Associate Industrial Engineer

The TJX Companies, Inc.•Bridgewater, VA

4d•$65,000 - $81,200

About The Position

The Associate Industrial Engineer leads engineering activities and establishes a culture of process improvement in the fulfillment and distribution center. The role works with Operations teams to improve efficiency, maintain labor standards, reduce costs, and develop and implement regional and national projects and strategies across the distribution network. The engineer analyzes cost-reduction opportunities and recommends improvements through cost/benefit analysis; designs product flows and department layouts; identifies operational bottlenecks and presents cost-efficient solutions; and advises management or customers on specialized projects. The role supports effective use of distribution and logistics assets and processes, identifies distribution-center capacity impacts across supply-chain parameters, and develops preferred warehouse methods and Standard Operating Procedures with Operational support. The position establishes and maintains standards using MOST and full-cycle frequency studies, and uses labor and material-cost data to support capital-expenditure and process-change ROI, compare alternatives, and communicate process costs to senior management. It also conducts ergonomic evaluations and recommends and implements work-area design improvements. Success requires taking ideas from concept through implementation, influencing stakeholders, managing concurrent priorities and timelines, and collaborating with teams to resolve problems.

Requirements

Three or more years of related industrial engineering experience, including multi-variable work measurements, developing labor standards, process improvement, and network optimization projects in a distribution environment.
Strong MS Office skills, including MS Excel; experience with MS Access and Visio.
Experience with top-tier Labor Reporting Systems, MOST, and Standards Pro.
Experience with Red Prairie, Manhattan, or an equivalent Labor Management System.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities and meet project timelines.
Excellent interpersonal skills and a professional demeanor, with the ability to interact with individuals at various organizational levels.
Proven project management and leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with distribution planning models, including square footage, labor, and staffing.
Awareness of material-handling technology applications.

Responsibilities

Analyze cost-reduction opportunities and provide solutions through improvement initiatives and cost/benefit analysis.
Design and recommend product flows and department layout changes.
Identify operational bottlenecks and develop, analyze, and present cost-efficient solutions.
Serve as a technical specialist on unique projects and programs and advise management and/or customers.
Guide distribution and logistics teams on effective and efficient use of assets and processes.
Identify distribution-center capacity impacts associated with varying supply-chain parameters.
Develop preferred warehouse methods and Standard Operating Procedures in conjunction with Operational support.
Establish and maintain standards using MOST and full-cycle frequency studies across operational processes.
Use labor data to support capital-expenditure and process-change ROI.
Use labor and material-cost data to compare and recommend process changes and communicate accurate process costs to senior management.
Conduct ergonomic evaluations and recommend and implement work-area design improvements.
Take ideas from concept through implementation and influence decision-making with stakeholders.
Drive process improvements and work within a team to resolve problems.
Manage multiple concurrent priorities and project timelines.