THE COMPANY

Continental Tire The Americas, LLC is one of the largest automotive manufacturers in the world and a leader in automated driving. Through our pioneering technologies and services, we’re changing the future of mobility to make it more safe, smart, and sustainable. Our Sumter, SC location is seeking a Sr. Staff Industrial Engineer to join our team. Are you ready to shape the future with us?

THE POSITION

Sr. Staff Industrial Engineer, Continental Tire The Americas, LLC, Sumter, SC:

Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes (including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, production coordination and efficiency improvement). Monitor and analyze the production data at Hot Preparation area in order to control the results, drive the production department and improve the industrial production process and flow. Perform efficiency improvement gap analysis of target vs actual, conduct root-cause analysis on losses, TEEP and OEE tracking. Perform quality improvement by tracking the Workoff generation and driving the team with needed diagnostics. Conduct studies in Hot Preparation production processes, applying the industrial engineering methodologies, such as, time-motion studies, cycle time correlation in order to optimize the processes. Define the process area layout using software aimed at optimizing material flow shortening the travelled distance by the material handling. Optimize the flow of easily found cassettes to avoid machines and operators idle time. Engage in capacity calculation of Hot Preparation equipment in accordance to customer demand, and institute workshops to realize capacity gaps. Use lean tools improve efficiency and material flow. Responsible for headcount calculation planned vs actual, absenteeism cover, overtime, job rotation and multi skilling of operators. Engage in Continuous Improvement through operators’ performance tracking and evaluation using EWM to track material handlers’ efficiency, benchmarking with best practices, future expansion planning and roadmap automation, factory ergonomics, and incentive system.

Full time employment, Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or a related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate, related work experience.

Of the required experience, must have experience in all of the following:

• 5 years of experience in industrial engineering, including 1 year of engineering experience in a Hot Preparation Environment;
• 3 years of experience in plant expansion project planning;
• 2 years of experience using SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) to analyze the material handlers efficiency solutions;
• 2 years of experience using Plant Simulation Software, to draw and optimize layout for lean flow;
• 2 years of leading efficiency enhancement projects with cross functional teams; and
• 1 year of experience using software to monitor the Hot Preparation process.

To Apply, email resume to 07AHFMCIT@continental-corporation.com with Job ID 242245 in subject line.

In compliance with applicable laws, Continental Tire The Americas, LLC is committed to employing only those who are authorized to work in the US. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. as Continental Tire The Americas, LLC will not engage in immigration sponsorship for this position. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.