Senior Industrial Engineer Food Distribution Center Denton, TX

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Target is an iconic brand a Fortune 50 company and one of Americas leading retailers. At Target food is life. So its the mission of our newly integrated Food & Beverage organization to help our guests more easily discover the joy of food. We thrive on giving families new favorite ways to eat well and cook less simply and affordably. With curated in-store experiences and a streamlined assortment designed to inspire and save time we understand the importance of food to our guests everyday lifefrom snack duty at soccer practice to important family gatherings and holidays. Join our centralized Food & Beverage team where youll partner with people from literally every area of the business. Here youll help dream up new ways to offer our guests a reliably wonderful experience with the freshness selection and value they expect and deserve from Target.

A role in Targets Food Supply Chain is a chance to truly serve our guests with speed freshness and quality. We strengthen the efficiency of product delivery and partner across Targets Global Supply Chain to provide the highest quality food products to our guestson time every time. Here your role might be extracting business insights from data solving problem statements conducting gap analysis and recommending focus areas for leadership. Or youll be an inventory management resource whose specialized point of view informs what we buy from whom how much and where it needs to go from there. Youll leverage inventory positioning to achieve the best possible product availability and establish and develop great relationships with our vendors to encourage on-time join our team in a food distribution center where youre on the very front lines of getting product to the guest as fast as possiblea critical differentiator that keeps Target guests coming back for more.

As a Senior Industrial Engineer you will support the implementation and sustainability of the engineering program across warehouse operations including but not limited to: designing maintaining and evolving Engineered Labor Standards (ELS); driving process improvement initiatives delivering measurable business impact (e.g. cost savings productivity gains or capacity improvements); configuring systems; and educating field leadership and team members on engineering principles. You will serve as the networks subject matter expert in Labor Management guiding leaders on how to effectively interpret and apply labor standards performance metrics and LMS capabilities.

Your responsibilities will include conducting onsite audits performance validations and analytical reviews of operational processes. You will identify opportunities for improvement determine root causes and establish and maintain standards accordingly. This includes developing clear scalable documentation and standard operating procedures to promote consistency clarity and operational efficiency.

You will serve as a trusted partner to Operations bridging frontline realities with enterprise priorities and collaborating cross-functionally with project stakeholders from concept through execution on initiatives related to process reengineering and operational optimization leveraging standard project management tools (e.g. PMI methodology Lean Six Sigma). In this role youll also partner closely with Senior Industrial Engineers at other FDCs to align practices configurations and engineering capabilities across the network.

In addition you will work closely with members of the Food Supply Chain team to ensure cohesive network-wide solutions across all operational areas. As part of the buildings senior leadership team you will also support strategic planning building-wide initiatives and key operational decisions in partnership with site and functional leaders.

Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About You:

Four-year degree or equivalent experience.

3 years experience in Industrial Engineering with demonstrated IE concepts (labor utilization workflow and layout process improvement and standardization).

Experience with time study tools (QueTech) and methodologies predetermined time systems (MOST MTM or MSD) and labor standards.

Experience with configuration maintenance and reporting of Labor Management Systems (LMS). Manhattan WMS and AutoCAD experience highly preferred.

Knowledge of engineering optimization methods (Lean Kaizen Six Sigma) and standard project management processes.

Strong ability to identify define and resolve ambiguous problems drive work forward and make decisions without perfect clarity.

Strong written and verbal communication skills ability to advocate for and present recommendations to senior leaders.

Strong analytical critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Strong leadership and conflict management skills including the ability to hold peers accountable and influence without direct authority.

Proven experience in collaborating with and influencing cross functional groups across enterprise.

Ability to manage and adjust multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Ability to quickly build relationships and become effective within a new site and team environment.

Strong computer skills (MS Office) and ability to adapt quickly to using digital tools.

Benefits Eligibility

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