Industrial Engineer

Serving the needs of all families with young children, Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.

JOB TITLE: Industrial Engineer

DEPARTMENT: QA & Raw Materials – Manufacturing Excellence

LOCATION: Cambodia

JOB REPORTS TO (TITLE): Senior Industrial Engineering Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES

Continuous Improvement Program

To work under the close guidance and supervision of the IE Manager with relation to the successful implementation of the Carter’s ‘Continuous Improvement Program’ with our internal and external partners

Ensure factory processes are always effective and compliant, enabling final product quality that meets the required workmanship, construction, and safety standards.

Stabilize and develop the vendor/factory capability, coaching/training them to be productive & quality focused.

Provide problem solving solutions on technical, production, quality, and ad hoc issues.

Evaluate and train new vendors on process improvements to deliver product consistency.

Line Balancing Initiatives

Implement and use GSD method analysis to standardize operations and processes.

Confirm method of manufacture, highlight, and confer improvement to IE team.

Create Manufacturing Excellence / Kaizen / Continuous Improvement opportunities.

Improve method by study, Kaizen, and questioning (5 Why’s?)

Coordinate training and development of methods with Production and Technical teams

Highlight workflow and component placement.

Establish working level of Work In Progress - WIP

Monitor effective change-over process via KPI.

Provide learning curve and ramp up guideline.

Control data in all process areas to establish, confer and concur target objectives.

Responsible for all performance development & efficiency

Monitor process areas for optimum utilization of manpower, machinery, materials & money.

Drive cross-training and skill development to suit requirements.

REQUIREMENTS

Diploma in Industrial Engineering or its equivalent.

General Sewing Data (GSD) Certified Practitioner or its equivalent.

Knows & understand how to execute IE tools (quick change over, line balancing, 6S, 7 waste elimination, pull system, garment operation breakdown analysis with SMV, etc.)

Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a garment manufacturing industry

Be attentive, Strong management and leadership skill

Ability to work independently/ in team and work with overseas off-shores.

Solid manufacturing experience of knitted/woven, children’s wear is a plus.

Good communication skill, proficient English

JR29309