OPEX - Industrial Engineering II (North Carolina & Virginia)

Americold•Chesapeake, VA

3d•Remote

About The Position

Americold is seeking an Industrial Engineering II to join their team. This role will leverage dashboards to monitor site-level performance in labor, inventory, and service, identify issues, and drive corrective actions across assigned sites. The position involves validating and maintaining time-studied standards, calculating and implementing performance incentives, and ensuring accurate Work Force Management. The Industrial Engineering II will also coach and train operations teams on labor management, inventory control, process improvement tools, and associated systems, providing both in-person and remote support. Responsibilities include evaluating material handling equipment requirements, driving productivity, cost, and process improvements, creating scheduling tools, building a best practice and SOP library, leading continuous improvement projects, and driving the Americold Operating System's initiatives. Additionally, the role involves creating pricing models for new businesses and conducting audits and comparative site analyses. This is a high travel position, up to 75%.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in Industrial Engineering or equivalent degree such as Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Logistics is required.
6+ years of work experience in Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
Continuous Improvement and PMO skill required.
Proficiency with RF Scanning and Warehouse Management Systems required.
Experienced at providing Engineering support to multiple sites.
Strong analytical skills.
Exposure to leading multisite engineering projects.
Strong change management skills.
Ability to read and utilize financial data.
High travel position, up to 75%

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree OR Experience with the distribution/warehouse/logistics industry preferred.
Automation experience preferred.
Food Distribution Experience preferred
Able to work in a multi-functional team environment.
Must be self-motivated with a high degree of initiative.
MSD/MOST experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Leverage dashboards to monitor site level labor, inventory, and service performance, identify issues, and drive corrective actions across all assigned sites.
Validate and maintain time-studied standards.
Calculate and implement performance incentives.
Ensure Work Force Management is accurate and utilized on-site.
Coach and train operations teams on labor management, inventory control, process improvement tools, and the associated systems. This includes in-person and remote support.
Evaluate material handling equipment requirements as needed.
Drive productivity, cost, and process improvements to reduce cost and enhance customer service.
Create scheduling tools which accurately reflect work content of a site.
Build and manage a best practice and SOP library and reporting tools.
Lead and support various continuous improvement projects.
Drive the Americold Operating System’s labor, inventory, and other improvement initiatives.
Create pricing models for new or changing businesses utilizing engineered standards.
Conduct audits and comparative site analyses to ensure compliance, identify performance gaps, and establish benchmarks for inventory control excellence.