Do you want to work for a global company that creates remarkable experiences through people, products, and food? If you want to be part of a rewarding People First culture that values relationships, trust, and taking the long view, then this is the place for you. Henny Penny was named the 2021 Dayton Business of the Year for many good reasons. Read on to learn more!
The Senior Manufacturing Industrial Engineer plays a key role in designing and supporting a wide range of commercial cooking equipment processes. The Engineer will be focused on line balancing, bottleneck reduction and eliminating process wastes in a single piece flow manufacturing environment.
What We Offer:
An opportunity to work for a company that is 100% employee-owned. As an employee-owner, you will be enrolled in our employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) program following one year of service. This is a qualified retirement plan that is separate from your 401k and consists only of Henny Penny shares that will be paid out when you retire (or when you leave the company, but we hope you'll stay!)
Annual company performance bonus in addition to base salary
Defined career paths so you'll always know what's next and what steps can get where you want to go
Professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement and unlimited free access to LinkedIn Learning courses
A competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, PTO, and paid holidays
Onsite wellness clinic offering preventive care services such as wellness screenings, annual physicals, and related lab work at no cost to employee-owners
Activities including department outings, holiday parties, and our annual company-wide Thanksgiving Dinner
What You'll Be Doing:
Directs time and motion studies to identify opportunities to improve overall efficiency and cost savings relative to employees and facilities.
Analyzes data and specifications to establish reasonable time and production standards.
Applies industrial management techniques and principles to develop cost and time-saving recommendations and modifications to work methods, staffing requirements, wage rates, and equipment and facilities upgrades.
Designs and coordinates all phases of the production process using industrial engineering principles and best practices.
Solve complex, less clearly defined projects under limited supervision.
Conduct and participate in periodic reviews of work output.
Review blueprints, models, and PCN's (process change notice) for approval.
Estimate the costs, resources, and time to complete a project.
Champion internal process improvements and provide innovative solutions.
Conduct Process Failure Mode and Effect Analysis and create control plans.
Understand and implement statistical process control methods.
Complete tasks that support the overall project schedule and clearly communicates status.
Maintain an organized and clean environment.
Collaborate with team members to ensure project objectives are met.
Mentor level I & II Engineers and Engineering Technicians.
Deliver internal technical presentations.
Consistently models the Company Values and Expected Behaviors.
Other duties as assigned.
What We're Looking For:
Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering or related field.
10+ years manufacturing process experience desired.
Proven ability to solve problems and conduct root cause analysis using a data driven approach together with logical problem-solving tools and methods.
Experience in a single piece flow, 1x1 manufacturing environment.
Strong knowledge using sequencing and kitting methods.
Competency in identifying and eliminating 8 manufacturing wastes: Transport, Inventory, Motion, Waiting, Over Production, Over Processing, Defects and Underutilization of Skills.
Competency in 3M: Muda (waste), Mura (unevenness) and Muri (overburden)
Excellent elemental, work balance table, time study, and value steam mapping analysis knowledge.
Excellent understanding of operator ergonomics and Golden Zone concept.
Strong knowledge of workplace organization and material flow.
Proven ability to implement poka-yoke error and fool proofing methods.
Strong labor routing, required to run, and standard work development skills.
Excellent knowledge with continuous improvement, Six Sigma, and lean manufacturing.
Strong understanding of 5S principles within manufacturing.
Experienced with Kanban and just in time material delivery methods including timed train/tugger routes.
Collaborative style and a passion for learning, laughing, and achieving.
Ability to use hand tools and electric/air tools.
Excellent communication, organization, and time management skills.
Willingness and ability to travel overnight for trainings and tradeshows.
Strong MS office, presentation, or PowerPoint skills.
Experienced in using AutoCAD to generate line layouts, TimerPro work balancing software a plus, Arena simulation software a plus.
Understanding of visual management principles.
Detail oriented and strong creativity skills, proven project management ability, ability to work with suppliers.
Proven process automation ability including AGV systems for material delivery/transport.
Must be able to work effectively in a team environment as well as independently in a fast paced and dynamic environment. Desire to teach and provide technical leadership.
About Us
We're known in our industry for making the best commercial food equipment in the world. Every day, millions of people eat in restaurants operating Henny Penny equipment. We're a behind-the-scenes engine in the world's most demanding kitchens, including long-term partners like McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, KFC, and Wendy's. We're 1,000+ employee-owners who thrive by living a People First mission: to support employees in becoming the best version of themselves both personally and professionally.
We recently completed the largest expansion in our history with the addition of 150,000 square feet on our Eaton campus. This expansion drives development of the world's most reliable, easy-to-use equipment with an innovative new space for global research and development. We have several collaborative spaces for our project teams, a dedicated electrical engineering lab for our hardware and software engineers, a full model shop for rapid prototyping, and a brand-new test lab that has 300 feet of hood space to test new equipment on our product roadmap. On top of that, we have a new state-of-the-art kitchen for our food science group to meet with our customers, understand what they need, and then dial in our equipment to help them make legendary menu items.
Henny Penny is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability or handicap, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), marital status, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
