OPEX - Industrial Engineering II (North Carolina & Virginia)

Americold; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Americold seeks an Industrial Engineer to lead site-level labor and inventory improvement initiatives across multiple sites. You will use dashboards to monitor performance, validate standards, and drive incentives while coaching on labor management and WMS use.

Travel up to 75% is required to support and implement changes in diverse facilities. Ideal candidates have 6+ years in industrial engineering, strong analytical skills, and experience guiding cross-site projects with PMO exposure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Industrial Engineering or related field.
• 6+ years of work experience in Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
• Continuous Improvement and PMO experience.
• Proficiency with RF Scanning and Warehouse Management Systems.
• Experienced at providing Engineering support to multiple sites.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Exposure to leading multisite engineering projects.
• Strong change management skills.
• Ability to read and utilize financial data.
• High travel position, up to 75%.

Responsibilities

• Leverage dashboards to monitor site level labor, inventory, and service performance and drive corrective actions across all sites.
• Validate and maintain time‑studied standards.
• Calculate and implement performance incentives.
• Ensure Work Force Management is accurate and utilized on‑site.
• Coach and train operations teams on labor management, inventory control, process improvement tools, and the associated systems.
• Evaluate material handling equipment requirements as needed.
• Drive productivity, cost, and process improvements to reduce cost and enhance customer service.
• Create scheduling tools reflecting site work content.
• Build and manage a best practice and SOP library and reporting tools.
• Lead and support various continuous improvement projects.
• Drive Americold OS labor, inventory, and improvement initiatives.
• Create pricing models for new or changing businesses utilizing engineered standards.
• Conduct audits and comparative site analyses to ensure compliance and establish benchmarks.

Skills

Industrial Engineering

Continuous Improvement

PMO

RF Scanning

WMS

Analytical skills

Multisite projects

Change management

Financial data reading

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field

Tools

RF Scanning tech

ERP/WMS systems

Job description

What you’ll Do

• Leverage dashboards to monitor site level labor, inventory, and service performance, identify issues, and drive corrective actions across all assigned sites.
• Validate and maintain time‑studied standards.
• Calculate and implement performance incentives.
• Ensure Work Force Management is accurate and utilized on‑site.
• Coach and train operations teams on labor management, inventory control, process improvement tools, and the associated systems. This includes in‑person and remote support.
• Evaluate material handling equipment requirements as needed.
• Drive productivity, cost, and process improvements to reduce cost and enhance customer service.
• Create scheduling tools which accurately reflect work content of a site.
• Build and manage a best practice and SOP library and reporting tools.
• Lead and support various continuous improvement projects.
• Drive the Americold Operating System’s labor, inventory, and other improvement initiatives.
• Create pricing models for new or changing businesses utilizing engineered standards.
• Conduct audits and comparative site analyses to ensure compliance, identify performance gaps and establish benchmarks for inventory control excellence.

What Experience and Education You Need

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Industrial Engineering or equivalent degree such as Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Logistics is required.
• 6+ years of work experience in Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
• Continuous Improvement and PMO skill required.
• Proficiency with RF Scanning and Warehouse Management Systems required.
• Experienced at providing Engineering support to multiple sites.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Exposure to leading multisite engineering projects.
• Strong change management skills.
• Ability to read and utilize financial data.
• High travel position, up to 75%

What Could Set You Apart

• Master’s Degree OR Experience with the distribution/warehouse/logistics industry preferred.
• Automation experience preferred.
• Food Distribution Experience preferred
• Able to work in a multi‑functional team environment.
• Must be self‑motivated with a high degree of initiative.
• MSD/MOST experience preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Requires the ability to sit for long periods of time, with frequent interruptions.
• Requires several hours per day of sitting, getting up and down from chairs, and reaching, or bending.
• Requires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical office work.
• Talking, hearing, and seeing are important elements of completing assigned tasks.
• May require travel by automobile and airplane for business.
• May require visits to warehouse operations in temperatures at or below freezing.
• May require carrying loads related to travel and the occasional lifting, carrying, positioning, and/or moving of objects weighing up to 20 pounds.
• Requires the use of various electronic tools.

Americold is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE/AA M/F/D/V.