Warehouse Senior Industrial Engineer

Unclassified - Fort Worth, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Fort Worth, TX

10,001+ employees

About the position

This position supports the Ryder Continuous Improvement culture across the operation by actively applying continuous improvement methods to support new and existing operations. The Engineer will identify and drive change within the operation through data-driven Continuous Improvement (CI), Engineering, and Automation efforts to deliver higher levels of performance in safety, quality, delivery, and cost. The role requires effective leveraging of data analytics, engineering methodologies, and advanced lean tools to enable root cause identification and elimination. This position will interface with employees at all levels and functions across the operation, ensuring a collaborative approach to improvement initiatives. The Engineer will be responsible for collecting data and performing statistical analysis, mapping and documenting processes, and independently identifying process gaps. They will recommend and implement process improvements, develop and manage a thorough, effective, and timely continuous improvement plan to drive value for customers, and lead process improvement activities to achieve tangible improvements in key business metrics such as safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee development. The role also involves managing and completing CI and steady-state engineering projects that lead to improved business results, assessing CI initiatives, and providing input and recommendations on future activities. Additionally, the Engineer will support go-live and steady-state certifications, identify and support automation projects, and regularly interact with operations management and customers. They will develop and demonstrate competency in a wide range of engineering methods, Lean tools, and quality standards, coaching employees in the use and implementation of CI, Quality Assurance, and Lean principles. The position requires effective facilitation and execution of Value Stream Maps and Kaizen Events, coaching process owners on how to use lean methods to achieve operational excellence, and providing regular reports of data and actions to measure progress against site objectives. The Engineer will also make inventory and supply chain strategy recommendations and design, implement, monitor, and maintain the Quality Management System (QMS) based on established company and/or industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Collect data and perform statistical analysis.
• Map and document processes.
• Independently identify process gaps and recommend process improvements.
• Develop and manage a continuous improvement plan to drive value for customers.
• Drive process improvement activities to achieve improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee development.
• Manage and complete CI and steady-state engineering projects.
• Assess CI initiatives and provide input on future activities.
• Support go-live and steady-state certifications.
• Identify and support automation projects.
• Regularly interact with operations management and customers.
• Develop and demonstrate competency in engineering methods, Lean tools, and quality standards.
• Coach employees in the use and implementation of CI, Quality Assurance, and Lean principles.
• Facilitate and execute Value Stream Maps and Kaizen Events.
• Coach process owners on lean methods for operational excellence.
• Provide regular reports of data and actions to measure progress against site objectives.
• Make inventory and supply chain strategy recommendations.
• Design, implement, monitor, and maintain the QMS based on established standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or Supply Chain and five (5) years or more related work experience in the Warehousing, Transportation, or Manufacturing industry required; or Master's degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or Supply Chain Management and three (3) years related experience; if MBA, then undergraduate degree in Engineering.
• Expertise in Microsoft Office Suite with emphasis on Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Intermediate experience in data visualization (PowerBI, Tableau, etc.) and database programming (SQL, DAX, etc.).
• Functional experience in developing and managing Leader Standard Work, Visual Management Systems, and Management Accountability Systems, Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA), Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, and 5S/Workplace Organization.
• Intermediate understanding and experience in core engineering and data analysis functions (slotting, utilization, labor planning, layouts, metrics, etc.).
• Intermediate knowledge of warehouse design tools such as CAD (e.g. AutoCAD), slotting (e.g. Slot3D), and Warehouse Management Systems (e.g. Manhattan Scale).
• Knowledge of material handling solutions and automation types such as powered industrial truck (PIT) applications, racking designs, packaging equipment, and conveyor systems.

Nice-to-haves

• Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.
• cPMP certification preferred.
• ISO/QMS knowledge preferred.
• APICS and/or Supply Chain Logistics Certification preferred.