Industrial Engineer

$65,000 - $80,000/Yr

Burlington - Edgewater Park Township, NJ

Full-time - Entry Level

Edgewater Park Township, NJ

General Merchandise Retailers

About the position

As an Industrial Engineer at Burlington, you will play a crucial role in monitoring and tracking changes to operations, work measurement, methods, materials usage, and training with the goal of improving processes and productivity. Your primary focus will be on supporting the distribution organization through a variety of established reports and projects aimed at enhancing productivity, increasing distribution capacity, reducing expenses, maximizing throughput, and ensuring workplace safety through data reporting and analysis. The primary customers for your work will be the distribution center leadership team, and you will be expected to manage and publish operational key metric reporting while summarizing opportunities for improvement. In this role, you will assist in the rollout of new concepts designed to improve the flow and setup within the distribution centers. You will also follow current forecast and analysis reporting to aid in determining staffing levels necessary to meet budget and productivity goals. Performing cost justification analysis for project requests will be a key responsibility, as will working effectively with both internal and external resources to ensure collaborative partnerships that meet business requirements. Additionally, you will assist in training operational partners as needed, ensuring that all team members are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in their roles.

Responsibilities

• Assist in monitoring and tracking changes to operations, work measurement, methods, materials usage, and training to improve processes and productivity.
• Support the distribution organization through established reports and projects focused on enhancing productivity, increasing distribution capacity, reducing expenses, maximizing throughput, and ensuring workplace safety.
• Manage and publish operational key metric reporting and summarize opportunities for improvement.
• Assist in the rollout of new concepts to improve flow and setup in the distribution centers.
• Follow current forecast and analysis reporting to aid in determining staffing levels to meet budget and productivity goals.
• Perform cost justification analysis for project requests.
• Work effectively with internal and external resources to ensure collaborative partnerships to meet business requirements.
• Assist in training operational partners as needed.

Requirements

• 1-3 years of experience in industrial engineering, supply chain management, or equivalent experience in Distribution Center Operations.
• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, supply chain management, or a related field is preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, recognizing interdependencies and prioritizing appropriately.
• Effective use of information and data to recommend solutions to budget issues.
• Excellent PC skills, including proficiency in Excel, WMS, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Effective presentation skills.
• Six Sigma experience is a plus.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in distribution center operations.
• Familiarity with data analysis and reporting tools.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• 401(k) plan with company contributions.
• Flexible hours.
• Associate discount on products.