Position Summary:
Advises, plans, develops, and designs District engineering/operational plans to optimize efficiencies in business objectives. Leverages operational knowledge of various facilities, their specific engineering processes, and working knowledge of operational systems. Collaborates with Managers to monitor adherence to plans, determine root cause of deficiencies, develop and assist management in implementation of action and support compliance and training efforts that they identify in the District.
Key Responsibilities:
- Advises and facilitates team knowledge and optimal application of dock operational systems (such as Vision, Sortation Systems – ISS & ISSC) and identifies and solves for corrective actions
- Evaluates Hub/Linehaul cut times to determine if they are meeting requirements
- Develops Labor Standards to minimize labor hours as needed
- Creates Network Alignment Plans
- Responsible for goal/budget setting (productivity, service and cost) to turn cost inefficiencies into cost savings
- Provides material handling project recommendations, including financial analysis, to justify facility expansions
- Identifies facility inefficiencies through root cause analysis by conducting facility visit observations and leveraging operational knowledge for solutions to deliver on-site assistance for improvements
influence and steer management decisions to ensure alignment and optimization of engineering and operational plans
Determines Capacity Planning to ensure full use of facilities - Produces monthly operational plans to determine required resources needed with special focus on Peak planning
- Oversees District Changes (spin offs, expansions, relocations)
- Prepares Volume Projections for short term/future/long range
- Forecasts labor and project manning needs for current/future
What you’ll have:
- Software skills, including use of Microsoft Office software and web-based applications.
- 4 years of industrial or relevant engineering/district staff experience required
- Verbal and written communication skills necessary to explain complex and/or confidential information.
- Working knowledge of Business Objects.
- Ability to inspire a shared vision and empower and motivate a team.
- The transportation industry in a relevant operations management role
- An equivalency of four (4) additional years’ experience in the areas below + minimum required experience with a high school diploma/GED or unrelated Bachelor’s degree. Experience in the following areas include:
- Ability to anticipate and identify problems and use sound judgment and fact-based analysis to develop effective and efficient solutions.
- Presentation skills necessary to facilitate training and/or deliver informational sessions to groups and/or individuals.
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Time management and organizational skills necessary to manage multiple projects, appropriately prioritize workload, plan for resources to meet deadlines and goals, and respond to day-to-day functional needs.