Industrial Engineer - Distribution

About the role

TTI Consumer Power Tools, Inc. is hiring an Industrial Engineer - Distribution for its Anderson, SC office. The role designs, tests and implements process and software improvement solutions for the distribution floor, focusing on personnel and equipment utilization and on optimizing the flow of people, processes and materials through the facility.

Key responsibilities

• Work with cross-functional teams to achieve the desired efficiencies at the lowest possible cost, and influence, negotiate and communicate with internal and external partners, contractors and vendors.
• Develop, test and document process and procedure improvement solutions, and provide production support for new process implementations.
• Conduct time studies and task reviews to eliminate waste, reduce bottlenecks and balance lines and work cells.
• Chair Kaizen, Lean, continuous improvement and labor management events with the corporate logistics group.
• Develop operations measurement standards, drive Activity Based Costing initiatives, manage SKU slotting and material handling utilization, and generate weekly divisional efficiency and productivity reports.
• Evaluate and establish new operational layouts and work cells, and develop network best practices through value stream mapping.
• Establish standardization, train operators and super-users, and maintain engineered production standards and best-practice documentation.
• Evaluate inventory, labor, customer service and capital cost implications in projects, and develop RFQs and RFPs for logistics projects, evaluating vendor proposals.

Required profile

• 4-year degree in engineering, operations or a related field, with 1-2 years of related experience.
• Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, including warehouse management and control systems.
• Demonstrated analytical skills for solving complex process issues.
• Preferred: 5+ years of experience as a distribution, process, industrial or manufacturing engineer, project manager or similar.

Required skills

• PC Office software: advanced Excel, Access database, Word, Visio, PowerPoint.
• AutoCAD; strong preferred: WMS, RF, slotting software and SAP.
• Preferred: motion and time study, line balancing, ergonomics, warehouse layout design, Lean training, knowledge of distribution cost elements and inventory control.

What we offer

• Tuition assistance.
• 401(k).
• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• Vacation and holidays.