Industrial Engineer

QUESTIONNAIRE-6-52

8103

**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