INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER - ROBBINSVILLE

Kenco An Equal Opportunity Employer Job Posting - 08 October, 2012

Kenco provides integrated logistics solutions that include distribution and fulfillment, comprehensive transportation management, material handling services, real estate management, and information technology—all engineered for Operational Excellence. Woman-owned and financially strong, Kenco has built lasting customer relationships for more than 60 years. Kenco’s focus is on common sense solutions that drive uncommon value.

• Job Title:

  INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER - ROBBINSVILLE

• Company:

  Logistics

• Job Location:

  Robbinsville, NJ

• About the Position:

  The role of Industrial Engineer at Kenco is to be a catalyst for change and bring about continuous and sustained improvement.  The measurement of success in this position will be based on qualitative and quantitative review of the impact in the areas of:
  Best Methods development and cost reduction leadership.

  • Work measurement development, implementation, and program maintenance.
  • Project Management.
  • Ability to present data and solutions to customers in a way that commands their confidence.
  • Travel requirement is 10%.
• Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  Technical ability to perform the following internal consulting services to the satisfaction of our clients:

  • Process mapping.
  • Value stream mapping.
  • Process design.
  • Methods development.
  • Space planning and layout design (ability to use CAD).
  • Performance standards/metrics.
  • Using Lean principles to run kaizen events for process improvements.
  • Ability to train associates in Lean principles.
  • Inventory & slotting assessments.
  • ROI analysis.
  • MS Project experiences a plus.
  • Operational audits.
  Interpersonal skills/abilities:
  • Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, email, etc).
  • Proven success interacting with the client (relationship building).
  • Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills are required.
  • Proactive and ambitious – ability to create and execute action items to include items that may not be on Gantt chart or “to-do” list.
  • Ability to identify critical paths and execute (these may change weekly).
  • Involvement with senior management both internally and externally.
  • Ability to represent Kenco’s company vision and initiatives through demonstrated personal character and work ethic.
  • Ability to make appropriate delegation decisions.

• Education/Relevant Experience:
  • Industrial Engineering degree from an accredited college or university required.
  • Five (5) to ten (10) years experience in an industrial setting required.
  • Time studies and data analysis such as regression analysis required.
  • Experience with MOST (Maynard Operational Sequence Technique) or other predetermined standards methodology a plus.
  • Lean Experience preferred.
  • Six Sigma project experience using the Six Sigma tools and methodologies a plus.
  • Work experience using a Tier One WMS and LMS a plus.
  • Experience writing and running SQL queries to gather data for data analysis.