HFC - Associate Industrial Engineer
Associate Industrial Engineer
Hormel Foods Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
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To save time applying, Hormel Foods does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas for this position at this time.
ABOUT HORMEL FOODS — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food company with over $11 billion in annual revenues across 75 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, SKIPPY®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin’s®, Columbus®, Wholly®, Hormel® Black Label® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named on the “Global 2000 World’s Best Employers” list by Forbes magazine for three years, is one of Fortune magazine’s most admired companies, has appeared on Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s “The 100 Best Corporate Citizens” list for the 12 years, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com and https://csr.hormelfoods.com/.
Job Purpose:
Provide technical and engineering expertise to drive Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement in our manufacturing facilities
Responsibilities:
- Drives Continuous Improvement in our plant operations
- Develops an understanding of the equipment and manufacturing processes
- Learns and applies tools such as Lean, Kaizen, DMAIC, and 5-Why to solve problems and eliminate waste in the process
- Participates in and eventually leads an interdisciplinary task force for Capital Projects that reduce costs and improve plant operations
- Uses AutoCAD to develop, design, and recommend plant and equipment layouts
- Researches equipment to select vendors for new equipment purchase and calculates project justification
- Utilizes work measurement to build engineered labor standards that are used to calculate plant efficiencies and direct proper staffing levels
- Calculates plant and line capacities and collaborates with operations to maximize output
- Applies ergonomic principles to optimize workplace design and improve plant safety
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Technology, Engineering Technology, or a related field with a minimum 2.7 GPA preferred.
- Must be a Citizen or National of the United States, a lawful, permanent resident, or have authorization to work in the United States
- Applicants must not now, or in the future, require sponsorship for an employment visa
- Must be open to relocation
Training:
- Spend up to six weeks in a hands-on training environment before promotion to your own department
- The training program consists of working with experienced Industrial Engineers to learn these basic skills:
- Work measurement, time studies, and process flow
- CAD usage and development of plant equipment layouts
- Usage of our Labor Efficiency and Labor Cost software
- Usage of our Data Collection software
- Ergonomics in a food manufacturing facility
- Continuous Improvement Process (CIP)
- Plant safety rules and requirements
- Food Safety topics such as Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HAACP)
- Industrial Engineers attend a virtual Inspired Hires orientation. This will include presentations by different divisions to increase product knowledge, company knowledge, and leadership skills.
Advancement:
- Additional opportunities may exist in different departments, facilities, or subsidiaries
- Hormel Foods’ “promote-from-within” philosophy rewards outstanding performance
Benefits:
Hormel Foods offers an excellent benefits package. Competitive base salary plus bonus, annual merit increase performance reviews, medical, dental, vision, non-contributory pension, profit sharing, 401(k), stock purchase plan, and more.
Application Instructions:
Please visit http://www.hormelfoods.com/careers to apply online.