OPEX - Industrial Engineering II (North Carolina & Virginia)

About the role

Join the Cold Chain That Feeds the World. For over 120 years, Americold has connected producers, processors, distributors, and retailers to ensure food stays safe, fresh, and accessible. With 240+ facilities across four continents and 14,000+ team members, we’re a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics. Our mission is to help our customers feed the world – and we’re looking for people who share that purpose. We value customer service, innovation, and inclusion, and we invest in our people’s growth and well-being. If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact in a company that puts people first, Americold is the place for you.

Responsibilities

• Leverage dashboards to monitor site level labor, inventory, and service performance, identify issues, and drive corrective actions across all assigned sites.
• Validate and maintain time‑studied standards.
• Calculate and implement performance incentives.
• Ensure Work Force Management is accurate and utilized on‑site.
• Coach and train operations teams on labor management, inventory control, process improvement tools, and the associated systems. This includes in‑person and remote support.
• Evaluate material handling equipment requirements as needed.
• Drive productivity, cost, and process improvements to reduce cost and enhance customer service.
• Create scheduling tools which accurately reflect work content of a site.
• Build and manage a best practice and SOP library and reporting tools.
• Lead and support various continuous improvement projects.
• Drive the Americold Operating System’s labor, inventory, and other improvement initiatives.
• Create pricing models for new or changing businesses utilizing engineered standards.
• Conduct audits and comparative site analyses to ensure compliance, identify performance gaps, and establish benchmarks for inventory control excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Industrial Engineering or equivalent degree such as Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Logistics is required.
• 6+ years of work experience in Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
• Continuous Improvement and PMO skill required.
• Proficiency with RF Scanning and Warehouse Management Systems required.
• Experienced at providing Engineering support to multiple sites.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Exposure to leading multisite engineering projects.
• Strong change management skills.
• Ability to read and utilize financial data.
• High travel position, up to 75%.
• Requires the ability to sit for long periods of time, with frequent interruptions.
• Requires several hours per day of sitting, getting up and down from chairs, and reaching, or bending.
• Requires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical office work.