Industrial Engineering Specialist

at  Portwest

PORTWEST, a leading global manufacturer of safety wear, workwear and PPE is currently seeking applications for the position of Industrial Engineer Specialist located in Westport IRL or Manchester UK. Portwest is one of the fastest growing workwear companies in the world currently employing over 5,300 staff worldwide, with customer service staff in over 130+ countries and 11 Global warehouses in UK, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Spain, UAE, USA and Australia. We design, manufacture and distribute market leading workwear, safety wear and PPE in fully owned production facilities.
JOB TITLE: Industrial Engineer Specialist
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full Time/Permanent
REPORTS TO: Head of Supply Chain

JOB SUMMARY:

The role is responsible for the measurement and implementation of Standard Minute Values across a network of Garment factories in Asia, Africa and Central America to facilitate accurate measurement of production efficiency at individual, line and factory level.
You will be based in Westport or Manchester Head Office and will be supported by a team of Industrial Engineers in the factories. You will be responsible for managing and developing the team to meet KPIs and to maintain a database of SMVs for use across the factory network.
You will be tasked with challenging and improving production methods to improve efficiencies through innovation and improved processes.

REQUIREMENTS:

• A third level qualification in Industrial Engineering with a preference for Garment Technology
• Experience working as an Industrial Engineer in a factory
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Good Problem Solver
• Experience in using a Product Lifetime Management system and ERP system

• Managing a small team of Industrial Engineers based overseas
• Measuring and Implementing new Standard Minute Values (SMV)s and maintaining an SMV database in a Product Lifetime Management (PLM) system.
• Monitoring of factory efficiency performance and continuous improvements.
• Implementing and monitoring operator incentive schemes in factories.
• Oversea Factory visits, setting up production systems and training
• Innovation - liaising with factories, product team and supply chain to improve processes
• Attending machinery shows where necessary