Industrial Engineer Transportation

Radius Recycling•McMinnville, OR

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Industrial Engineer reports to the Senior Supply Chain Manager. The logistics specialist manages the entire lifecycle of finished products, coordinating inventory, shipping, and receiving to ensure timely, cost-effective delivery from suppliers to customers. They optimize supply chain processes, maintain accurate inventory data, and coordinate production and shipping scheduling to ensure just-in-time delivery and reduce overhead. Toyota is known for the TPS system so knowledge of tools like Six sigma, Kaizan and operations research should be utilized. Key tasks include optimizing shipment costs and effeciencies, coordinating transportation, and improving current Oracle shipping and information system that Cascade Steel currently uses. . The IE must strive for continuous improvement within operations and challenge conventional thinking in order to obtain the most efficient solutions to issues. This position offers competitive pay along with a variety of benefits including medical, dental and vision plans for both you and your dependents; 401k with company match, Flexible Time Off and paid holidays. Salary Range: $100,000 to $125,000 Annually

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, transportation logistics, ora related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
Three plus years of transporation or distribution experience in a manufacturing or materials-processing environment.
Experience working in an industrial/manufacturing organization with multiple operating units.
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
Proficiency with MS Office (especially Excel and Word) and experience with ERP systems.
Valid driver’s license and ability to operate a motor vehicle.

Nice To Haves

Logisitcs certification (e.g. APICS, SAPICS or similar).
High-volume road and rail transportation experience.
Scrap and/or steel industry experience.
Five plus years of truck and rail dispatching experience.

Responsibilities

Ensures all CSRM and Radius Recycling Health, Safety and Environmental standards and policies are strictly adhered to.
Assesses corrective actions and initiates viable solutions.
Encourages the reporting of any control violations.
Provides a safe environment for all employees, customers, and visitors.
Assesses trucking and rail movement of scrap material, raw materials and delivered goods.
Maintains policies and procedures to ensure efficient operations, maintaining adequate internal controls.
Utilizes best practices, benchmarks, and metrics (KPIs) to improve organization.
Oversees inventory turns and cycle counts.
Liaise with vendors, suppliers, and carriers to optimize deliveries (cost and time).
Analyze logistics data to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Resolve issues with shipments, inventory discrepancies, or delivery delays
Provide appropriate scenarios for methods and cost quotes to move supplier material and finished goods.
Review invoices for supplies loads to ensure accuracy and alignment with delivery records.
Assists with departmental budgeting and forecasting based on analysis from historical data.
Supports the Company’s Internal Control process (SJP’s) which includes understanding, communicating and complying with defined internal controls as well as suggesting and making modifications to the policies, procedures and controls to better relate to the business.
Communicates upward problems in operations, noncompliance with the code of conduct, or other policy violations or illegal actions.
Takes ownership and responsibility for ensuring all internal controls managed within the scope of this job position are being performed and signed off on a monthly basis through the internal controls checklist.