Senior Manager, IO Industrial Engineering - Lakeland

knowledge of effective application of industrial engineering techniques, such as Operations Research & Quantitative Analyses, Work Design & Measurement, Human Factors & Facility Design, Systems Engineering & Process Improvement, and Management Science & Performance Analytics. experience using enterprise operations applications for supported business areas (such as SAP, Oasis, CM Smart, Dallas Warehouse Management System, Manhattan Transportation Management System, Driver Performance system).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering OR a closely related analytical discipline OR equivalent experience 
• six years of industrial engineering experience in a large-scale retail, distribution, manufacturing, or pharmacy environment, with responsibility for work such as:
  • developing and implementing engineered labor standards or comparable productivity measures,
  • driving process improvements,
  • designing facility layouts for operational efficiency, and
  • identifying innovative tools, equipment, or automated solutions with a proven ability to collaborate with suppliers to assess feasibility and support successful implementation

• five years of experience applying engineering leadership skills and business acumen, including a strong understanding of core business principles and the ability to translate these into actionable plans
• five years of experience building relationships, understanding stakeholder needs, and influencing decisions across all levels of the organization, including senior and executive leadership
• five years of project management experience working with cross-functional teams
• five years’ experience in a role with responsibility for mentoring and/or reviewing the work of other engineers, analysts, or specialists
• intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access
• must have valid driver’s license to operate a company owned vehicle
• knowledge of departmental planning and management processes, including the operating budget, three-year planning, workforce and succession planning, and progressive promotions
• knowledge of effective application of industrial engineering techniques, such as Operations Research & Quantitative Analyses, Work Design & Measurement, Human Factors & Facility Design, Systems Engineering & Process Improvement, and Management Science & Performance Analytics
• knowledge of external industry practices, benchmarks, suppliers, equipment, systems, and emerging technologies
• knowledge of modeling, decision support applications and Engineering analysis applications (e.g. system simulation applications, facility layout and design applications, Minitab, Python, and WorkStudy+)

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or Master of Science degree in industrial engineering, engineering management, or a closely related engineering discipline
• Maynard Operation Sequence Technique (MOST) certification
• Lean/Six-Sigma ‘green belt’ or higher certification
• at least eight years of industrial engineering experience
• at least seven years of Publix industrial engineering experience
• at least seven years of experience designing and optimizing large-scale automated systems
• at least seven years of project management experience working with cross-functional teams
• at least seven years supervisory experience with a proven record of accomplishment in hiring, leading, and developing a high-performing team
• advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access
• experience using enterprise operations applications for supported business areas (such as SAP, Oasis, CM Smart, Dallas Warehouse Management System, Manhattan Transportation Management System, Driver Performance system)
• experience using applications developed by the Industrial Engineering team (such as Selector Accuracy Sampling, Labor Planning Tool, retail/manufacturing/distribution capacity models, and engineered standards maintenance tools)

Industrial Operations Systems