Field Industrial Engineer

Come be part of a Multi-Billion dollar retail industry leader who is committed to a program of distribution operations improvements and labor standards management across their national network of big box automated distribution centers. Join their Atlanta, Georgia office where you will be an integral part of a professional logistics IE team!

 

Job Summary

The Sr. Industrial Engineer position supports the logistics organization through a variety of projects focused on enhancing productivity, maximizing throughput and ensuring workplace safety. This position is located at a Distribution Center in Forest Park, GA..

Responsibilities/Skills/Experience Requirements

Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and maintenance of an accurate and effective Work Measurement System. Ensures effective productivity measurements are established for identified functions in the distribution center through time studies and frequency studies conducted in the distribution center.
- Lead the evaluation and subsequent revision of all work methods and workflow for all functions to ensure they are ergonomically correct
- Lead the training of management and hourly workforce on productivity and work methods
- Lead the effort to establish and maintain “Best Methods� for all job functions
- Lead / Perform the analysis, recommendation, and implementation of enhancements to existing work methods flows and processes to increase throughput
- Lead the efforts to develop and design distribution center and office area layouts
- Lead the collection of data to assist in the development of distribution center and capital budgets
- Lead the analysis and cost justification on all capital project requests
- Lead the design, selection and installation of material handling equipment incorporated into existing, new and expanded distribution centers
- Lead the research of technological advances in material handling systems to develop cost-effective improvements to operating methods and procedures to support purchase recommendations
- Accountable for maintaining budget on all projects and ensuring the company is obtaining the most cost effective price
- Work effectively with external resources (consultants and contractors) to ensure collaborative partnerships to meet business requirements
- Lead Industrial Engineering activities and direct clerical staff as needed

Requirements:
- Minimum of Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering required
- Extensive Travel (at least 50% of the time) required
- Experience with work measurement methodologies and tools with an emphasis on TIME STUDY expertise required
- Minimum of 10 years experience in projects related to process design, work measurement, productivity improvement, cost reduction and project implementation required
- Minimum of 5 years of recent experience working in a DISTRIBUTION environment with work standards required
- Experience managing and directing the efforts of Industrial Engineers in a labor standards environment required
- Experience in best methods development
- Experience in the development of a management observation program
- Experience in the development of an accountability program
- Experience with productivity tracking, data collection systems
- Experience with Standard Data and Predetermined Time Systems
- Experience performing cost analysis for project justification
- Strong ability to gather, analyze and interpret information and develop, recommend and implement solutions while maintaining budget
- Excellent planning, organization, and problem solving skills
- Excellent PC skills – Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint
- Effective communication skills; demonstrated ability to interact across a broad range of organizational levels and functions
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently with little or no direct supervision

Preferred Minimum Education

Bachelors Level Degree

Travel Requirements

Extensive