What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Engineer position at ektello?
Position: Lead Engineer
Job Type: W2 Contract **Please Note: Must be able to sit on our W2 without sponsorship now or in the future**
Location: Orlando, Florida
Work Model: Fully On-Site (Mon-Fri)
Sub-Division: Business Analytics & Industrial Engineering
Job Summary
Provide analytical decision-making support for our company’s Destinations & Experiences leadership in order to drive significant value through increased efficiency or incremental revenue that positively impacts the company's bottom-line. Utilize a combination of quantitative methods and experience in the areas of operational planning support, capacity/demand analysis and productivity/process improvement to drive OCF improvements. Responsibilities
Job Type: W2 Contract **Please Note: Must be able to sit on our W2 without sponsorship now or in the future**
Location: Orlando, Florida
Work Model: Fully On-Site (Mon-Fri)
Sub-Division: Business Analytics & Industrial Engineering
Job Summary
Provide analytical decision-making support for our company’s Destinations & Experiences leadership in order to drive significant value through increased efficiency or incremental revenue that positively impacts the company's bottom-line. Utilize a combination of quantitative methods and experience in the areas of operational planning support, capacity/demand analysis and productivity/process improvement to drive OCF improvements. Responsibilities
- Apply comprehensive knowledge of industrial engineering and business analytics to departmental projects and initiatives in order to ensure utilization of appropriate unique or derived methodological approach, measurements, tools, and objective, structured analytic techniques (e.g., probability and statistics, process flow analysis, queuing theory, mathematical optimization, computer simulation, etc.) to determine root causes, engineer solutions, implement, and institutionalize change.
- Obtain data using database querying tools and develop and conduct field data collection studies in support of sophisticated modeling and analysis methodologies.
- Assist in the development of business cases and presentations to all levels within UDX -- from frontline stakeholders to senior management and executive leadership.
- Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UDX policy, procedures, training, and team member involvement activities.
- Supervises a Non-Exempt team.
- 3 years of applied industrial engineering and operational analysis, or equivalent experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Management Science, Decision Science, or a closely related field.
- Experience conducting field studies/data collection efforts and analyses, including familiarity with operational planning, capacity/demand analysis and modeling techniques.
- Experience using data querying and programming tools (e.g., SQL, Python, etc.), business intelligence/dashboarding software tools (e.g., Power BI, etc.), and statistical modeling software applications (e.g., R, SPSS, etc.).
- Strong computer skills including: spreadsheets, databases, statistical and graphics software.
- Demonstrated superior analytical ability, conceptual thinking and creative problem solving.
- Ability to partner with others to handle multiple priorities in a challenging operational environment.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under changing conditions.
- Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Willingness to support a 24/7/365 operation, which includes periods of high demand (weekends, holidays, etc.).
- 2 years of experience performing operational analyses for theme parks, resorts, retail/dining/entertainment venues, etc.
- Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Management Science, Decision Science, or a closely related field of study.