Industrial Engineering Manager

DHL Supply Chain; New Whiteland (IN); 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 in the United States seeks an Industrial Engineer Manager to lead automation projects across our distribution centers. You will guide layout planning, equipment selection, and performance analysis to drive productivity and efficiency.

Responsibilities include coordinating with design and operations teams, performing data analysis, and educating staff on new systems and processes. A focus on continuous improvement and strong communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years of related experience required.
• 3+ years of engineering experience required.
• 1+ years in distribution, logistics, or project management required.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD for layout changes and tool usage.
• Strong communication and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support automated material handling equipment implementations in distribution centers.
• Provide equipment layout and functional advice to design and operations teams.
• Calculate equipment rates and target performance.
• Support equipment punch listing and rate testing.
• Support warehouse control / execution system software design and test.
• Educate operations on how to use new equipment.
• Perform data analysis of equipment rates and errors.
• Assist operations with equipment maintenance agreements.
• Develop productivity estimates for processes interfacing with material handling equipment.

Skills

PLC control

CAD for layout

AutoCAD

Data analysis

JDA flowcharts

Slotting & pick path

CI / waste identification

Project management

WCS / WMS

KPI analysis

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree or 4 years equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

Excel

Access

SQL

Power BI

JDA

Job description

The Industrial Engineer Manager role has a national salary range of $85,000- $150,000.

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

Would you like to join the Logistics Company for the World? DHL Supply Chain is just that.

Become an essential part of everyday life, by contributing to an organization that is Connecting People and Improving Lives. If you have a passion for people, a desire to problem-solve, and eagerness to pursue continuous improvement opportunities… we look forward to exploring career possibilities with you!

Job Description

To support the implementation of automated material handling equipment into our distribution centers. Typical equipment includes: conveyor, carton / tote sortation, unit picking, unit sortation, case shuttle storage systems. The automation engineering team supports our operations teams at our more automated distribution sites across multiple project phases: design, implementation, testing, go-live, and post go-live.

• Provides equipment layout and function expert advice to our design and operations teams.
• Calculates equipment rates and targeted performance
• Supports equipment punch listing and rate testing
• Supports warehouse control / execution system software design and test
• Supports and educates the operations team on how to use the new equipment
• Performs data analysis of equipment rates and errors
• Supports the operations team to implement equipment maintenance agreements
• Develops productivity estimates for processes that interface with material handling equipment

Key Skills:

• Prior experience implementing automated unit / case handling equipment
• PLC equipment control
• CAD for equipment layout
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Project management
• Warehouse control systems (WCS)
• Warehouse management systems (WMS)
• Barcoding
• Data analysis using excel, access, SQL, power BI
• MOST / MTM labor modeling
• Great organizational skills
• Experience with new distribution center start-ups
• Required Education and Experience
• Bachelor's Degree or 4 years equivalent work experience, required
• 3+ years experience in Engineering, required
• 1+ years experience in distribution, logistics, project management, required
• Embraces change and challenges as opportunities for growth
• Can read a JDA flowchart and understand how productivity rates are calculated
• Proficient in using AutoCAD and making layout changes, adding layers as needed
• Mastered slotting and pick path knowledge to layout and active pick area
• Fully understands layout needs based on equipment being used (i.e. aisle widths and MHE used)
• Proficient at optimizing and automated layouts
• Effectively project manage a large-scale project
• Comfortable communicating projects and their impacts to the customer
• Proficient in presenting and the ability to hold teams accountable to actions
• Knowledge of site KPI's and frequently reviews KPI's to identify areas of opportunity
• Proficient in CI and identifying waste within an operation
• Actively seeks out challenges
• Capable of identifying, analyzing, and solutioning a problem
• Up to date on industry or external factors to generate new and innovative ideas
• Leads with vulnerability and readily admits mistakes but demonstrates resiliance
• Inspire others to be positive and take on tough situations
• Takes initiative and is proactive in completing tasks
• Manages time effectively and consistently meets deadlines
• Displays confidence in decision-making and can make informed, strategic choices.
• Advances continuous improvement efforts
• Identifies areas of opportunity within an operations and leads implementation efforts

Our Organization is an equal opportunity employer.