Industrial Engineer

DigiKey is one of the fastest growing distributors of electronic components in the world. In addition to offering the broadest selection of in-stock electronic components and providing the best service possible to customers, employees have access to a highly competitive benefits package. The package includes a comprehensive health insurance plan featuring a low co-pay and no deductible plan as well as dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage; flexible spending accounts; competitive paid time off; relocation assistance; 401(k) and profit sharing; and education advancement.

Position Overview:

An Industrial Engineer will have a lead role in small to medium scope and complexity projects and/or upgrades. This role will have a strong supporting role in larger capacity expansions or process and system redesigns. This role will leverage engineering first principles while designing tools, equipment and processes for existing process improvements in the Product Distribution Center.

Responsibilities:

• Provide documentation, training, and basic support
• Design and deliver system components and processes that are human facing.
• Use statistical analysis and time study tools, design process improvements, job aids and mechanical systems including documentation and training.
• Work with DigiKey and 3rd party teams to lead areas of system installations and testing
• Be a Subject Matter Expert on designs for which you are responsible, including ergonomics, and motion and time studies.
• Be Responsible for prototyping or design Proof of Concept.
• Work closely with PDC operations, Operational Excellence and LSS teams to contribute to process improvements.
• Work on a design team or individually to meet business needs with the cross-functional teams and know the capabilities of the areas of design for which you are responsible.
• Follow engineering first principles in equipment, process, and human factors design.
• Provide support for medium to complex issues.
• Responsible for determining what level of automation may be needed for a given project, and how to integrate the human element with this automation.
• Maintains a role of subject matter expert for human factors while designing and improving processes for the Product Distribution Center.
• Develop the implement engineered labor standards, and audit to verify alignment between documented and practiced process.
• work with key Team Members within functional areas to gain support of sustaining best practices and alignment with documented work instructions.
• Deploy root cause analysis approach to ergonomic, material handling and safety challenges.
• Play a pivotal role in educating and training others on the purpose, structure, and function of a Labor Management Systems
• Collaborates with Senior and Principal Engineers, Software Engineers and end users with a majority of time spent designing, integrating and delivering systems, processes, or controls.
• Designs and implements solutions to support overall system requirements
• Provides design knowledge and expertise to support operations, engineering

and maintenance and training.

• Supports project deliverables with necessary documentation, configuration, programming, etc.
• Good knowledge and demonstrated troubleshooting abilities
• Understanding of the business function related to overall systems.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree required: Engineering (Electrical, Industrial or Mechanical) or similar area of study
• Typically 0-5 years of work experience as an Industrial engineer or related field

Physical Requirements:

• Generally, spend the workday sitting at a workstation and operating computer devices, such as, but not limited to keyboard, mouse and screen
• Generally, spend the workday performing repetitive motions that involve or affect the hands, head, and other parts of your body

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $61,000.00 - $82,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 1 year
• 2 years
• 3 years
• 4 years
• 5 years
• No experience needed
• Under 1 year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person
• Warehouse

Application Question(s):

• Will you now or in the future require visa sponsorship?
• Are you located near, or willing to relocate to Thief River Falls, Minnesota?

Work Location: In person