Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer, Transportation
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Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer at Ryder applying CI methods and data analysis to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost with management collaboration.
Responsibilities:
- Supports the Ryder Continuous Improvement culture across the operation by actively applying continuous improvement methods to support new and existing operations
- Collects data and performs statistical analysis
- Maps and documents processes
- Independently identifies process gaps; recommends and implements process improvement
- Develop and manage a thorough, effective, and timely continuous improvement plan to drive value for our customers (transformation plan development and execution)
- Drive process improvement activities to achieve tangible improvement in the key business metrics of safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee development
- Manages and completes CI and steady-state engineering projects that lead to improved business results
- Assesses CI initiatives and provides input and recommendations on future activities
- Support go-live and steady state certifications
- Identify and support Automation projects
- Regularly interacts with operations management and/or customer(s)
- Develop and Demonstrate competency in wide range of engineering methods, Lean tools, and quality standards
- Coach employees in the use and implementation of CI, and Lean principles
- Apply engineering methodologies/tools such as product slotting, studying labor standards (time studies), and optimization of flow, data profiling and analysis, and resource modeling to improve transportation operations
- Effective facilitation and execution Value Stream Maps & Kaizen Events through all stages (A3 charter ideation / creation, pre-work identification and completion, delivery of results in Kaizen week, regular follow up and follow through on sustainment)
- Coach process owners on how to use lean methods to achieve operational excellence
- Provide regular reports of data and actions to measure progress against the site objectives
- Makes Supply Chain strategy recommendations
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field
- 5 years or more in related work experience in the Transportation or Supply Chain Industry
- Transportation Experience Necessary (Transportation Management, Dedicated, FTL, LTL)
- Microsoft Office Suite skills with emphasis on Access, Excel and PowerPoint & Visio. Expert
- Data visualization (PowerBI, Tableau, etc.) and database programming (SQL, DAX,etc.) Intermediate
- Functional Experience in developing and managing: Leader Standard Work, Visual Management Systems and Management Accountability Systems, Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA), Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, 5S/Workplace Organization Beginner
- Understanding and experience in core engineering and data analysis functions (slotting, utilization, labor planning, layouts, metrics, etc.) Intermediate
- Knowledge of Dedicated Services and Managed Transportation Networks. Knowledge of all available equipment types such as; dry van, temperature control, flat bed, other specialized equipment. Transportation Design Tools ie; JDA, Appian, Network Design Tools ie; Llamasoft/Optilogic, Transportation Management Systems ie; JDA, OTM, Mapping Software ie; Tableau/Power BI. Intermediate
Benefits:
- comprehensive health and welfare benefits
- medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance options
- paid time off for vacation, illness, bereavement, family and parental leave
- tax-advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan
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