Warehouse Efficiency & Labor Optimization Lead

Americold; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Americold is seeking an Industrial Engineer to provide engineering and project support across its facilities. You will drive labor productivity, implement engineered labor standards, and roll out performance-based incentives while sustaining CI initiatives.

Responsibilities include dashboard-based monitoring of labor and inventory, developing time‑studied standards, and training operations teams in labor management and process improvement tools. Travel 50–75% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Industrial Engineering or related field is required.
• 3+ years of experience in Industrial Engineering or related field.
• Experience in developing engineered labor standards.
• Continuous improvement experience and knowledge of CI methodologies required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work cross‑functionally.
• Must be able to utilize problem‑solving techniques to identify root causes and solutions.
• Strong business planning and analytical skills, including market intelligence, metrics, and financial analysis.
• Must be self‑motivated and self‑directing.
• Knowledge of distribution center/logistics concepts – understanding of warehousing best practices.
• Willingness to travel 50 – 75%.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and project support to Americold facilities.
• Leverage dashboards to monitor site‑level labor, inventory, and service performance, identify issues, and drive corrective actions across all assigned sites.
• Identify and drive productivity improvement, process enhancement, and inventory control initiatives through continuous improvement projects.
• Develop, validate, and maintain time‑studied standards.
• Calculate and implement performance incentives.
• Ensure proper change management to sustain assigned projects.
• Provide training to operations teams on labor management, inventory control, process improvement tools, and associated systems.
• Evaluate and make recommendations for process improvements.
• Evaluate material handling equipment requirements as needed.
• Keep abreast of the latest technology in warehousing and evaluate for applications.
• Develop project scopes, specifications, and estimates as needed.
• Conduct audits and comparative site analyses to ensure compliance, identify performance gaps, and establish benchmarks for 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

Interpersonal skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Self-motivated

Self-directed

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Master's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field

Tools

RF Scanning

Warehouse Management Systems

SQL

Power BI

MS Office

MSD/MOST

Job description

Americold is seeking an Industrial Engineer to provide engineering and project support across its facilities. You will drive labor productivity, implement engineered labor standards, and roll out performance-based incentives while sustaining CI initiatives.

Responsibilities include dashboard-based monitoring of labor and inventory, developing time‑studied standards, and training operations teams in labor management and process improvement tools. Travel 50–75% is expected.