2027 Entry Level - Industrial Engineer
Textron
- Location
- Wichita, KS
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Entry
- Posted
- 2h ago
Skills
About this role
**2027 Entry Level \- Industrial Engineer**
**Description**
ABOUT THE ENTRY LEVEL ROLE
As a Textron employee, you’ll take on meaningful work from day one—contributing to real projects and collaborating with experienced team members across the business\. This entry\-level opportunity is designed to help you build your skills, gain exposure across functions, and grow through hands\-on experience, mentorship, and development opportunities\.
JOB SUMMARY
The Industrial Engineer position comprises a balance of technical expertise in data/metric analysis with a strategic drive to create customer value through process improvements, cost reduction and product improvement
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
+ Key organizational resource, requiring daily interaction with all levels of the organization in which you support
+ Provide timely and relevant metrics to VSM and Director
+ Active participation in identifying production flow issues stemming from work sequencing, task/line balancing, tooling/equipment constraints, and manpower allocation/training
+ Create and automate delivery of KPIs such as Efficiency, DCI & Overtime\.
+ Application of standard hours through use of appropriate models, tools and methods to assure time standards are appropriately applied to produce new parts/assemblies
+ Develop learning curves and actual hour projections for new programs; analyze actual performance and makes necessary process improvement recommendations
+ Analyze and makes recommendations regarding production facility arrangements for improvements to production capacity, manufacturing flow, new model incorporation, and strategic work transitions; maintains current production area layouts and equipment locations per defined process standards
+ Analyze and solve production flow issues stemming from sequence of work, balance of tasks, tooling/equipment constraints, and manpower allocation/training
+ Gather, analyze, and summarizes production process data for their use in valuing and prioritizing process continuous improvement opportunities; utilize Lean/CI methodologies to lead, implement, and track improvements
+ Drive development and/or installation of direct and indirect labor standards and methods\. Track labor, efficient manpower utilization and line balancing
+ Control and management of work center configuration settings for SAP Capacity Planning
Assist in the preparation of cost development model
Value stream mapping, network mapping and associated gap analysis
Implement methods for improving worker efficiency and reducing waste of materials and utilities such as restructuring job duties, reorganizing workflow, relocating workstations and equipment, and purchase of equipment\.
Utilize Simulation modeling software to identify and alleviate capacity constraints and improve product cycle times
Provide Capacity Planning and Headcount modeling to assist in identifying pending gaps in manpower and associated resources
Software Proficiency in SAP, AutoCad, Microsoft Office \(Excel & Access\), Simulation software
Intermediate knowledge and use of CATIA, Coding and Programming software\.
EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or relative field
QUALIFICATIONS
+ Strong interpersonal skills, ability to develop positive relationships and influence across all levels of the organization is essential\.
+ Effective presenter with demonstrated experience pulling together concepts and solutions in a succinct and clear manner
+ Ability to work in a fast\-paced, cross\-disciplined environment, handling various tasks and changing priorities, while maintaining a high attention to detail and accuracy
+ Independently identify and lead significant impact projects and programs\. Identify areas of need, recommend and guide company process improvement strategies
+ Demonstrated analytical and practical problem solving/process improvement experience and