Industrial Engineer

DHL Supply Chain; Columbus (OH); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Prescription

Discounted stock purchase

General bonus plan

Generous PTO

Job summary

DHL Supply Chain is seeking an Industrial Engineer to drive operational performance across multiple sites in the United States. You will own critical projects, optimize layouts, and lead continuous improvement initiatives to boost profitability.

Role requires 2–3 years in distribution or logistics, with AutoCAD proficiency and strong problem-solving abilities. You will collaborate with operations teams to implement cost, quality, safety, and ergonomic improvements while managing tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related discipline or equivalent, required
• 2-3 years of experience in distribution or logistics, required
• Experience with distribution, logistics, project management, preferred
• Bachelor's Degree or 4 years equivalent work experience, required
• Some knowledge of Industrial Engineering, preferred
• Basic concept of a warehouse operation (inbound, put away, pick, pack, ship)
• Capable of using AutoCAD and making layout changes
• Familiar with basic concept of continuous improvement and can identify low hanging fruit opportunities within an operation
• Performs GEMBA walks with operations team
• Can perform a time study and convert it to meaningful data
• Can use flowcharting software and can outline process steps
• Learning to communicate / interact with outside organizations (vendors, customers, and government)
• Utilizes conventional or routine approaches to problem-solving but shows the ability to think beyond the obvious solutions
• Develop relationships with vendors, suppliers, operators, and support functions for problem solving
• Capable of identifying a problem
• Strengthen communication skills across various levels within the organization
• Able to gain understanding of processes to identify areas of opportunity

Responsibilities

• Work independently to manage deadlines and prioritize your workload in a manner that enables you to achieve results
• Provide support with layout, design, improvement, and implementation that enables our sites to achieve peak performance
• Champion Continuous Improvement initiatives and projects for the customer
• Identify and implement cost reduction, quality, safety, and ergonomic improvements
• Participate in management circles
• Deliver results

Skills

Continuous Improvement

Time study

GEMBA walks

Process mapping

Data analysis

Communication

Vendor relations

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 4 years equivalent experience

Industrial Engineering knowledge

Tools

AutoCAD

Flowchart software

Job description

The Industrial Engineer role has a national salary range of $70,000 - $115,000.

For roles within California the range is $70,304 - $115,000 and Washington is $80,169 - $115,000.

DHL Supply Chain offers multiple benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription, Discounted Stock Purchase, General Bonus Plan and a generous PTO policy.

Are you looking for a challenging and exciting role that will allow you to drive operational performance while owning key projects for our customers? Do you take initiative to solve problems and pursue continuous improvement opportunities? Are you analytical, technically-minded, and detail-oriented? If so, we want you to join our team as a top-notch Industrial Engineer.

In this role, you'll be exposed to multiple operations of different sizes, with different products and processes. You'll work independently to manage deadlines and prioritize your workload in a manner that enables you to achieve results. You'll provide support with layout, design, improvement, and implementation that enables our sites to achieve peak performance. You'll champion Continuous Improvement initiatives and projects for the customer, and you'll identify and implement cost reduction, quality, safety, and ergonomic improvements. Your voice will be heard loud and clear in management circles, and you'll deliver results that have a direct impact on company profitability.

Job Responsibilities

• Work independently to manage deadlines and prioritize your workload in a manner that enables you to achieve results
• Provide support with layout, design, improvement, and implementation that enables our sites to achieve peak performance
• Champion Continuous Improvement initiatives and projects for the customer
• Identify and implement cost reduction, quality, safety, and ergonomic improvements
• Participate in management circles
• Deliver results

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in related discipline or equivalent, required
• 2-3 years of experience in distribution or logistics, required
• Experience with distribution, logistics, project management, preferred
• Bachelor's Degree or 4 years equivalent work experience, required
• Some knowledge of Industrial Engineering, preferred
• Basic concept of a warehouse operation (inbound, put away, pick, pack, ship)
• Capable of using AutoCAD and making layout changes
• Familiar with basic concept of continuous improvement and can identify low hanging fruit opportunities within an operation
• Performs GEMBA walks with operations team
• Can perform a time study and convert it to meaningful data
• Can use flowcharting software and can outline process steps
• Learning to communicate / interact with outside organizations (vendors, customers, and government)
• Utilizes conventional or routine approaches to problem-solving but shows the ability to think beyond the obvious solutions
• Develop relationships with vendors, suppliers, operators, and support functions for problem solving
• Capable of identifying a problem
• Strengthen communication skills across various levels within the organization
• Able to gain understanding of processes to identify areas of opportunity

Our organization is an equal opportunity employer.