Manager, Labor Management Engineering

White Cap • Orange, CT

1d • $100,100 - $162,400

About The Position

Provides senior technical leadership for labor management engineering, engineered labor standards, workforce analytics, branch layout, and operational workflow improvement. Leads complex projects and cross-functional workstreams by coordinating resources, influencing stakeholders, and driving timely execution. Establishes dependable and equitable engineering methods, translates operational data into transparent recommendations, and partners with operations teams to deliver sustainable improvements in productivity, service, safety, and the associate experience.

Consults with senior management on solution development for complex strategic and technical business issues and independently solves unique, complex problems with broad business impact. Assignments are large in scope, high in impact, cost, and importance. Establishes operational plans for the assigned area and acts as a strategic advisor, contributing expert skills to company objectives. Receives general administrative and business direction as needed and typically operates with broad latitude in a complex environment. Guides and mentors staff at all levels, advises senior management on complex and strategic issues, and may lead or manage complex projects with dotted-line responsibility.

The position is based in a comfortable indoor area, with infrequent and non-objectionable unpleasant conditions. Most of the time is spent sitting, with frequent opportunities to move about; rarely, light articles may need to be moved or lifted. Overnight travel is typically required more than 50% of the time.

Requirements

• Typically requires a BS/BA in a related discipline.
• Generally requires 7 or more years of experience in a related field.
• May require certification.
• An advanced degree may offset less experience in some disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience conducting time studies, developing engineered labor standards, analyzing workforce and productivity data, and implementing labor management or performance-measurement systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects, influence cross-functional stakeholders, review technical work, and implement change.
• Advanced analytical, communication, problem-solving, and data-visualization skills.
• Typically requires overnight travel more than 50% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, operations engineering, supply chain, business analytics, or a related discipline.
• 5 to 7 years of progressive experience in manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, labor management engineering, or operational improvement.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification preferred.
• Experience with branch or distribution facility layout, material flow, labor-management platforms, and workforce analytics.
• Experience mentoring engineers and establishing consistent engineering methods, governance, and quality-review practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the labor management performance framework and identify opportunities involving workforce utilization, weighted lines per hour, throughput, service, safety, and labor cost.
• Conduct complex time studies and work-sampling analyses and establish accurate, equitable, consistent, and repeatable engineered labor standards.
• Guide labor management and industrial engineering work through project prioritization, technical review, peer mentoring, knowledge sharing, and quality assurance.
• Partner with operations leaders, floor supervisors, and associates to develop implementation plans, standard work, and change-management approaches that support sustained adoption.
• Design, implement, maintain, and continuously improve labor management systems, workforce analytics, reporting processes, and performance-tracking tools.
• Evaluate branch layouts, end-to-end workflows, and operational processes; develop practical solutions to improve flow, productivity, safety, and service.
• Apply Lean, Six Sigma, root-cause analysis, and continuous-improvement methods to eliminate waste and deliver measurable operational results.
• Develop clear business cases, findings, and recommendations and communicate results transparently to operations leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager