Operations Excellence Leader: CI & Labor Optimization

Americold Logistics, LLC.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 76,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with Company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Americold Logistics, LLC. is seeking an Industrial Engineer to support engineering and CI initiatives across facilities, focusing on labor standards and inventory control.

You will drive productivity, implement time‑studied standards, and develop incentives while leveraging dashboards to monitor performance and guide corrective actions. The role requires 3+ years in Industrial Engineering, strong communication skills, cross‑functional collaboration, and a willingness to travel 50–75%, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Industrial Engineering or equivalent (e.g., Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or Logistics).
• 3+ years of work experience in Industrial Engineering or related field (or combined with a master’s degree).
• 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.
• Root-cause problem solving to meet targets.
• Strong business planning and analytical skills, including market intelligence, metrics, and financial analysis.
• Self-motivated and self-directed.
• Knowledge of distribution center/logistics concepts and warehousing best practices.
• Willingness to travel 50–75% and be located within 1 hour of a major airport.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and project support to Americold facilities; improve labor productivity and inventory control through engineered labor standards and incentive roll-out.
• Leverage dashboards to monitor site-level labor, inventory, and service performance; drive corrective actions across sites.
• Identify and drive productivity improvement, process enhancement, and inventory control initiatives through CI projects.
• Develop, validate, and maintain time‑studied standards.
• Calculate and implement performance incentives.
• Ensure change management to sustain projects.
• Provide training to operations teams on labor management, inventory control, process improvement tools, and related systems.
• Evaluate and recommend process improvements; assess material handling equipment as needed.
• Stay abreast of warehousing tech and evaluate for applications.
• Develop project scopes, specs, and estimates as needed.
• Conduct audits and site analyses to benchmark 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

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Self-motivated

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Business planning & analytics

Data-driven decision making

SQL

Power BI

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field

Tools

RF Scanning

Warehouse Management Systems

SQL

Power BI

MS Office

Job description

Americold Logistics, LLC. is seeking an Industrial Engineer to support engineering and CI initiatives across facilities, focusing on labor standards and inventory control.

You will drive productivity, implement time‑studied standards, and develop incentives while leveraging dashboards to monitor performance and guide corrective actions. The role requires 3+ years in Industrial Engineering, strong communication skills, cross‑functional collaboration, and a willingness to travel 50–75%, with