Lead Lean & Automation Engineer (Supply Chain)

GXO Logistics, Inc; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

GXO is seeking a Lead Continuous Improvement Engineer to lead design and optimization of material flow, layouts, automation designs, and storage solutions across facilities. You will work with operations leadership to identify efficiency opportunities, deliver actionable improvement plans, and drive performance post go-live.

The role requires 8–10 years as an Industrial Engineer, AutoCAD expertise, and willingness to travel up to 50%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 4 years of engineering experience in supply chain, logistics, warehousing or related field.
• Experience with Microsoft Office.
• 8–10 years as an Industrial Engineer.
• Extensive AutoCAD experience.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.
• 3PL warehousing, distribution center or fulfillment experience.
• Analytical mindset.
• Project and resource management experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Data Analytics to analyze client data and identify opportunities to improve flow, labor efficiency, and space utilization.
• Translate data insights into practical site-level actions by observing operations and validating designs.
• Conduct onsite assessments to identify inefficiencies and develop actionable improvement plans.
• Design end-to-end facility layouts, storage media, and material flow with scalability and flexibility.
• Prepare engineering calculations and documents defining initial solutions and future optimization opportunities.
• Support business development by contributing to RFP responses and identifying productivity improvements.
• Evaluate manual vs automated solutions and build ROI/payback models.
• Lead detailed engineering for new business from concept through implementation.

Skills

Analytical

Project management

Resource management

Travel up to 50%

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

GXO is seeking a Lead Continuous Improvement Engineer to lead design and optimization of material flow, layouts, automation designs, and storage solutions across facilities. You will work with operations leadership to identify efficiency opportunities, deliver actionable improvement plans, and drive performance post go-live.

The role requires 8–10 years as an Industrial Engineer, AutoCAD expertise, and willingness to travel up to 50%.