The primary responsibilities of the Industrial Engineers include project management, business analysis, budgeting support, facility layout, product flow, and change management for large scale automation and robotics initiatives that support our Supply Chain transformation. This role will partner across SC Industrial Engineering, Operations, and other cross functional teams to drive Network performance including productivity, accuracy, capacity, efficiency, and process design. While performing these responsibilities, the individual will conduct data collection, analysis, leverage engineering tools, and have frequent engagement with multiple stakeholders.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ideate, develop, manage, and execute complex building and network automation, robotics, and process improvement projects to drive operational excellence and transformation throughout the entire SC Distribution Network. This includes all aspects of the project management life cycle with support from engineering leadership as needed for larger projects.
• Utilize continuous improvement methodology; assess key performance indicators; establish project objectives; drive short and long term strategic plans to meet critical timelines; track and report on post-project successes and impacts to the business to measure progress in achieving results and creating accountability.
• Lead internal and external cross-functional project teams.
• Build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders across multiple projects.
• Manage several projects at once and while supporting larger scale automation and robotics projects.
• Communicate with and influences key decision-makers and leaders within the organization.
• Benchmark industry studies, partner with key vendors, build business cases for, and recommend new automation and robotics technologies, equipment, and material handling solutions, all to support transformative solutions.
• Leads ideation and implementation of automation point solutions.
• Gathers and analyzes data and elements of existing DC network to develop innovative solutions to operational issues and provide recommendations to improve operations.
• Supports the development and execution of Labor Management Standards, as needed.
• Supports facility layout design and ergonomic studies to increase productivity while maintaining safety.
• Develop financial cost benefit analyses to support requirement and designs of project solutions.
• Other tasks as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering or related field or 3 years of experience in industrial engineering
• 1-2 years’ experience in time and motion studies, engineered labor standards development and implementation
• Up to 1 Year Experience with a warehouse management system
• Up to 1 Year Experience managing a cross-functional project from conception to implementation

Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.