Industrial Engineer
On-siteOlive Branch, Mississippi, United States
Job Summary
Analyze and improve supply chain processes and systems using best-practice methods and technologies. Manage capital projects by gathering requirements, defining layouts, and overseeing vendor selection, timelines, and budgets. Develop labor management standards through time studies and engineering configurations across distribution and manufacturing facilities. Justify projects via cost-benefit analysis and ROI estimation while maintaining Labor Management Systems. This role involves 50% travel and requires a Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering with 1-3 years of technical experience. You will work closely with operations leadership and vendors to implement process improvement initiatives within the supply chain.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or similar engineering degree
- At least 1-3 years in a technically related field
- Strong analytical skills for evaluating distribution processes and identifying areas for improvement
- Capable of leading and managing projects to improve distribution processes, including planning, proposal, execution, and evaluation
- Adaptability to changing business requirements and technologies, and strong problem-solving skills to implement effective solutions
- Able to bend, reach, squat, and climb stairs/ladders
- Able to walk to any area within the facility (warehouses typically 1M+ square feet)
- Able to stand for stretches of time (2+ hours)
- Willingness to travel (up to 50%)
Desired Qualifications
- Desire for continuous learning and professional development supported with project variety, self-paced learning resources, vendor / technology discovery, seminars, etc.
- Familiarity with simulation and/or data modeling and visualization software
- Experience in project management
- Familiarity with automated material handling equipment or robotics
- Familiarity with relevant software and tools such as warehouse management systems (WMS), labor management systems (LMS), warehouse execution systems (WES), enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems
- Lean Six Sigma certification – Greenbelt or higher
- Experience in distribution or logistics
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