Engineering Specialist III

Federal Express Corporation; Grayslake (IL); Hybride; USD 53 000 - 139 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

FedEx Corporation seeks a district engineering/operations planner to optimize facility efficiencies across the assigned district. You will advise on plans, leverage knowledge of facilities and their processes, and support compliance and training efforts within the district.

Responsibilities include identifying inefficiencies, guiding dock systems usage, creating network alignment plans, and forecasting labor needs. Hybrid role based in IL (Romeoville or Grayslake) with up to 75% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Transportation, Logistics, Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math; 4 years equivalent experience allowed.
• Experience in transportation ops mgmt or industrial engineering.
• Proficiency with MS Office and web-based apps.
• Knowledge of Business Objects preferred.

Responsabilités

• Advise and plan district engineering/operational plans to optimize objectives.
• Identify facility inefficiencies through root-cause analysis and implement improvements.
• Train management on operational processes and procedures.
• Monitor adherence to SQI metrics for scanning, pickup, delivery, and losses.

Connaissances

Microsoft Office

Business Objects

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Time management

Travel up to 75%

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Transportation, Logistics, Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math

Outils

CAD

Material Handling

Description du poste

Advises, plans, develops, and designs District engineering/operational plans to optimize efficiencies in business objectives. Leverages operational knowledge of various facilities, their specific engineering processes, and working knowledge of operational systems. Collaborates with Managers to monitor adherence to plans, determine root cause of deficiencies, develop and assist management in implementation of action and support compliance and training efforts that they identify in the District.

Essential Functions

• Acts as a change agent throughout the District in order to influence and steer management decisions to ensure alignment and optimization of engineering and operational plans.
• Identifies facility inefficiencies through root cause analysis by conducting facility visit observations and leveraging operational knowledge for solutions to deliver on-site assistance for improvements.
• Advises and facilitates team knowledge and optimal application of dock operational systems (such as Vision, Sortation Systems – ISS & ISSC) and identifies and solves for corrective actions.
• Creates Network Alignment Plans.
• Determines Capacity Planning to ensure full use of facilities.
• Prepares Volume Projections for short term/future/long range.
• Oversees District Changes (spin offs, expansions, relocations).
• Forecasts labor and project manning needs for current/future.
• Evaluates Hub/Linehaul cut times to determine if they are meeting requirements.
• Develops Labor Standards to minimize labor hours as needed.
• Produces monthly operational plans to determine required resources needed with special focus on Peak planning.
• Responsible for goal/budget setting (productivity, service and cost) to turn cost inefficiencies into cost savings.
• Provides material handling project recommendations, including financial analysis, to justify facility expansions.
• Constructs contingency plans for potential abnormal events.
• Acts as a subject-matter expert on all operational/system/technology processes and upgrades.
• Identifies possible gaps in adherence to SQI metrics as it pertains to scanning, pickup, delivery, loss, and damage.
• Trains management on operational processes and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Hybrid position located in Romeoville or Grayslake, IL. Candidates must live within 50 miles of the campus location. Employees will be required to work at the FedEx campus location several times per week.

Minimum Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Transportation, Logistics, Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math. An equivalency of four (4) additional years’ experience in the areas below + minimum required experience with a high school diploma/GED or unrelated Bachelor’s degree. Experience in the following areas include:
• The transportation industry in a relevant operations management role OR o Industrial Engineering experience in any field.

Minimum Experience

• No Industrial Engineering Experience with relevant degree required or 1 year Area/Sort/P&D Manager experience required.

Knowledge Skills and Abilitie s

• Software skills, including use of Microsoft Office software and web-based applications.
• Working knowledge of Business Objects.
• Verbal and written communication skills necessary to explain complex and/or confidential information.
• Presentation skills necessary to facilitate training and/or deliver informational sessions to groups and/or individuals.
• Time management and organizational skills necessary to manage multiple projects, appropriately prioritize workload, plan for resources to meet deadlines and goals, and respond to day-to-day functional needs.
• Ability to anticipate and identify problems and use sound judgment and fact-based analysis to develop effective and efficient solutions.
• Ability to inspire a shared vision and empower and motivate a team.
• Ability to travel up to 75%.
• Knowledge of concepts related to Material Handling, Computer Aided Design, and Business Object preferred.
• Ability to perform cost justification analysis.

Job Conditions

• Some travel may be required.

Pay Transparency

Pay: $4,756.40/mo - $12,440.61/mo

Additional Details

Pay Transparency: The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location or locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the pay information represents the ranges for each level in that job family. Actual pay is determined by several job-related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, including, but not limited to, experience relative to the job, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment. In California, the compensation listed reflects the range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position upon hire. In New Jersey, any compensable Security and Walk time will be paid to non-exempt/hourly employees at the state minimum wage.

Federal Express Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer including, Vets/Disability.

Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application process. Applicants who require reasonable accommodations in the application or hiring process should contact [e-mail].

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws:

• Know Your Rights
• Pay Transparency
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act

E-Verify Program Participant: Federal Express Corporation participates in the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ E-Verify program (For U.S. applicants and employees only).

• E-Verify Notice (bilingual)
• Right to Work Notice (English) / (Spanish)