Industrial Engineering Manager

Burlington Coat Factory • Edgewater Park, NJ

75d • $115,000 - $150,000

About The Position

This engineering leadership role plays a key part in driving Burlington's supply chain success - leading initiatives that enhance productivity, quality, and service across our DC Operations and Transportation teams. As an Industrial Engineering Manager, you'll guide a talented team of 3-4 in-house Industrial Engineers, providing hands-on leadership, project direction, and support in prioritizing impactful initiatives. You'll use proven project management tools to plan, develop, and deliver measurable results - all while keeping projects on time, on budget, and aligned with our commitment to operational excellence.

Requirements

• BS Industrial Engineering required
• Minimum of 5-12 years of experience in projects related to process and material handling systems design, work measurement, productivity improvement, cost reduction and project implementation
• Experience managing a team of engineers in a distribution setting
• Experience with work measurement methodologies and tools with an emphasis on time study expertise
• Experience in best methods development and implementation
• Experience in the development and maintenance of a management observation program
• Experience in the development and maintenance of an accountability program
• Experience with productivity tracking, data collection systems
• Experience with Standard Data and Predetermined Time Systems
• Experience performing cost analysis for project justification
• Strong ability to gather, analyze and interpret information and develop, recommend, and implement solutions while maintaining budget
• Excellent PC skills - Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Visio

Responsibilities

• Oversee 3-4 Excellence IEs and provide engineering guidance to achieve team objectives
• Drive prioritization for individual team members
• Recruit, Hire and Train new industrial engineers
• Support Engineering Director in setting long-term engineering-led initiative roadmap
• Identify productivity and process improvement opportunities by providing insightful analysis and making compelling recommendations to senior leadership
• Collect DC observations, understand current operations, and collaborate with subject matter experts from corporate through DC teams to identify opportunities
• Use data analysis capabilities to validate hypotheses or monitor improvements
• Propose, and test new building concepts and layouts to improve the flow and productivity in the distribution centers
• Own overall timelines and deliverables for engineering-led projects while providing guidance and leadership to project resources
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and 3rd party resources to drive improvement ideas and develop sharp hypotheses
• Drive supply chain unlocks with rigor through cross-functional DMAIC projects
• Manage program governance through robust project documentation and tools
• Support the design and implementation of material handling equipment incorporated into existing, new, and expanded network buildings

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage including life and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• 401(k) plan
• Competitive wages
• Flexible hours
• Associate discount
• Training and development opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees