Senior Industrial Engineer - 1st Shift 1 at GXO Logistics Supply Chain, Inc. in Goodyear, Arizona

Job Description:

Continue to Grow with GXO.

At GXO, we know our greatest asset is people like you - energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. Your career matters to us because your passion and excitement will help keep our company moving forward.

1st Shift, Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

As the Senior Industrial Engineer, you will be responsible for facility layout and design, manpower planning, project scheduling and management, and support for new business development. You will be challenged with finding ways to improve productivity, developing strategies to help people work smarter, developing work instructions and updating standard operating procedures. Become a part of our growing, dynamic team and we'll help you develop your career to a level that will exceed your expectations.

Pay, benefits and more.

We are eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including full health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401(k), life insurance, disability and more.

What you'll do on a typical day:

• Identify facility design requirements based on activity levels, product dimensional profiles and product flow and transportation methods


• Specify material handling and storage equipment solutions


• Recognize and specify use of automation where justified


• Identify office equipment and facility up-fit requirements


• Create equipment and operating supply lists, and provide purchase requisitions


• Develop IT equipment (hardware and cabling) requirements based on activity levels and work content


• Establish tasks and processes required to complete proposed work content


• Develop production time studies, head count analyses, downtime analyses, efficiency improvement plans, warehouse slotting and SKU velocity analyses


• Identify bottlenecks and improve flow; analyze inbound, outbound and inventory operations to create and maintain optimum warehouse operations


• Conduct root cause analyses of labor and/or process inefficiencies through operational data analysis, Pareto charts, process reviews, time studies, statistical reviews, simulation and discussions with operational leadership


• Specify packing methods to be used based on mode/method of transportation and product profile; specify containers/cartons and packing (void fill) medium requirements

At a minimum, you'll need:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field, or equivalent related work or military experience


• 2 years of engineering experience in supply chain management, logistics, warehousing, or a related field


• Experience with AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, Mini Tab and Six Sigma analysis tools


• Experience in an AS9100 or ISO9001 production environment

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering with a focus in Robotics/Automation Engineering


• Ability to develop insightful, value-added and actionable research with detailed explanations regarding drivers of those results

• APICS certification


• Third-Party Logistics (3PL) experience


• Extensive experience in quality, engineering, lean manufacturing and work cell manufacturing; ability to identify best practices in a high-volume production environment


• Experience with analytical tools such as flowcharts, Pareto charts, cause and effect diagrams, run charts, etc.


• Project and resource management experience

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We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran or other protected status.

GXO adheres to CDC, OSHA and state and local requirements regarding COVID safety. All employees and visitors are expected to comply with GXO policies which are in place to safeguard our employees and customers.

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.