Operations Excellence Manager

What you'll Do: Provide engineering and project support to Americold facilities.

Drive labor productivity and inventory control improvements through engineered labor standards, performance-based incentive roll-out, ideate and support the execution and sustainment of continuous improvement initiatives.

• Leverage dashboards to monitor site level labor, inventory, and service performance, identify issues, and drive corrective actions across all assigned sites.

• Validate and maintain time-studied standards.

• Calculate and implement performance incentives.

• Ensure Work Force Management is accurate and utilized on-site.

• Coach and train operations teams on labor management, inventory control, process improvement tools, and the associated systems.

This includes in-person and remote support.

• Evaluate material handling equipment requirements as needed.

• Keep abreast of the latest technology in warehousing and evaluate for innovative applications.

• Develop project scopes, specifications and estimates as needed.

• Drive productivity, cost, and process improvements to reduce cost and enhance customer service.

• Create scheduling tools which accurately reflect work content of a site.

• Build and manage a best practice and SOP library and reporting tools.

• Lead and support various continuous improvement projects.

• Drive the Americold Operating System's labor, inventory, and other improvement initiatives.

• Create pricing models for new or changing businesses utilizing engineered standards.

• Conduct audits and comparative site analyses to ensure compliance, identify performance gaps, and establish benchmarks for inventory control excellence.

• Other duties as requested.

What Experience and Education You Need:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Industrial Engineering or equivalent degree such as Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Logistics is required.

• 6+ years of work experience in Industrial Engineering or equivalent.

• Continuous Improvement and PMO skill required.

• Proficiency with RF Scanning and Warehouse Management Systems required.

• Experienced at providing Engineering support to multiple sites.

• Strong analytical skills.

• Exposure to leading multisite engineering projects.

• Strong interpersonal skills required.

• Strong analytical skills required.

• Strong computer skills including MS Office.

• Strong time management skills required.

• Strong change management skills.

• Ability to read and utilize financial data.

• High travel position, up to 75% What Could Set You Apart: • Experience with the distribution/warehouse/logistics industry preferred.

• Automation experience preferred.

• Ability to resolve problems in a timely manner with little or no supervision.

• Able to work in a multi-functional team environment.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Must be self-motivated with a high degree of initiative.

• MSD/MOST experience preferred.

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