Warehouse Industrial Engineer

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Job Description:

The Field (Steady State) Engineering Team is a global department with strategically located teams within UPS Healthcare Business Unit. The Department supports the UPS Healthcare Operations team onsite by assisting with day-to-day request and long-term process improvements including cost savings projects. The Field Engineering team also supports the UPS Healthcare solutions and New Business Teams by provide key insight of the occupancy and status of accounts within associated facilities.

We are seeking a qualified, motivated individual to join our team of engineers to drive improvements and support the facilty(s) and/or account(s) level. As part of the team, you wil support and improve your operations through cost reduction initiatives, data analysis, labor management and facility planning for Hazmat and non-Hazmat product within ambient, cooler, freezer, cage, and vault storage. You will also work on a variety of projects in an impactful, potentially lifesaving, and rapidly growing industry. The team regularly interacts with Building and Systems Engineering, Solutions Engineering, New Business engineer, Post-Solution Engineering, Operations, Finance and Quality Departments.

Additional Information:

• Must be currently located in the same geographic location as the job or willing to relocate yourself- Required (not remote)

• Location: KYVLL, 1920 Outer Loop, Louisville, KY 40219

• Work Schedule: M-F

Responsibilities:

• Identify innovative, cost effective, solutions to solve operational inefficiencies while addressing regulatory requirements and other unique pharmaceutical challenges.

• Perform financial analysis to develop business cases to secure funding for project execution.

• Identify, quantify & Implement cost savings / continuous improvement / innovation projects to drive increased efficiencies (layout, processes, automation).

• Develop Work Measurement (WMT) standards around complex processes such as pack outs designed to protect fragile vaccines and other critical biologics with cold and frozen storage paired with a breadth of specialty solutions designed to meet quality, time, and temperature needs.

• Analyze data to determine optimal storage environment / design / layout including CRT, Cooler, Freezer, Ultra-low Temp, Cage, Vault, Hazmat, and Hold.

• Analyze data to determine optimal resources (Labor/Staffing and MHE) based on volume and WMT standards with pack outs and shipping documentation complexities including Dry Ice, Gel Brick, Hazmat, and mixed products.

• Analyze facility capacity and utilization trends for future planning needs.

• Utilize AutoCAD to develop layout (facility, storage, processing area) designs optimized for warehouse process efficiencies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering- Preferred

• Experience with Pharma, BioPharma, Lab diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Home Health Products- Preferred

• Time management skills including an ability to work in a fastpaced complex environments, multitask, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines under pressure.

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to Identify, Analyze, and design, Work Methods/Processes/ Flows as it relates to people, technology, and/or information in multiple work streams accounting for different environments, processes related to the environments and regulatory requirements.

• Creation and analysis of labor Estimates and Forecasts.

• Demonstrates an understanding of supply chain concepts; recommends changes to solve supply chain problems.

• Demonstrates an understanding of common financial terms and calculations.

• Experience in Supply Chain, Warehouse, Logistics Industry (*IE Experience)

• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Access, Teams, OneNote, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint) & AUTOCAD SQL Experience.

• Understanding of Warehouse Management System (WMS) design and functionality.

Employee Type:

Permanent

UPS is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

Other Criteria:

UPS is an equal opportunity employer. UPS does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Basic Qualifications:

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer.