Industrial Engineer II - Distribution Center Labor & Flow

Quality Bicycle Products; BLOOMINGTON (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Quality Bicycle Products seeks an Industrial Engineer II for our Bloomington, MN distribution center. You will improve labor productivity, balance workload across inbound, outbound, and inventory flows, and apply lean methods to optimize throughput, safety, and service levels.

Responsibilities include analyzing labor trends, building workload models, partnering with operations and IT to develop dashboards, and leading continuous improvement projects to sustain gains and adapt to volume growth.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of engineering, operations analysis, or process improvement experience in distribution, manufacturing, or logistics.
• Strong analytical skills with Excel, SQL, or BI tools (Power BI/Tableau).
• Experience with labor planning, forecasting, and workforce optimization.
• Knowledge of engineered labor standards, time studies, and productivity measurement.
• Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Analyze volume, labor utilization, and productivity trends to identify imbalance, waste, and capacity constraints across functions and shifts.
• Build workload balancing models aligning labor deployment to forecast demand, service requirements, and operating priorities.
• Assess staffing plans and recommend labor adjustments to address changing volume and risk.
• Identify bottlenecks across receiving, replenishment, picking, packing, shipping, and inventory flows; drive actions to improve throughput and stability.
• Partner with Operations leaders to optimize labor deployment, shift design, and resource strategy.
• Develop dashboards, reporting, and KPIs with WMS and business systems teams to improve visibility of labor performance.
• Lead continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, and structured problem-solving methods to deliver measurable gains.
• Support peak planning, capacity modeling, and labor forecasting to handle volume variability.
• Evaluate layout, slotting, and process design opportunities that improve workload balance and travel efficiency.
• Ensure engineering recommendations align with safety, quality, and operational standards.

Skills

Labor optimization and workload Balanc

Continuous improvement execution

Cross-functional collaboration

Root cause analysis

Change management

Process design and standardization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or related field

Tools

Excel

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Simulation modeling

Job description

Job Category: Distribution Center

Requisition Number: INDUS003039

• Posted : August 13, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

Showing 1 location

Bloomington, MN
Bloomington, MN 55438, USA

• Pay or shift range: $75,065.33 USD to $112,608.08 USD
  Flagg Bicycle Group (Quality Bicycle Products, Workstand, Wheel Mfg and Terry Precision Cycling) approaches pay in an ethical and transparent way. Pay ranges are assigned to a job based on market data from 3rd party salary benchmark data as well as balancing internal equity of other roles with similar levels of responsibility. Individual pay within the range can vary for several reasons including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, tenure, performance, and available budget.

Description

Position Summary

Industrial Engineer II is responsible for improving labor productivity, workload balance, and end-to-end operational flow across the distribution center. This role applies engineering discipline, data analysis, and cross-functional partnership to align labor and process execution to business demand. The position is expected to identify constraints, improve throughput, and implement practical solutions that strengthen safety, service, cost, and systems performance across inbound, outbound, inventory, and support operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze volume, labor utilization, and productivity trends to identify imbalance, waste, and capacity constraints across functions and shifts.
• Build and maintain workload balancing models that align labor deployment to forecast demand, service requirements, and operating priorities.
• Assess staffing plans and recommend labor adjustments to address changing volume, priority shifts, and operational risk.
• Identify bottlenecks across receiving, replenishment, picking, packing, shipping, and inventory flows, and drive actions that improve throughput and stability.
• Partner with Operations leaders to optimize labor deployment, shift design, and resource strategy in support of execution needs.
• Partner with WMS and business systems teams to develop dashboards, reporting, and KPIs that improve visibility to labor performance, throughput, utilization, and service attainment.
• Lead continuous improvement work using Lean, Six Sigma, and structured problem-solving methods to deliver measurable and sustainable gains.
• Support peak planning, capacity modeling, and labor forecasting to ensure the operation is positioned to execute through volume variability and growth.
• Evaluate layout, slotting, and process design opportunities that improve workload balance, travel efficiency, and operational flow.
• Ensure engineering recommendations align with safety requirements, quality expectations, and operational standards.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or a related field.
• Two or more years of experience in engineering, operations analysis, or process improvement within distribution, manufacturing, or logistics environments.
• Strong analytical capability, including experience with Excel, SQL, or visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Experience with labor planning, forecasting, workforce management, or related resource optimization practices.
• Working knowledge of engineered labor standards, time studies, and productivity measurement methods.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional partnership skills.

Preferred

• Familiarity with Warehouse Management Systems and the operational disciplines they support.
• Lean Six Sigma certification or equivalent process improvement training.
• Experience with simulation modeling or advanced analytics tools.

• Labor optimization and workload balancing
• Continuous improvement execution
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Root cause analysis and structured problem solving
• Change management
• Process design and standardization

Success Measures

• Improved labor productivity and utilization
• Reduced overtime, delay, and non-value-added activity
• More effective labor balance across functions and shifts
• Higher throughput and stronger service execution
• Sustainable process improvements that remain in place over time
• Accurate labor planning and forecasting that improves execution readiness

Reporting Structure

• Reports to: Engineering Manager or Operations Support Manager
• Key partners: Operations Managers, Supervisors, HR, Finance, Planning, and IT

Quality Bicycle Products is proud to be a certified B-Corp and an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent from all backgrounds and encourage employees to bring their authentic selves to work. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy or related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristic.

Quality Bicycle Products approaches pay in an ethical and transparent way.Pay ranges are assigned to a job based on market data from 3rd party salary benchmark data as well as balancing internal equity of other roles with similar levels of responsibility.Individual pay within the range can vary for several reasons including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, tenure, performance, and available budget.

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