Industrial Engineer - 1st Shift

GXO Logistics - Clayton, IN

Full-time - Entry Level

Clayton, IN

Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation

About the position

As the Industrial Engineer at GXO Logistics, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of our operations. Your primary responsibility will be to identify facility design and personnel requirements that are essential for maintaining smooth operations. This includes developing work instructions and updating standard operating procedures to align with best practices. You will be an integral part of our team, contributing to the daily business solutions we provide to our global customers. In this position, you will engage in various analytical tasks, such as conducting production time studies, head count analyses, and downtime analyses. You will also be responsible for creating efficiency improvement plans, analyzing product flow, and identifying bottlenecks to enhance operational performance. Your expertise will be vital in performing value stream mapping and implementing process improvements across multiple sites. Additionally, you will assist pricing and solutions teams by providing operational cost information necessary for Requests for Proposals (RFPs). Your role will also involve tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and developing basic analytics for all operational metrics. You will collaborate with vendors to identify operational equipment and automation solutions that can further optimize our processes. Furthermore, you will develop and manage project plans for major operational improvement activities, supporting the Maintenance department by tracking critical spare parts and daily profit and loss (P&L) metrics. Lastly, you will be responsible for converting contract documents and proposals into clear work instructions and operating procedures, ensuring compliance with ISO standards and submission to the Quality Management System (QMS).

Responsibilities

• Identify facility design requirements based on activity levels, product dimensional profiles, product flow and transportation methods
• Develop production time studies, head count analyses, downtime analyses, efficiency improvement plans, warehouse slotting and SKU velocity analyses
• Identify bottlenecks and improve flow; analyze inbound, outbound and inventory operations to create and maintain optimum warehouse operations
• Perform value stream mapping, process improvements and standardization across multiple sites
• Assist pricing and solutions teams in providing operational cost and other key info needed for RFPs
• Track KPIs and develop basic analytics for all operational metrics
• Work with vendors to identify operational equipment and automation solutions
• Develop and manage project plans for major operational improvement activities
• Support the Maintenance department by developing list of critical spare parts, min/max tracker; daily P&L tracking for Finance
• Convert contract documents, proposals and statements of work into work instructions and operating procedures; submit ISO-compliant work instructions and standard operating procedure documents to the Quality Management System (QMS)

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field, or equivalent related work or military experience
• 1 year of engineering experience
• Experience with analytical tools such as flow charts, Pareto charts, cause and effect diagrams, run charts, etc.
• Microsoft Office experience

Nice-to-haves

• Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt designation
• Availability to travel up to 25% at times
• Experience with BI software such as Tableau, Power BI, Data Studio, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to present clean, organized and thorough information and data appropriate for intended audience
• Ability to compose thorough and detailed technical documentation, job aids, procedures manuals, etc.
• Ability to develop insightful, value-added and actionable research with detailed explanations regarding drivers of those results; ability to produce unambiguous, comprehensive and accurate interpretations

Benefits

• Full health insurance (medical, dental and vision)
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance