Lead Industrial Engineer – Continuous Improvement (Warehouse)

Ryder System, Inc.; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Ryder System, Inc. in Santa Fe, NM is seeking a Lead Engineer to drive Continuous Improvement across our operations. You will apply data-driven CI, Lean tools, and engineering methods to raise safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance while guiding teams and projects.

You will collaborate with cross-functional partners, coach staff in Lean, Kaizen, and VSM, and lead effective root-cause analysis. The role requires strong communication and the ability to deliver sustained value for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain and seven (7) years or more related work experience in the Warehousing, Transportation, or Manufacturing industry required; or Master’s degree (Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or Supply Chain Management) and five (5) year related experience; if MBA, then undergraduate degree in Engineering.
• 7 years or more in related work experience in the Warehousing & Transportation and/or Manufacturing industry, Required
• Microsoft Office Suite skills with emphasis on Access, Excel and PowerPoint & Visio. Expert, Required
• Data visualization (PowerBI, Tableau) and database programming (SQL, DAX, etc.) Intermediate, Preferred
• Proficiency in developing and managing: Leader Standard Work, Visual Management Systems and Management Accountability Systems, Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA), Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, 5S/Workplace Organization Intermediate, Required
• Understanding and experience in core engineering and data analysis functions (slotting, utilization, labor planning, layouts, metrics, etc.) Advanced, Required
• Warehouse design tools such as CAD (e.g. AutoCAD); slotting (e.g. Slot3D), Predetermined Motion and Time Systems and methods (e.g. MOST); Warehouse Management Systems (e.g. Manhattan Scale), and Labor Mgt. Systems. Advanced, Preferred
• Knowledge of Warehouse Management operations, data analytics, Industrial Engineering, warehouse types (ambient, temp control), warehouse layout/ design and Lean methods. Knowledge of material handling solutions and automation types such as: powered industrial truck (PIT) applications; racking and other storage solution designs, packaging equipment; conveyor and sortation equipment; and other automation solutions (e.g. AS/RS). Advanced, Preferred
• Knowledge of Dedicated Services and Managed Transportation Networks. Knowledge of all available equipment types such as; dry van, temperature control, flat bed, other specialized equipment. Transportation Design Tools ie; JDA, Appian, Network Design Tools ie; Llamasoft, Transportation Management Systems ie; JDA, OTM, , Mapping Software ie; Tableau. Advanced, Preferred
• Lean Six Sigma, Required
• cPMP, ISO/QMS, Preferred
• APICS and/or Supply Chain Logistics Certification, Preferred

Responsibilities

• Colleagues in CI projects and provide input on future activities.
• Lead high impact CI projects across the operation to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee development.
• Coach employees in CI, Quality Assurance, & Lean principles and apply Lean methods to achieve operational excellence.
• Coach process owners on how to use lean methods and lead cross-functional CI projects to sustained results.
• Provide regular reports of data and actions to measure progress against site objectives.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Leadership

Data analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, or Supply Chain

Master's degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or Supply Chain Management

Tools

AutoCAD

Slot3D

MOST

PowerBI

Tableau

SQL

Manhattan Scale

Job description

Ryder System, Inc. in Santa Fe, NM is seeking a Lead Engineer to drive Continuous Improvement across our operations. You will apply data-driven CI, Lean tools, and engineering methods to raise safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance while guiding teams and projects.

You will collaborate with cross-functional partners, coach staff in Lean, Kaizen, and VSM, and lead effective root-cause analysis. The role requires strong communication and the ability to deliver sustained value for