Industrial Engineering & OPEX Lead for Warehouse CI

Americold Logistics, LLC.; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Americold Logistics, LLC. is seeking an Industrial Engineer to support labor standards, inventory control, and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple facilities.

You will develop and validate time-studied standards, design incentive programs, and train operations teams in labor management and process tools. The role requires strong data-driven problem solving, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to travel 50–75% to implement improvements and monitor results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field required.
• 3+ years of work experience in Industrial Engineering or related field.
• Experience in developing engineered labor standards.
• Continuous improvement experience and knowledge of CI methodologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-functionally.
• Ability to use problem-solving techniques to identify root causes and solutions.
• Strong business planning and analytical skills, including market intelligence, metrics, and financial analysis.
• Self-motivated and self-directing.
• Knowledge of distribution center/logistics concepts and warehousing best practices.
• Willingness to travel 50 - 75%.

Responsibilities

• Leverage dashboards to monitor site-level labor, inventory, and service performance, identify issues, and drive corrective actions across all assigned sites.
• Identify and drive productivity improvement, process enhancement, and inventory control initiatives through continuous improvement projects.
• Develop, validate, and maintain time-studied standards.
• Calculate and implement performance incentives.
• Ensure proper change management to sustain assigned projects.
• Provide training to operations teams on labor management, inventory control, process improvement tools, and associated systems.
• Evaluate and make recommendations for process improvements.
• Evaluate material handling equipment requirements as needed.
• Keep abreast of the latest technology in warehousing and evaluate for applications.
• Develop project scopes, specifications, and estimates as needed.
• Conduct audits and comparative site analyses to ensure compliance, identify performance gaps, and establish benchmarks for inventory control excellence.
• Assist with improving productivity and reducing costs.
• Create scheduling tools to capture work content.
• Own 5 Habits and labor management system performance improvements.

Skills

Industrial Engineering

CI methodologies

Verbal and written communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Business planning

Self-motivated

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related

Tools

SQL

Power BI

MS Office

MSD/MOST

Job description

Americold Logistics, LLC. is seeking an Industrial Engineer to support labor standards, inventory control, and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple facilities.

You will develop and validate time-studied standards, design incentive programs, and train operations teams in labor management and process tools. The role requires strong data-driven problem solving, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to travel 50–75% to implement improvements and monitor results.