
Industrial Engineer
CaptiveAire · West Union, IA
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Industrial
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 40+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level industrial role at CaptiveAire (industrial) in West Union, IA. Implement New Products and Design Changes into manufacturing facilities.
- They ask for
- 40+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Automation, AutoCAD
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · relocation help
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How this role compares
Against 9 other live industrial postings in Iowa.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 60%
- Root cause 40%
- Kaizen 30%
- Value stream mapping 30%
- Time studies 30%
- ✓ AutoCAD 30%
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At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Industrial team at CaptiveAire
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is it more layout and capacity work, or time studies and standard work?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: CaptiveAire in West Union
4 other open roles at this site.
- Quality Engineering Manager · Quality · Manager
- Continuous Improvement Quality Engineer · Lean / CI
- Plant Process Engineer · Process
- Quality Engineer · Quality
Full description from CaptiveAireAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Position Summary
The primary role of the Industrial Engineering position is to fully document and support a variety of products in production and standardize them across all manufacturing facilities. Responsible for continuous product, process, and equipment/automation improvements utilizing productivity and efficiency data. The candidate must establish a high level of knowledge over the product or products they oversee.
Why Work for CaptiveAire?
- ◆Nation’s leading manufacturer of commercial kitchen ventilation systems, and now offering a complete solution of fans, heaters, ductwork and HVAC equipment. Our primary purpose is to provide fully integrated, sustainable HVAC Systems.
- ◆Leader in the industry for over 40 years with innovative technologies, unmatched service, competitive pricing, and rapid lead times.
- ◆Mission: to provide the highest quality products and service to our users at the lowest possible price
- ◆Strong commitment to the development of our employees, including continuous education opportunities like sponsorship for Professional Engineering license and continuous education through weekly webinars and company developed technical videos
Responsibilities
- ◆Implement New Products and Design Changes into manufacturing facilities.
- ◆Ensure that there is exact duplication of products and process between manufacturing facilities.
- ◆Become the product expert with a select product or group of products for all manufacturing facilities.
- ◆Document product builds and instructions using Dozuki software.
- ◆Review and Implement product ECNs at manufacturing plants.
- ◆Ensure perfect quality assurance of all managed products and address manufacturing issues associated with these products.
Job
Requirements
- ✓0-10 yrs experience
- ✓4-year technical degree preferably in Industrial Engineering
- ✓Internship/co-op experience is preferred
- ✓Must enjoy hands on product exposure
- ✓Electrical skills and experience needed
- ✓AutoCAD or similar software a must
- ✓Multi-tasking, problem solving and strong communication skills a must
- ✓Strong emphasis on perfect product quality and to maintain a safe work environment
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What our employees have to say
One of the things I appreciate most about CaptiveAire is how strongly it embodies the entrepreneurial spirit. I’m empowered with the autonomy to manage my work independently, while also benefiting from the robust support and resources of a large, well-established company.
We want to stay on the cutting edge and so are constantly sourcing and utilizing the best equipment available. Any position can provide feedback that is listened to and incorporated into processes. Collaboration is key at CaptiveAire and so there is no being “Silo-ed” into one area.
CaptiveAire is fast-moving and no-nonsense. We operate differently than any other company that I've worked for with our decentralized structure. Quick action is taken when a good idea is presented. We are focused on end users where the rest of the industry is very short-sighted. We are on the front lines, actively changing the landscape of the HVAC industry.
Learn more about CaptiveAire and our products here
A Day in the Life
A typical day often includes collaborating with our manufacturing team to better understand day-to-day processes and roadblocks. The team then documents and creates opportunities for improvement and partners with supervisors & managers to ensure a smooth implementation process of these solutions. Workshopping ideas with other IEs at different plant locations is essential to ensure a companywide implementation success.
Typical tasks also include taking a lead role in project and process implementation across all plants, facilitating communication and task completion and serving as center point of communication across all manufacturing plants.
From an IE: Continuous improvement is a heavy focus and so there is an ability to get involved in tasks that range from small quick process improvements to larger company-wide projects that must be collaborated with directors. IEs often have ownership of a project from concept to sustainability and so it is easy to have a sense of pride and accountability in the work we do. The IE team also assists in finding additional automation as well as researching the best way it can be utilized by our plants, which offers many opportunities to expand our current knowledge.
Primary Job
Benefits
- •Medical, dental and vision insurance
- •Disability & life insurance based upon election of medical insurance
- •401k with employer match
- •Paid holidays
- •Paid time off (PTO) based upon tenure
- •Flexible spending account (FSA)
- •Tuition reimbursement, including for Professional Engineering (PE) License
- •Relocation assistance
Salary
$65k-$85k base, negotiable dependent on experience, with additional monthly bonus based on productivity and profits.
To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. At this time, we are not able to consider applicants that require sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment visa status.
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