Industrial Engineer: Lean & Warehouse Optimization

MEA Energy; Town of West Seneca, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonwil is seeking a highly analytical Industrial Engineer to identify efficiencies, improve productivity, reduce costs, and support scalable growth across distribution, warehousing, transportation, logistics, and support operations.

The role covers continuous improvement, warehouse and distribution engineering, data analysis and reporting, strategic project support, and change management. A strong background in Lean/Six Sigma and CAD tools is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Manufacturing/Systems/Operations or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in industrial engineering, continuous improvement, warehousing, distribution, manufacturing, logistics, or supply chain operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience conducting process mapping and workflow analysis.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Proficient with CAD software.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize opportunities to improve productivity, quality, safety, and cost performance.
• Conduct operational assessments and workflow studies across warehousing, transportation, logistics, and support functions.
• Lead continuous improvement projects from analysis through implementation and results validation.
• Develop and maintain process maps, SOPs, and workflow documentation.
• Apply Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and other CI methodologies to eliminate waste and improve efficiency.
• Analyze warehouse layouts, slotting strategies, picking methods, travel paths, and storage utilization.
• Evaluate labor utilization, staffing models, productivity metrics, and workforce deployment.
• Recommend process changes, automation opportunities, equipment improvements, and facility modifications.
• Support new customer implementations by designing efficient operational workflows.
• Assist with distribution center expansion, relocation, and facility optimization projects.
• Develop operational dashboards and performance scorecards.
• Quantify financial impact of improvement opportunities and implemented changes.
• Support business growth initiatives through operational modeling and capacity planning.
• Partner with cross-functional teams on shared initiatives.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Excel

Communication

Presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field

Tools

CAD software

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Sonwil is seeking a highly analytical Industrial Engineer to identify efficiencies, improve productivity, reduce costs, and support scalable growth across distribution, warehousing, transportation, logistics, and support operations.

The role covers continuous improvement, warehouse and distribution engineering, data analysis and reporting, strategic project support, and change management. A strong background in Lean/Six Sigma and CAD tools is preferred.