Job description
The Opportunity
We are looking for a great engineer to join a strong team!
You will lead high-visibility and important projects that impact the entire supply chain network. You will be challenged to deliver strong results. You will partner with top-notch engineers, operators, and supply chain experts. You will coach others and be a key contributor to growth for others. Your knowledgebase will expand and your skills will strengthen. You will partner with a team who cares about and invests in your future; you will grow as both an engineer and a person. Each day you will come home knowing that the work you do matters, has a positive impact, and is valued.
In this position, you will lead engineering efforts for our Reno, NV, Lockbourne, OH and China Fulfillment Centers and be responsible for delivering on both previously-defined projects as well as the opportunities you identify as you learn the business and see possibilities through your trained vantage point.
You will own the business! Our team thrives on finding opportunity and picking up the baton and running with it! We allocate funds and resources to impactful work; you will help lead the identification of this work, its justification and scoping, and the subsequent installation to the business.
Who We Are
Our engineering team is lean, nimble and growing. We have engineers based throughout the United States, each responsible for an array of projects both in their respective buildings and throughout the network. We support each other. When an extra hand is needed, we lend it. Our work family acts from the heart and cares for the well-being of our peers. We deliver solid results each and every day and we do it with compassion and understanding. We put people first.
As a new employee you’ll have an instant network who will help you onboard and grow. You will learn from our strengths, and we will learn from yours. You will interact daily with other experts in various fields, but most frequently with our capital projects engineering, building maintenance, continuous improvement, and our operations leadership teams.
You will work closely with operations to continuously improve customer service and satisfaction, employee satisfaction, and cost savings. This role will also manage capital projects to support facility and process improvements. You will be responsible for refining and maintaining our methods and measurement program and corresponding labor management system. This role will also support larger automation engineering capital projects as necessary.
We are a fun team; we work hard and we play hard.
Qurate Retail Group has seven retail brands with buildings throughout the globe. In this role you will occasionally be asked to support other buildings through various continuous improvement projects, kaizen events, and other development opportunities.
Under the direction of the Sr. Manager, US Process Improvement, this position will be based in either our Reno, NV or Lockbourne, OH Distribution Center but some travel will be required.
Your Impact
Results matter and so does how we get them. We hire individuals who are highly capable engineers as well as leaders and creative collaborators. We’re all at different stages in our journeys so we don’t expect everything out of the gate, but we want to hire high potential employees who desire to challenge the norms, spark creativity, and push themselves and others to new levels of success. As long as there’s a foundation built on integrity, tenacity, and trust we’ll achieve the rest together.
Below are some tasks that make sense for this role. This is a dynamic list which can and will change as the business needs change but during your first year you can expect to:
- Be responsible for all engineering deliverables within the Fulfillment Center.
- Conduct direct labor studies using acceptable engineering practices to determine areas for improvement.
- Assist in preparations of departmental budget, including material, manpower, equipment, and outside procurement costs and operate within approved parameters.
- Analyze and evaluate distribution methods and standards. Recommend improvements (technology, process, material handling, etc.) to maximize workflow and spatial utilization.
- Process design and implementation plans that result in improved service, cost savings, or improved quality of services.
- Provide support for an engineered labor standards program.
- Update and maintain facility AutoCAD layouts.
- Partner with Operations to develop preferred methods/Standard Operating Procedures for the warehouse.
- Increase inventory storage capabilities by improving existing storage utilization as well as introducing new storage systems.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Be able to travel. This is estimated to be 5-15%
What You Bring
- A BS degree in Industrial Engineering or Operations Research or related disciple is required or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum 5 years of industrial engineering experience in high volume warehousing or distribution and successful demonstration of the responsibilities and skillset listed above
- MBA or MS preferred
- Maynard Operational Sequence Technique (MOST) Certified
- Project Management Experience
- Lean or Six Sigma training
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Join us as we enrich life’s everyday moments – including yours. Apply today!
If you enjoy being a part of a team, creating experiences and delighting customers, you’ll love it here. If you’re excited about retail, fashion, media, social, live streaming, technology, customer service, design and more, you’ll find amazing projects to work on. If you want to grow professionally and learn every day, you’ll thrive with us. If you appreciate
flexible working options, our Qurated community
, where intentional connections matter and a company committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, you’ll be amazed at what’s available for our team members! We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package including competitive compensation, health care benefits starting on day 1, 401(k), paid time off, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid volunteer hours, company discounts and much more. Best of all, working with Qurate Retail Group means friendly teams, ambitious projects and fast-moving careers!
For Qurate Retail Group, our focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is deeply rooted in Our Principles. They call on us to Drive Progress, Act With Empathy, Be Brave, Embrace the Future, and Do What’s Right so that everyone can thrive. We are committed to ensuring that our workplace provides equal employment opportunities for all team members and candidates and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. As an equal opportunity employer, Qurate Retail Group is committed to a barrier-free employment process. If you need reasonable accommodations/support throughout, please contact us at
workwithus@qurateretail.com
for assistance.
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