Communication Skills, Cross-Functional, Customer Support/Service, Distribution Services, Engineering, Establish Priorities, Industrial Engineering, Leadership, Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, Manufacturing Engineering, Microsoft Office, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Six Sigma, Time Management, Willing to Travel, Writing Skills
Operations Engineer
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Identify and lead process improvement initiatives that improve the Distribution center's ability to deliver exceptional customer service and optimize internal processes to increase throughput.
- Work independently with internal and external teams to identify high impact projects and act as owner in delivering on project objectives and targets.
- Partner with internal teams, stakeholders and external vendors to set project priorities, establish milestones, and drive schedules to meet deadlines.
- Lead effective meetings by setting objectives, putting the right people in the room and driving detailed business and technical discussions/alignment. Document meeting discussions, decisions and future steps, ensuring alignment on expectations with internal partner teams and outside vendors.
- Generate high-quality, cost-effective solutions in compressed periods of time.
- Promptly and accurately communicate project status, risk analysis and risk mitigation plans.
- Effectively answer project questions in detail and regularly produce clear and concise summaries for the project to leadership/management team.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and may not necessarily comprise all of the "essential functions" for purposes of the ADA.
Expected Areas of Competence (i.e., knowledge, skills, and abilities)
- Experience with Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing.
- Ability to lead and prioritize projects and complete work in a timely manner.
- Strong problems solving skills.
- Ability to effectively work within a cross-functional team to complete critical project tasks.
- Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills.
- Microsoft Office Suite and Project.
Education/Experience Requirements
- B.S. in industrial, mechanical, or other engineering science.
- 3-5 years of industrial or manufacturing engineering experience & Knowledge in Lean Principles and or Six Sigma or other problem solving methodology is preferred.
Travel Requirements
Up to 20%