Department: Customer Solutions & Operations Development (CS&OD)
Location options: Plant City, FL, Newnan, GA, Groveport, OH, New Caney, TX, Edwardsville, IL, Duncan, SC, Bessemer, AL
NOTE: The salary estimate are provided by the job site and not by Saddle Creek. Please apply and wage requirements/expectations can be discussed with the recruiter.
Position Description
The Industrial Engineer II role allows you to utilize your expert-level technical skills in a warehouse, omnichannel fulfillment, cross dock, packaging, and transportation environment. It allows you to utilize your proficiency in project management, Lean Six Sigma, facility layout and design, productivity tracking, and warehouse slotting skills to lead significant warehouse projects and strategic corporate initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Support development, expand and manage the mission, vision and values of the corporate engineering team and apply these to his/her appointed engineering team.
- Drive standardization in the engineering function and specifically slotting, handling and storage strategies, warehouse mechanization, robotization, labor management, productivity and benchmark reporting and analyses, in line with the governance of director of corporate engineering
- Work closely with other Saddle Creek teams in the designated cluster of operations such as site managers, operation cluster leadership, to support continuous improvement and business delivery within the cluster of operations.
- Support solutions engineering with validation of new sales proposals that are projected for the designated cluster of operations.
- Support operations leadership of the cluster of operations with small new business proposals (direct pricing) for new and scope changes of existing clients.
- Support other Saddle Creek initiatives as required.
- Works closely with other departments such as business delivery, LEAN, IS, and innovation on continuous improvement and business delivery projects.
- Proactively provide new ideas and engineering related initiatives that support the designated cluster of operations and Saddle Creek in general.
- Maintain, report, and review standardized management information and analyses to the leadership of the cluster of operations and the director of corporate engineering on program and project status of the designated field engineering team. Assure timely delivery and agree upon priorities and corrective actions where required.
- Maintain, report and review standardized S&OP planning for field engineering team’s resource planning. Agree upon priorities where required.
- Develop, inspire and coach a team of field engineers.
- Develop, maintain and execute plans for employee engagement, development and training for all members of the designated field engineering team.
- Develop, maintain and execute processes and tools to share best practices and learnings with operations, corporate engineering team and external stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders and act as the Field engineering advocate on all levels of the designated cluster of operations.
Qualifications
Education/Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering or related engineering discipline is required.
- Minimum of 3+ years; warehouse operations /engineering experience.
- Experience in continuous improvement disciplines of LEAN, Six-Sigma, and in quality management programs-ISO-9001:2008 required.
- Green Belt certification preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Excellent communicator and relationship builder
- Ability to support, inspire and coach remote teams
- Demonstrates a commitment to supporting and driving operational process excellence.
- Possesses critical thinking ability-analytical problem solving with significant amount of information
- Possesses creative thinking ability-dealing with imperfect information and ambiguity
- Displays a sense of urgency and a demonstrated ability in the areas of time management and adherence to deadlines
- Must have solid presentation and communication skills with the ability to persuade internal and external customers in relation to continuous improvement efforts.
- Ability to influence, negotiate and resolve conflict to ensure buy-in and common goals.
- Acts as team facilitator with strong technical skills and the ability to manage implementations
- Highly knowledgeable in modeling software and techniques including MS Excel and Access, and facility layout and design techniques utilizing AutoCAD or related software.
- Knowledgeable in continuous improvements processes including Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, 5S, and A3.
- Familiar with work measurement techniques such as MOST, MTM, or MODAPTS.
- Ability to travel to other locations.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
- 10 years
- 11+ years
- 3 years
- 4 years
- 5 years
- 6 years
- 7 years
- 8 years
- 9 years
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work setting:
- In-person
- Warehouse
Application Question(s):
- Do you have any current or future visa sponsorship requirements?
- What is your target salary range?
Education:
- Bachelor’s (Required)
Experience:
- Industrial Engineering: 3 years (Preferred)
Willingness to travel:
- 50% (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Atlanta, GA
