Industrial Engineer - 1st Shift - Travel

GXO Logistics•Remote, OH

About The Position

The Industrial Engineer identifies facility design and personnel requirements to support efficient operations. The role focuses on improving productivity, developing strategies that help employees work more effectively, and creating work instructions and updating standard operating procedures. The position supports operational improvement and business solutions for GXO’s global customers. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (1st shift). The role may require domestic travel by road, rail, and air, with travel of up to 75%. Travel requires a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or passport and compliance with TSA security procedures and company travel and expense requirements. GXO offers competitive compensation and benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k), life insurance, and disability insurance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field, or equivalent related work or military experience.
At least 1 year of engineering experience.
Experience with analytical tools such as flow charts, Pareto charts, cause-and-effect diagrams, and run charts.
Microsoft Office experience.
Ability to travel domestically by road, rail, and air as required, up to 75%.
Must possess a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or passport to comply with federal travel regulations.
Familiarity with and ability to comply with TSA security procedures.

Nice To Haves

Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt designation.
Experience with BI software such as Tableau, Power BI, or Data Studio.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present clean, organized, and thorough information and data for the intended audience.
Ability to compose thorough and detailed technical documentation, job aids, and procedure manuals.
Ability to develop insightful, value-added, actionable research with detailed explanations of the drivers of results.
Ability to produce unambiguous, comprehensive, and accurate interpretations.

Responsibilities

Identify facility design requirements based on activity levels, product dimensional profiles, product flow, and transportation methods.
Develop production time studies, head-count analyses, downtime analyses, efficiency improvement plans, warehouse slotting analyses, and SKU velocity analyses.
Identify bottlenecks and improve flow; analyze inbound, outbound, and inventory operations to create and maintain optimum warehouse operations.
Perform value stream mapping, process improvements, and standardization across multiple sites.
Assist pricing and solutions teams by providing operational cost information and other key information for RFPs.
Track KPIs and develop basic analytics for operational metrics.
Work with vendors to identify operational equipment and automation solutions.
Develop and manage project plans for major operational improvement activities.
Support the Maintenance department by developing lists of critical spare parts and a min/max tracker.
Track daily P&L for Finance.
Convert contract documents, proposals, and statements of work into work instructions and operating procedures; submit ISO-compliant documents to the Quality Management System (QMS).