Engineering Specialist V

FedEx; Ontario (CA); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

FedEx is seeking an experienced Engineering Specialist to advise, plan, and design district engineering and operational plans that optimize efficiencies and align with business objectives. The role requires strong knowledge of facility processes and the ability to work with district management to implement improvements.

Key duties include identifying inefficiencies through root-cause analysis, developing contingency plans, forecasting labor needs, and ensuring adherence to SQI metrics.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Transportation, Logistics, Science, Technology, Engineering or Math or equivalent.
• 4+ years of related experience with a high school diploma/GED or unrelated Bachelor's degree.
• Experience in transportation/operations management or industrial engineering.

Responsabilidades

• Advise and plan engineering/operational projects to optimize district efficiency.
• Identify facility inefficiencies via root-cause analysis and implement improvements.
• Forecast labor and project manning requirements for current and future needs.
• Develop and review labor standards to minimize hours and costs.
• Coordinate with district leadership and train staff on processes and systems.
• Travel up to 75% to sites for assessments and support.

Conocimientos

MS Office

Verbal and written communication

Presentation skills

Time management

Problem solving

Travel readiness (75%)

Educación

Bachelor's degree in related field

4+ years equivalent experience

Herramientas

CAD

Business Objects

Descripción del empleo

This is an interview position.

GENERAL SUMMARY

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 all other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education

Bachelor's degree in Transportation, Logistics, Science, Technology, Engineering, Math required. OR,

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, Industrial Engineering experience in any field.

Minimum Experience

7+ years of industrial or relevant engineering/district staff/Engineering Specialist experience required OR,

2 years or more Sr Manager Level 2 experience

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

Pay Transparency:

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Additional Details:

Note: This position may be offered at ENGINEERING SPECIALIST levels III, IV, or V, based on candidate qualifications. Note 2: ONSITE position. Job posted 10/19/2026, job unposted 10/26/2026 at 3:00pm local time.

DISCLAIMER

This job description is general in nature and is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job. The incumbent of this position is expected to perform all other duties as assigned, must be able to complete and achieve minimum thresholds on any mandatory testing and training, must be able to operate in an PC windows environment, have the ability to successfully complete all recurrence training and maintain annual accreditations where applicable and work varying shifts based on business needs. If the incumbent resides in the province of Quebec, you must be bilingual (French and English). In addition to the usual factors used in the selection process, all candidates for positions that require driving as a core competency require a valid driver's license (e.g. Class 5,G, or 1[AZ]) and a driving record with two or fewer violations and/or accidents in the 24 months prior to the date of application. Further, candidates will be assessed through careful consideration of: 1) their current driver's abstract; 2) their performance during application interviews; and 3) their performance on any driver competency assessments administered

Employment Equity Statement

At FedEx our value of Taking Care of Each Other is reflected in our commitment to being an inclusive employer, one that represents the diversity of our customers and the communities in which we serve. We foster respectful, safe and inclusive workplaces where everyone is valued for their unique contributions. Applications from all qualified candidates are welcome. We encourage women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous persons, and people from culturally diverse and 2SLGBTQ+ communities to apply. Please let us know if you need an accommodation during the recruitment and selection process. We will work with you to support your needs.