Industrial Engineer

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborating with highly technical cross-functional teams to ensure that the facility achieves desired efficiencies with the lowest possible costs.
• Influence, negotiate, and communicate with internal and external business partners, contractors and vendors.
• Develop process, procedures and testing of improvement solutions; create, maintain and provide associated documentation.
• Provide production support for new process implementations.
• Conduct time studies and task review to eliminate wastes and reduce bottlenecks, as well as to maximize productivity and balance lines/work cells within the operation.
• Chair Kaizen/Lean/Continuous Improvement/Labor Management events with the corporate logistics group.
• Develop operations measurement standards, as well as drive Activity Based Costing initiatives within the logistics group.
• Manage network SKU slotting and fixed material handling utilization, as well as develop justifications for material handling solutions improvements.
• Generate weekly divisional efficiency/productivity reports, as well as other distribution reports as needed.
• Evaluate/establish new operational layouts/work cells.
• Develop network best practices through continuous improvement, as well as provide focus through value stream mapping.
• Establish standardization within the distribution network, as well as train operators/super-users as required.
• Responsible development, implementation, documentation, maintenance and support of engineered production standards and best-method practices.
• Evaluate inventory, labor, customer service and capital costs implications within projects.
• Develop RFQ's and RFP's related to logistics projects, as well as work with outside vendors on development of project requirements based off of project scope. Also evaluates bids/vendor proposals.

Requirements

• A 4-year degree in engineering, operations, or related field; with 1-2 years of related experience.
• Experience working with complex automated material handling equipment and systems including warehouse management systems and warehouse control systems.
• Demonstrated use of analytical skills to solve complex process issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a distribution engineer, process engineer, industrial engineer, manufacturing engineer, project manager or related occupation.
• Outstanding communication, presentation and organization skills needed.
• Skilled in using PC Office software (advanced with Excel, average or greater for Access DB, standard use of Word/email/other office software, Visio, PowerPoint, etc.), and AutoCAD.
• Warehouse Management Systems, RF, slotting software and SAP experience highly desired within a distribution center environment.
• Project management experience and analytical planning experience.
• Specialized skills in motion and time study, line balancing and ergonomics.
• Extensive familiarity with various material handling equipment solutions (rolling stock and fixed material handling) required.
• Familiarity of conveyor control systems and warehouse management operating systems functionality desired.
• Experience with warehouse layout and design.
• Formal Lean training and application of Lean management within a distribution environment highly desired.
• Knowledge of distribution cost elements, as well as inventory control drivers.
• Knowledge of methods, time and motion, and process improvement.