Industrial Engineer

The Industrial Engineer is responsible for designing, optimizing, and continuously improving distribution network operations across Lippert's aftermarket business. This role supports multiple major distribution centers and plays a critical role in evaluating, planning, and integrating new facilities associated with growth initiatives, acquisitions, and mergers. The Industrial Engineer leverages data analysis, facility design, process improvement methodologies, and cross-functional collaboration to drive operational efficiency, scalability, safety, and customer service excellence throughout the distribution network.

This position serves as a strategic partner to distribution leadership and works closely with operations, supply chain, transportation, finance, IT, and integration teams to develop and implement innovative distribution solutions that support long-term business objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Analyze the Value Stream Map at each Distribution Center in the network, develop standards and identify opportunities for continuous improvement while keeping safety front and center.
2. Determine the cost-per-unit at each step in the value stream.
3. Lead Kaizen events with local leadership teams to promote productivity improvements and eliminate waste within the operation. Standardize network operations.
4. Develop, measure, and analyze productivity KPI's. Recommend process, equipment, and human capital improvements.
5. Support the implementation of Work Force Management.
6. Handle storage system design, quotes, and implementations at Distribution Centers.
7. Support Distribution Center startups and relocations.
8. Evaluate Material Handling Equipment needs and recommend improvements.
9. Lead efforts to automate Distribution Center Operations.
10. Adjacent project work as assigned by VP Operations.

Travel:

Travel will be up to 50% of the role.

1. Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering
2. Minimum of 10 years of industrial engineering, distribution engineering, supply chain engineering, or logistics design experience.
3. Experience supporting warehouse or distribution center operations.
4. Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and data analysis tools.
5. Experience leading cross-functional projects from concept through implementation.

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert's strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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