Warehouse Lead Industrial Engineer

Ryder System, Inc.; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Ryder System, Inc. is seeking a Lead Engineer to drive continuous improvement across operations. The role focuses on data-driven CI, engineering, and automation to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and growth.

You will leverage data analytics and lean tools to identify root causes and implement solutions. This high-influence position interfaces with employees at all levels, may manage CI resources, and reports to the CI Manager/Sr.

Qualifications

• Experience applying continuous improvement methods.
• Strong data analytics and problem solving.
• Experience leading CI projects.
• Knowledge of lean principles and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Collects data and performs statistical analysis; maps and documents processes and identifies gaps to improve performance.
• Manages high-impact CI projects across operations and supports start-ups, retrofits, expansions and automation initiatives.
• Demonstrates competency in engineering methods, Lean tools, and quality standards; coaches others in CI, QA and lean principles.
• May supervise CI engineers and QA professionals; participates in hiring decisions and performance management.
• Facilitates Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen events through all stages and sustains improvements.
• Provides regular reports of data and actions to measure progress against site objectives.

Skills

Data analytics

Lean tools

Statistical analysis

Process improvement

Project coordination

Tools

Value Stream Maps

Kaizen

A3 charter

Job description

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Job Description

• Pay Type: Exempt / Salary paid Twice per Month

• Annual Salary Pay: up to $95,000 - $125,000 per year based on experience

• Annual Bonus Percentage: up to 10% of salary per year

Summary

This position supports the Ryder Continuous Improvement culture across the business by actively applying continuous improvement methods to support new and existing operations. The Lead Engineer will identify, lead and drive change within the operation through data driven CI, Engineering, and Automation efforts to deliver higher levels of performance in safety, quality, delivery, cost and growth. Effectively leverage data analytics, engineering methodologies, and all Ryder lean tools to enable root cause identification and elimination. This high influence position will interface with employees at all levels and functions across the operation. This position may manage CI resources and reports to the CI Manager/Sr. CI Manager and is closely aligned with a General Manager or Director of Operations.

Essential Functions

• Collects data and performs statistical analysis. Maps and documents processes. Independently identifies process gaps; recommends and implements process improvement. Develop a thorough, effective, and timely continuous improvement plan to drive value for our customers (transformation plan development and execution). Drive process improvement activities to achieve tangible improvement in the key business metrics of safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee development

• Manages and completes high impact CI projects across the operation that lead to improved business results. Assesses CI initiatives and provides input and recommendations on future activities. Support start-ups, retrofits and expansions including pricing inputs, go-live and steady state certifications. Identify and support Automation projects. Regularly interacts with account Management and/or customer(s).

• Demonstrate a high level of competency in wide range of engineering methods, Lean tools, and quality standards and coaches employees in the use and implementation of CI, Quality Assurance, & Lean principles. Applies engineering methodologies/tools such as product slotting, studying labor standards (time studies), layouts and optimization of flow, data profiling and analysis, and resource modeling to improve distribution and/or transportation operations.

• May supervise continuous improvement engineering and quality professionals. With guidance of manager participate in employment decisions (hire, coach) and manage performance.

• Effective facilitation and execution Value Stream Maps & Kaizen Events through all stages (A3 charter ideation / creation, pre-work identification and completion, delivery of results in Kaizen week, regular follow up and follow through on sustainment). Coach process owners on how to use lean methods to achieve operational excellence

• Provide regular reports of data and actions to measure progress against the site objectives.