Construction Pre-Fab Industrial Engineer

Norhart is driven by a simple purpose, to create a better way to live through the apartments we build and manage. To fulfill that purpose, we need a fantastic team. We are fighting to be the best in the world at what we do. The only way we can do that is by employing the very best talent. We have a new opening for an Construction Pre-Fab Industrial Engineer with a strong background in Construction.

Responsibilities:

* Research, develop, and implement new processes and equipment, initially focusing on prefabricated sub-assemblies for multiple trades in multi-family construction.
* Investigate root cause and provide leadership to resolve production issues.
* Promote Lean culture by working with other departments to improve efficiency, cost, and safety.
* Advance continuous improvement by recommending methods for improving efficiency and reducing waste, such as restructuring job duties, reorganizing workflow, relocating workstations and equipment, and/or the purchase of equipment.
* Work with all trade crews to create standard work documents.
* Create spreadsheets, and other tools to standardize processes and improve efficiencies.
* Participation in and leading of Lean and Value Engineering events.
* Participate in weekly meetings to provide expertise on opportunities for improvement.
* Quality control, including responding to inquiries to resolve quality issues.
* Maintain a good understanding of inventory and logistics.
* Identify and quantify constraints within the distribution centers and implement process improvements and technological upgrades to alleviate those constraints.

NORHARTS MISSION, PURPOSE, & VALUES:

Mission: Building and leasing quality apartments

Purpose: Creating a better way to live

Values: A great team is made up of great people. In our company these people exhibit 5 key values. These values are a way of life for everyone who works here. From our top-level managers to entry level employees these values are lived out every day. We hire and promote based on these characteristics. To be successful here you too must embody these values.

* Tireless Pursuit of Results: Tireless pursuit of results means that you have an internal drive to continue to push forward no matter the obstacles. It means sometimes staying late to ensure a job gets done. It means pushing a little harder to ensure quality standards are met. It means pouring your heart into ensuring something gets done.
* Respectful: Being respectful means that customers and employees work well with you even in difficult situations. It's about being a good team player. It includes being fully and painfully honest about work related issues in a consistent way. It's recognizing that you are part of a team and sometimes you will win your point and sometimes you won't. It's about building a professional friendship.
* Can-do Attitude: Can do attitude is about believing in yourself and your team to get the job done. There is a delicate balance between having optimism for the future and being realistic about your goals. A person with a can-do attitude is realistically optimistic and positive about what can and will be done.
* Grow or Die: Grow or Die means to have a spirit dedicated to consistently getting better at your job. Finding ways, even small ways, of producing a higher quality or efficiency. Having a drive to learn more about your field from a variety of resources. Exhibiting the will to never give up on improving yourself.
* Reliable: The heart of reliability means to deliver on your promises. These promises include being on time every day. It means consistently delivering on the goals and milestones set for you. It means having a system to not forget any, even small, aspects of your job.

Requirements

Required Skills:

* The ability to collaborate with all levels of the organization to identify best practices and solutions.
* The ability to read and understand blueprints.
* Understand construction sequencing and constructability of multi-family buildings.
* Knowledge of MN building codes.
* Knowledge of Lean principals and tools.
* Strong organizational skills.
* Proficient at managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Desire and ability to train others.
* Microsoft Word & Excel.
* Revu BlueBeam.

Preferred Skills:

* Revit
* AutoCad
* Struct Soft

Benefits

* Fantastic Health Care Plan offering a $0 monthly premium for coverage
* Dental Coverage
* Vision Coverage
* Retirement Plan with company match up to 3% (Simple IRA)
* Unlimited Paid Time Off (Vacation & Holidays)
* Volunteer Time Off (16 hours per year of paid time off to volunteer at your favorite charity)
* Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
* Short Term & Long Term Disability
* Maternity & Paternity Leave
* Training & Development
* Career Advancement Opportunities