Industrial Engineer

Category/Area of Expertise: Supply Chain
Job Requisition: 483794
Address: USA-NC-Salisbury-2110 Executive Drive
Store Code: ADUSA Dist L&D-Executive (5142177)

ADUSA Distribution is the distribution company of Ahold Delhaize USA, providing distribution services to one of the largest grocery retail supply chains in the nation. ADUSA Distribution fosters a culture that inspires and empowers our associates to always deliver exceptional service and value. Our team is supporting the supply chain network evolution to an integrated self-distribution model of the future, serving leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. To learn more about our company and the other supply chain companies of Ahold Delhaize USA, visit www.adusasc.com.

Position Summary

The Industrial Engineer role is responsible for providing professional services across the assigned location across 4 areas: Distribution center designs including CAD
drawings, strategic solutions that improve productivity using time measurements, manage the strategic development of all Labor Management programs including incentive plans and Support Business Case Development that requires labor inputs and productivity validations.

This role will play a critical role in developing a prioritized roadmap of productivity improvements based on activity-based costing analysis and benchmarking for the campus. It will provide expertise for improvement initiatives that align to specific organizational KPI targets, play an integral role in the campus to achieve/exceed key metrics by analyzing operational metrics, observing process execution, and conducting business process assessments in functional areas across supply chain distribution.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain CAD facility drawings (interior and exterior) for complex, multi-building campuses, translating the business requirements to support distribution and transportation needs.
• Leverage analysis to make recommendations to the campus leader to align core processes with overall campus design, including MHE requirements (racks, forklifts, totes, etc.).
• Develop and maintain labor standards utilizing the MOST predetermined time methodology.
• Provide training and education on MOST methodology.
• Continuous review of labor model to find areas for simplification, including the updates to operational strategies (e.g. scheduling), processes, supplies and seasonal/weather related factors.
• Act as the industrial engineering liaison to key business stakeholders supporting business case development and validations.
• Establish and maintain connectivity with key external partners (ie. industry groups).
• Perform research in support of key operations management decisions related to process and service level management.
• Expert in workflow management and analysis of labor standards to ensure requirements are accounted for within the standards.
• Facilitate engineering requirements and permits for site plans (e.g. electrical, plumbing, refrigeration, fire protection, HVAC, etc.).
• Review and optimize incentive plans for Operations leadership and Finance to validate Incentive Plan structure and performance validation (e.g. adjusting baselines, incentive plan structure, etc.)

Knowledge

• Certified on a powered industrial equipment where applicable
• Seasoned knowledge of distribution shipping practices

Skills & Abilities

• Minimum 5 years' experience implementation and/or management of Engineered Labor Standards preferred
• Demonstrate strong skills in engineered time studies
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Access and MS Excel
• Strong root-cause analysis skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Good organizational, planning, influence, communication, and presentation skills
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills, and implementing solutions
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in fast-paced environment
• Ability to communicate and complete required record keeping functions
• Must be able to work needed schedule to perform assigned duties
• Ability to work in a -5 degree to 90 degree Fahrenheit environment (temperature varies within each department) for long periods of time
• Ability to read and understand written and numeric product identifiers
• Able to distill KPI and analysis into actionable recommendations, guidance,
  and conclusions
• Position requires occasional travel to other campuses for research or specific initiatives
• Ability to influence without authority - self-motivated and persuasive in presenting and selling ideas and executing their implementation

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field is required
• Master's Degree preferred

Experience

• Minimum 5 years' experience implementation and/or management of Engineered Labor Standards preferred

We are an organization that values diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Our organization is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, including applicants. If you have a disability and require assistance in the application process, please email recruiting@adusasc.com.