The Process Improvement & Industrial Engineer intern will be a key player in assisting the warehouse operations with continuous improvement initiatives. These initiatives will include improving the efficiency, profitability, service, and quality of the operations through initiation and implementation of projects. *This is a 10 week Internship.

Major Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

• Perform and summarize time studies and work sampling studies, and use other accepted forms of work measurement, as necessary, to establish and/or maintain manning requirements for direct and indirect labor jobs. Perform job-level task analysis, as requested.
• Plan, integrate and implement Lean Manufacturing Principles including: Standard Work, Station Design and Layout, Material Presentation & Single Piece Flow into all processes.
• Ensure the documentation of accurate warehouse performance and trend reports including but not limited to: line efficiency, line performance, changeover effectiveness, capacity utilization, waste and rework.
• May perform data collection and report generation necessary for the engineering economic analysis of proposals and capital expenditure projects
• May assist in ensuring the integrity of facility performance databases, in accordance with the company productivity instruction, to reflect line and production variants due to new business, process changes, and related annual variable budget revisions.
• May initiate proposals and provide alternatives to increase productivity.
• Support operations with instruction and training on statistical process control. Propose statistically determined target volumes to optimize facility utilization
• Work along with a diverse group of associates in the warehouse as needed while pitching in and assisting workflow as needed.

Secondary Responsibilities

• May support the new business development process by developing staffing and capacity cost estimates.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned pertaining to the safety, quality and efficiency of the distribution facilities
• Facilitate continuous improvement teams to instill a total quality, continuous improvement culture throughout the warehouse network.

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience with the Lean methodology is preferred
• Food distribution experience is beneficial
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• IE Techniques – Time & Motion Study, Capacity Analysis, Cost Analysis
• Strong written/verbal communication skills
• Database/spreadsheet/graphical skills
• Training experience
• Ability to work well with others

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the major job responsibilities (essential functions) of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the major job responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is:

• Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands or arms.
• Frequently required to talk or hear and read instructions on a computer monitor and/or printed on paper.
• Occasionally required to stand, kneel or stoop, and lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Occasionally required to view items at an extremely close range and must be able to adjust and readjust focus.

Occasionally: Job requires this activity up to 33% of the time

Frequently: Job requires this activity between 33% - 66% of the time

Regularly: Job requires this activity more than 66% of the time

Safety:

Support a safe work environment by following safety rules and regulations and reporting all safety hazards.

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