Specialist, Engineering - Industrial Engineering - Military Veterans
at Southwire
A leader in technology and innovation, Southwire Company, LLC is one of North America’s largest wire and cable producers. Southwire and its subsidiaries manufacture building wire and cable, metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire products and engineered products. In addition, Southwire supplies assembled products, contractor equipment and hand tools. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, employee benefits, tuition reimbursement, and unlimited growth opportunities. Our nearly seven decades of progressive growth can be attributed to our determination to developing innovative systems and solutions, exercising environmental stewardship and enhancing the wellbeing of our communities. How will you power what’s possible?
Location: BWP
Southwire Job Description
Job Title: Engineer, Industrial II
Reports To: Lean Manager
Location: Carrollton Building Wire Plant
Job Summary/Objective:
The Industrial Engineer will provide expertise to optimize production processes, enhance efficiency, and streamline operations. The role will utilize traditional Industrial Engineering skills to analyze systems, implement Lean methodologies, and drive continuous improvement. Primary focus centers around driving enterprise standards to promote financial success and customer experience.
Key Responsibilities:
Maintain equipment capability records using standardized company documents. Data to include machine specs, processing factors, limiting factors, etc.
Maintain labor process records using standardized company documents. Data to include time studies, method standards, SOPs, process documents, etc.
Collaborate with Operations Engineering to develop and/or audit process documentation for machine capabilities and enterprise data standards.
Assess process performance utilizing traditional Industrial Engineering skills and enterprise solutions to identify trends, performance gaps, and areas of opportunity. Recommend options to improve Value Stream effectiveness.
Assist with project support through Kaizen events, Value Stream Mapping, A3 Problem Solving, etc. Facilitate change management and documentation of process improvements.
Provide cost and data analysis for capital investments, cost benefit justification, new product introduction, product changes, capacity analysis, etc.
Collaborate with functional teams responsible for system changes and enhancements. Act as site SME and change coordinator for implementation, data pulls, analysis, communication, etc.
Gain proficiency with enterprise applications to execute primary job duties. Systems include but are not limited to: SAP, CableBuilder, Advaris and JIRA.
Education, Experience, and Skills
Required
Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's
Years of Experience: 3+
Field of Expertise: Industrial Engineering
Competencies
Benefits We Offer:
- 401k with Matching
- Family and Individual Insurance Packages (Health, Life, Dental, and Vision)
- Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
- Long & Short-Term Disability
- Supplemental Insurance Plans
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Program
- Tuition Reimbursement Programs
- Advancement & Professional Growth opportunities
- Parental Leave
- & More
Southwire is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Southwire Company is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status. For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, refer to the EEO is the Law poster. Please refer to the EEO is the Law Supplement Poster and the Pay Transparency Notification. For more information on how we process your information in the job application process, please refer to Candidate Privacy Policy. If a disability prevents you from applying for a job through our website, request assistance here. No other requests will be acknowledged.
Carrollton, GA
Southwire is one of the world’s leading developers, manufacturers and suppliers of building wire and utility cable, as well as the tools used in their installation. As such, we are continually improving our products, studying how they’re used in the field, and assessing the needs of our customers to find new and better ways to solve the problems facing the industry. We strive to ensure that every product we develop helps increase safety, improve productivity, reduce manpower, save time and save money — both on and off the jobsite. After all, we don’t just want to produce the most wire products. We want to produce the best wire products.