Industrial Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

As a premier global food provider, the OSI Group partners with the world’s leading foodservice and retail food brands to provide concept-to-table solutions that delight consumers around the globe.

Join us and discover a work experience where diverse ideas are met with enthusiasm, and where you can learn and grow to your full potential. We’re looking for individuals who thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and who enjoy working as a team to deliver unparalleled service and solutions to our customers.

Job Summary

This role is responsible for designing, developing, testing, and evaluating integrated systems for managing industrial production processes including human work factors, quality control, cost systems integration, inventory control, logistics, process flow, material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination. Increase production efficiency and process yield through people management, technology, and business organization.

Job Responsibilities

• Job is an individual contributor and has no direct reports.

• Develop control systems that help in the analysis of costs and planning of finances for investments.

• Upgrade processing systems and determine how best to use the workforce to achieve optimum cost advantages.

• Learn product requirements and ensure that they are met.

• Solve production problems that arise within the organization and facilities.

• Design information as well as manufacturing systems to integrate cost and processing design.

• Review and develop optimum cost-efficient processes.

• Monitor general flow of operations.

• Establish programs of work measurement to guarantee fulfillment of targets and deadlines.

• Determine how best to utilize the workforce to achieve maximum productivity.

• Coordinate quality objectives with manufacturing solutions to maximize product reliability and minimize cost.

• Confer with vendors, staff, and management personnel regarding processing equipment purchases, product specifications, manufacturing capabilities, and project status.

• Draft and design layout of equipment, materials, and workspace to illustrate maximum efficiency using drafting tools and computer aids.

• Estimate product costs and effect of product design changes for management review, action, and control.

• Formulate sampling procedures and designs to measure key performance indicators (KPI’s), reporting yields, efficiencies, quality, and reliability data.

• Analyze statistical data and product specifications to determine standards and establish cost objectives.

• Develop manufacturing methods, labor utilization standards, and cost analysis systems to promote efficient staff and facility utilization.

• This role has the responsibility to understand and place in practice appropriate safety procedures. This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Experience & Skills

• 3-5 years of experience in related field is preferred.

• Excellent proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite Products.

• Experience in the food industry is a plus.

• Production and processing knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, systems (SAP), and techniques to maximize the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

• Knowledge of mathematics, statistics, and their applications.

• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, modeling production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

• Working skills on computer and basic application programming.

• Excellent communication skills both written and oral with the ability to communicate effectively across vertical and horizontal lines.

• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to drive results.

• Ability to operate on tight deadlines with multiple priorities that are subject to frequent changes.

• Advanced Excel and the MS suite of products is required.

• Knowledge of design techniques for processes, technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

• Administrative and accounting skills.

Education

• BA/BS or equivalent is preferred.

• Industrial Engineering and/or Operations Management would be a plus.
  

Compensation/Benefits

The salary range for this role is $78,280–$117,420, with a midpoint of $97,850. Offers are typically made between the minimum and midpoint of the range, based on skills, experience, and internal equity. In rare cases, highly qualified candidates may receive an offer above the midpoint; however, offers at the maximum of the range are not customary. The salary range posted represents the low and high end of OSI’s salary range for this position. Salaries will vary based on various factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, experience, and performance. Base salary is one component of OSI’s overall total rewards package. Other components may include bonuses, special pay programs, comprehensive time off, 401k with match, and a full suite of benefit offerings for you and your family.

Work Environment

• Work can be performed within a manufacturing plant environment with noise, extreme temperatures, and significant movement of powered equipment, people and conveyor (may depend on the role).

• Work conditions are typical of a food manufacturing facility.

• This role requires 30% domestic travel.

• Position may require the physical agility of lifting up to 50 pounds.

• Position may require frequent and/or infrequent of bending, squatting, pushing, pulling, stretching/reaching, use hands or fingers, talk, hear, feel objects, tools, controls and standing/walking on concrete flooring.

• Position may require the physical ability to stand/walk for Greater than 4 hours.