OPEX Industrial Engineer: Warehouse Productivity & CI

Americold; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Americold is seeking an Industrial Engineer to support multiple facilities in our U.S. network from Fort Worth, TX. The role focuses on engineered labor standards, productivity improvements, and inventory control in a fast-paced warehousing environment.

You will develop and validate time-studied standards, implement incentive programs, and train operations teams on labor management and CI tools. Travel 50–75% is required across sites nationwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Industrial Engineering or related field.
• 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 cross-functional collaboration.
• Travel 50–75%.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and project support to Americold facilities.
• Drive labor productivity and inventory control improvements through engineered labor standards and incentive programs.
• Leverage dashboards to monitor site-level labor, inventory, and service performance, identify issues, and drive corrective actions.
• Develop, validate, and maintain time-studied standards.
• Calculate and implement performance incentives.
• Provide training to operations teams on labor management and related systems.
• Evaluate process improvements and material handling equipment needs.
• Stay current with warehousing technologies and apply where appropriate.
• Create project scopes, specs, and estimates as needed.
• Conduct site analyses to identify gaps and establish inventory benchmarks.
• Assist with productivity improvements and cost reductions.

Skills

Labor standards

Continuous improvement

Industrial engineering

Data analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

Power BI

SQL

MS Office

Job description

Americold is seeking an Industrial Engineer to support multiple facilities in our U.S. network from Fort Worth, TX. The role focuses on engineered labor standards, productivity improvements, and inventory control in a fast-paced warehousing environment.

You will develop and validate time-studied standards, implement incentive programs, and train operations teams on labor management and CI tools. Travel 50–75% is required across sites nationwide.