Lean Industrial Engineer: Slotting, CI Projects & Mentoring

FedEx Group; Mooresville (IN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401K plan with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Holiday pay and accrued PTO

Medical, dental, vision, and voluntary

Job summary

FedEx Supply Chain in Indiana seeks an Industrial Engineer to lead labor standards updates, slotting optimization, and moderate‑complexity CI projects. You will apply Lean/Six Sigma tools to diagnose performance issues and implement improvements with measurable results, partnering with Operations and IT.

You will guide entry‑level engineers, develop engineered standards, conduct slotting studies, and create dashboards that track KPIs such as on‑time shipments and dock‑to‑stock.

Qualifications

• BS in Industrial Engineering or related field.
• 2 years in 3PL/warehouse environments.
• Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt.
• Advanced time study and PMTS proficiency; statistical tools for capability and variation analysis.
• Strong skills in Excel/Power BI; AutoCAD/Visio for layouts; WMS/LMS data mining; basic SQL/Python.

Responsibilities

• Lead DMAIC projects end-to-end: charter, baseline, root-cause verification, solution piloting, control plans with sustain audits.
• Develop/maintain engineered standards and incentive plans aligned to safe methods and ergonomic best practices.
• Execute detailed slotting studies (macro/micro) incorporating velocity, adjacency, cube utilization, and ergonomics.
• Design minor layout changes; conduct simulation or capacity modeling for peak scenarios.
• Assist in AMR/GTP pilot scoping: process selection, safety zoning, KPI definition, and ROI/payback modeling.
• Create dashboards for leaders; standardize KPI definitions (on-time shipments, pick accuracy, dock-to-stock, capacity).
• Leads small-scale CI projects and facilitates kaizen events; coach supervisors and associates; document standard work and visual management.

Skills

Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt

Time study / PMTS

Analytics & problem solving

Education

BS in Industrial Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Visio

SQL

Python

Excel/Power BI

WMS/LMS data mining

Job description

FedEx Supply Chain in Indiana seeks an Industrial Engineer to lead labor standards updates, slotting optimization, and moderate‑complexity CI projects. You will apply Lean/Six Sigma tools to diagnose performance issues and implement improvements with measurable results, partnering with Operations and IT.

You will guide entry‑level engineers, develop engineered standards, conduct slotting studies, and create dashboards that track KPIs such as on‑time shipments and dock‑to‑stock.