Engineer I, Productivity Engineering

About the Role

Join Ross, a leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 stores and a strong track record of success and growth. As a Productivity Engineer I, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, documenting, and supporting engineered production standards and best-method practices in a high-volume distribution and logistics operation. This role involves maintaining SQL-based production recording and labor management systems, as well as collaborating with operations managers and supervisors to ensure consistent methods and standards across the network.

Responsibilities

• Develops best methods, standard conditions, and engineered labor standards for multi-variable production operations.
• Identifies and evaluates improvements in methods, procedures, and workflow to increase productivity and decrease operating costs.
• Coordinates the implementation of engineered methods, standards, and reporting systems, including conducting standards introduction meetings and analysis presentations.
• Maintains the configuration and assists in the development of production reporting applications and related interfaces with timekeeping, warehouse management, and labor productivity systems.
• Executes queries and reports for data collection used in engineering analysis.
• Maintains existing data collection applications and other SQL/MS Access-based applications used in conjunction with the standards program.
• Collects and summarizes time study and work sampling data to support the development of engineered labor standards.
• Maintains knowledge of production and incentive pay reporting applications.
• Assists with troubleshooting data entry, reporting, and data collection problems.
• Assists in developing processes for labor forecasting, staffing, modeling, incentive performance/bonus reporting, and tracking.
• Advises and assists management with labor analysis and economic justification studies.
• Assists operating management with the implementation of changes to established methods.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in STEM, with Industrial/Systems Engineering preferred, or proven experience in an engineering field.
• Knowledge of SQL or MS Access databases.
• Strong mathematical and analytical capabilities.
• Time study, work measurement, and warehouse floor data collection experience preferred.
• Operations knowledge of distribution and related processes preferred.
• Ability to effectively communicate and interact with non-exempt associates, operational supervisors, and upper-level management.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
• Available to work varying schedules across 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts as needed.
• Ability to think in terms of process flow and identify operational component operations and interrelationships.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and technical writing skills.
• Experience using PCs in a professional setting, including spreadsheets and word processors.

Physical Requirements

• Consistent timeliness and regular attendance.
• Ability to work in an office environment, primarily on a computer.
• Requires sitting, standing, walking, talking on the telephone, attending in-person meetings, typing, and working with paper/files.
• Occasional bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting up to 10 pounds.
• Ability to see information in print and/or electronically.

Schedule

This role requires regular in-office presence for team interaction, meetings, and collaboration but can perform duties using a combination of in-office and remote work. Up to 50% travel, including frequent driving and/or overnight stays for business functions or site visits, contingent on project and site support requirements.