Industrial Engineer II - Multi-Site Productivity Lead

Americold; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Americold seeks an Industrial Engineer to lead site-level labor and inventory improvement initiatives across multiple sites. You will use dashboards to monitor performance, validate standards, and drive incentives while coaching on labor management and WMS use.

Travel up to 75% is required to support and implement changes in diverse facilities. Ideal candidates have 6+ years in industrial engineering, strong analytical skills, and experience guiding cross-site projects with PMO exposure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Industrial Engineering or related field.
• 6+ years of work experience in Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
• Continuous Improvement and PMO experience.
• Proficiency with RF Scanning and Warehouse Management Systems.
• Experienced at providing Engineering support to multiple sites.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Exposure to leading multisite engineering projects.
• Strong change management skills.
• Ability to read and utilize financial data.
• High travel position, up to 75%.

Responsibilities

• Leverage dashboards to monitor site level labor, inventory, and service performance and drive corrective actions across all sites.
• Validate and maintain time‑studied standards.
• Calculate and implement performance incentives.
• Ensure Work Force Management is accurate and utilized on‑site.
• Coach and train operations teams on labor management, inventory control, process improvement tools, and the associated systems.
• Evaluate material handling equipment requirements as needed.
• Drive productivity, cost, and process improvements to reduce cost and enhance customer service.
• Create scheduling tools reflecting site work content.
• Build and manage a best practice and SOP library and reporting tools.
• Lead and support various continuous improvement projects.
• Drive Americold OS labor, inventory, and improvement initiatives.
• Create pricing models for new or changing businesses utilizing engineered standards.
• Conduct audits and comparative site analyses to ensure compliance and establish benchmarks.

Skills

Industrial Engineering

Continuous Improvement

PMO

RF Scanning

WMS

Analytical skills

Multisite projects

Change management

Financial data reading

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field

Tools

RF Scanning tech

ERP/WMS systems

Job description

Americold seeks an Industrial Engineer to lead site-level labor and inventory improvement initiatives across multiple sites. You will use dashboards to monitor performance, validate standards, and drive incentives while coaching on labor management and WMS use.

Travel up to 75% is required to support and implement changes in diverse facilities. Ideal candidates have 6+ years in industrial engineering, strong analytical skills, and experience guiding cross-site projects with PMO exposure.