ASSOCIATE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER

$60,500 - $75,600/Yr

TJX - Pittston, PA

Part-time - Entry Level

Pittston, PA

General Merchandise Retailers

About the position

The Associate Industrial Engineer at TJ Maxx plays a crucial role in designing, developing, and implementing process improvements within the Distribution Centers. This position focuses on enhancing work methods, layouts, transportation solutions, and material handling engineering projects to support the efficient flow of products to various TJX brands. The role requires adaptability and a proactive approach to problem-solving, as no two days are the same in this dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Develops standards utilizing work measurement methods and/or stopwatch data as required.
• Formalizes job code standards including frequency and occurrence data imbedded in work measurement methods.
• Develops elementary methods and process steps at the individual or teamwork station level.
• Creates and maintains all data within PATS as required excluding interface maps.
• Works on special productivity performance troubleshooting and analysis projects at a workstation level or at a systems/data level as assigned by the DC Industrial Engineer.
• Analyzes statistical data for volatility and standard deviation norms as assigned by the DC IE in relation to productivity performance, capacities, etc.
• Redesigns workstation level tasks to incorporate improved ergonomics and safety requirements.
• Assists the IE or IE Manager in developing DC layouts, CAD drawings, and space/density analysis.
• Recommends and justifies basic process improvements to senior IE staff, and calculates savings in labor or materials.

Requirements

• 4-year degree in Industrial Engineering, Engineering Technology, or similar equivalent degree.
• Curriculum experience in college along with internships/part time roles in IE type function during school.
• 0-1 year experience post college graduation.
• Knowledge in stopwatch level timings and time study at a basic level.
• Trained in basics of work measurement and work design principles.
• Base knowledge of ergonomics and safety regulations in relation to work and process design compliance.
• Intermediate knowledge of stopwatch work measurement, including simultaneous variables and spot pace rating.
• Basic understanding of data collection principles to support Labor Management Systems.
• General trained knowledge of efficient workflow concepts and methods development.
• Capable of elementary use of CAD.

Benefits

• Associate discount
• 401(k) match
• medical/dental/vision
• HSA
• health care FSA
• life insurance
• short/long-term disability
• paid holidays/vacation/sick/bereavement/parental leave
• EAP
• incentive programs for management
• auto/home insurance discounts
• tuition reimbursement
• scholarship program
• adoption/surrogacy assistance
• smoking cessation
• child care/cell phone discounts
• pet/legal insurance
• credit union
• referral bonuses