g. Tableau, VBA, R, etc.)
preferred.
- Simulation modeling experience preferred.
- Experience working in medical device manufacturing and
knowledge of industry regulations preferred.
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification with project experience
preferred.
- New Product Development/Introduction experience preferred.
- Facility design and construction management experience
preferred. Additional Information All your information will be kept
confidential according to EEO guidelines. Due to the nature of our
business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your
customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination
against certain diseases including COVID-19. Details can vary by
role. Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We
provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants
and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any
type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected
veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other
status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws. We
will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and
conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws. Shift : Day
Travel : None Travel Requirements:None Shift:Day
Keywords: Intuitive, Sunnyvale , Industrial Engineer 1, Engineering , Sunnyvale, California
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