DC Performance & Analytics Industrial Engineer

Mastronardi Produce Limited; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastronardi Produce, a leading greenhouse vegetable company, seeks an Industrial Engineer – DC Performance & Reliability in Livonia, MI. You will drive distribution center performance using WMS and MES data, diagnose root causes, and close performance gaps to move KPIs toward best-in-class targets.

You will partner with site leadership to translate findings into corrective actions, support network design for growth, and ensure smooth rollout of systems. Travel to DCs may be involved.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field is required.
• Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, or related field preferred for network design and facility planning.
• 8–12 years in distribution center or manufacturing ops, with DC/production facility design or site selection experience.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional HQ without direct authority.
• Structured root cause analysis methods (5-Why, fishbone, DMAIC, A3) and problem solving.
• Experience with WMS/MES and process documentation.
• Excellent Excel and BI tool familiarity for metrics.
• English and Spanish bilingual is desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead DC performance reviews against network KPI targets.
• Perform root cause analysis on gaps and non-compliance to identify root drivers.
• Coach Site GM on workforce performance and corrective action progress.
• Oversee multiple DCs and contribute to network expansion planning.
• Maintain onsite presence to support performance reviews and coaching.
• Design and redesign DC and production-flow infrastructure to support growth.
• Support new DC site analysis, selection, and startup activities.
• Translate metrics into briefs for HQ leadership on growth planning.
• Translate KPI findings into coaching recommendations for Site GMs and track progress.
• Map and analyze DC processes to identify non-value added activity and bottlenecks.
• Standardize workflows against network SOPs; create SOPs where gaps exist.
• Collaborate on KPI definitions and dashboard requirements with Director of Insights.
• Support WMS/MES rollout compliance and cross-portfolio actions.

Skills

WMS/MES knowledge

Excel proficiency

Power BI / BI tools

Coaching / Influence

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering or related field

Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering / Operations Research preferred

Tools

WMS

MES

Job description

Mastronardi Produce, a leading greenhouse vegetable company, seeks an Industrial Engineer – DC Performance & Reliability in Livonia, MI. You will drive distribution center performance using WMS and MES data, diagnose root causes, and close performance gaps to move KPIs toward best-in-class targets.

You will partner with site leadership to translate findings into corrective actions, support network design for growth, and ensure smooth rollout of systems. Travel to DCs may be involved.