Hybrid Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer

at Ryder System, Inc.

• Job title: Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $100,000 - $110,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: SQL, Tableau
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bolingbrook, United States

About the role

• Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer at Ryder Supply Chain Solutions applying data-driven CI methods to enhance operation performance. Leading continuous improvement initiatives for safety, quality, delivery, and cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Supports the Ryder Continuous Improvement culture across the operation by actively applying continuous improvement methods to support new and existing operations
• Identifies and drives change within the operation through data driven CI, Engineering, and Automation efforts to deliver higher levels of performance in safety, quality, delivery, and cost
• 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
• Drives process improvement activities to achieve tangible improvement in the key business metrics of safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee development
• Assesses CI initiatives and provides input and recommendations on future activities
• Supports go-live and steady state certifications
• Identifies and supports Automation projects

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (Engineering, Business, Supply Chain) and five (5) years or more related work experience in the Warehousing, Transportation, or Manufacturing industry required
• 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 required
• Understanding and experience in core engineering and data analysis functions (slotting, utilization, labor planning, layouts, metrics, etc.) intermediate required
• Microsoft Office Suite skills with emphasis on Access, Excel and PowerPoint & Visio expert required
• Data visualization (PowerBI, Tableau, etc.) and database programming (SQL, DAX,etc.) intermediate preferred

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits start at 30 Days
• 401 (K) Savings Plan with a company match
• Discounted employee stock purchase options
• Quality employee discounts that actually save you money on tools, cars, appliances, travel and more
• All major holidays paid and Paid time off within your first year
• Up to 12 weeks paid maternity leave