Industrial Engineer

VF Corporation•Danville, KY

3d•$96,000 - $120,000

About The Position

The Industrial Engineer is responsible for identifying, developing, and implementing engineering initiatives that improve productivity, throughput, and safety within VF’s distribution centers. This role partners closely with operations and leadership teams to implement sustainable continuous improvements solutions. The Industrial Engineer will develop a comprehensive understanding of the distribution center’s systems, including automation and warehouse management systems. They will identify continuous improvement projects and leverage lead methodologies to implement changes that improve productivity, throughput and safety. This role will use data and analytics to identify bottlenecks and areas of opportunity, and propose enhancements to the building’s automated systems to improve service metrics, performance, and reliability. The Industrial Engineer will collaborate with management to develop and maintain cost control systems that allow the building to meet its budgeted cost, and assist in implementing labor management standards for hourly work functions, including evaluating existing standards and developing new ones. They will also evaluate the current use of equipment, or deployment of new automated equipment to improve productivity, throughput, and safety. This role will support buildings within the Americas region, as well as network-wide initiatives to drive operational improvements and cost reduction.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Industrial Engineering preferred).
3+ years of engineering experience
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Aptitude for systems and systematic work.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Responsibilities

Identify, develop, and implement engineering initiatives that improve productivity, throughput, and safety within VF’s distribution centers.
Partner closely with operations and leadership teams to implement sustainable continuous improvements solutions.
Develop a comprehensive understanding of the distribution center’s systems, including automation and warehouse management systems.
Identify continuous improvement projects, and leverage lead methodologies to implement changes that improve productivity, throughput and safety.
Use data and analytics to identify bottlenecks and areas of opportunity.
Propose enhancements to the building’s automated systems to improve service metrics, performance, and reliability.
Collaborate with management to develop and maintain cost control systems that allow the building to meet its budgeted cost.
Assist in implementing labor management standards for hourly work functions, including evaluating existing standards and developing new ones.
Evaluate current use of equipment, or deployment of new automated equipment to improve productivity, throughput, and safety.
Support buildings within the Americas region, as well as network-wide initiatives to drive operational improvements and cost reduction.