Senior Industrial Engineer — Lead Operations & CI

Deutsche Post; Lockbourne (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Prescription coverage

Discounted stock purchase

General Bonus Plan

Paid time off

Job summary

DHL Supply Chain is seeking a Lead Industrial Engineer to drive operational excellence for a national scope role in the United States. You will lead the design and optimization of production and warehousing processes, using tools like SAP, AutoCAD and MS Project to deliver measurable improvements.

You will collaborate with site management, implement cost-reduction and quality initiatives, and develop layouts that maximize efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent four years work experience required.
• 3+ years of experience in industrial engineering or equivalent, required.
• Experience with distribution, logistics, project management preferred.
• Basic concept of a warehouse operation (inbound, putaway, pick, pack, ship), required.
• Capable of using AutoCAD and making layout changes required.
• Familiar with basic concept of continuous improvement and can identify low hanging fruit opportunities within an operation, required.
• Performs GEMBA walks with operations team, required.
• Can perform a time study and convert it to meaningful data, required.
• Can use flowcharting software and can outline process steps, required.
• Learning to communicate/interact with outside organizations (vendors, customers and government), required.
• Utilizes conventional or routine approaches to problem solving, but shows the ability to think beyond the obvious solutions, required.
• Develop relationships with vendors, suppliers, operators, and support functions for problem solving, required.
• Capable of identifying a problem, required.
• Strengthen communication skills across various levels with the organization, required.
• Ability to gain understanding of processes to identify areas of opportunity, required.
• Contract Administration experience, preferred.
• Metric Development and Project Management experience, required.
• Able to clearly present information through the spoken word; influence or persuade others through oral presentations in positive or negative circumstances; listens well
• Able to write clearly and effectively present ideas and to document activities; to read and interpret written information, required
• Negotiating Skills preferred
• Able to define realistic, specific goals and objectives. Able to prioritize objectives effectively. Goals must be measurable and time bound, preferred
• Presentation – extensive skills in communicating – both verbal and written – using MS Office tools, Visio, and other complex software tools
• Able to organize or schedule people or tasks; to develop realistic actions plans while being sensitive to time constraints and resource availability, required
• Act in solving problems while exhibiting judgment and a realistic understanding of issues; able to use reason, even when dealing with emotional topics, required
• Influence the actions and opinions of others in a desired direction; exhibit judgment in leading others to worthwhile objectives, preferred
• Work with people in such a manner as to build high morale group commitments to goals and objectives; cooperate with team members and do fair share of teamwork, preferred
• Start and persist with specific course of action while exhibiting high motivation and a sense of urgency; willing to commit to work and reach goals, preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead in the delivery of consistent operational processes and results for a specific customer account.
• Innovates and implements cost reduction, quality, safety and ergonomic improvement ideas of moderate scope.
• Applies electronic tools across a broad range of applications, including SAP, AutoCAD, MS Project and Production Engineer Labor Standards, modelling and simulations.
• Develops and implements plans to support warehousing/logistics operations. Designs operations layouts.
• Improves production flow and presentation.
• Monitors, compiles and reports KPI (Key Performance Initiative).
• Leads team studies related to capacity, energy, productivity and efficiency of moderate scope.
• Leads analysis, development and implementation of new operations processes and technology.
• Champions Continuous Improvement Process initiatives across customer site.
• Ensures the transfer of best practices across customer sites.
• Executes Customer projects / strategic initiative(s).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Gemba walks

Time study

Process mapping

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

4 years work experience

Tools

SAP

AutoCAD

MS Project

Job description

DHL Supply Chain is seeking a Lead Industrial Engineer to drive operational excellence for a national scope role in the United States. You will lead the design and optimization of production and warehousing processes, using tools like SAP, AutoCAD and MS Project to deliver measurable improvements.

You will collaborate with site management, implement cost-reduction and quality initiatives, and develop layouts that maximize efficiency.