Advisor, PDC Process Improvement Engineer

Mercedes-Benz Group

$90K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering
  • 5-7 years of experience in warehouse processes from receiving to shipping
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD/SolidWorks and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, MS Project)
  • Lean or Six Sigma Black Belt certification preferred
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
  • Strong relationship-building and communication skills across organizational levels
  • Ability to effectively influence and lead cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead cross-functional teams to identify and eliminate inefficiencies in process and layout.
  • Design storage locations to enhance space utilization and reduce costs.
  • Serve as project manager for Lean Management initiatives and training sessions.
  • Support EHS initiatives by addressing non-compliant processes at the PDC.
  • Collaborate with leadership on process improvements and standardization efforts.
  • Act as a liaison for site-specific infrastructure and integration planning.
  • Analyze labor data and make productivity recommendations to PDC leadership.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on large-scale strategic initiatives across North American logistics network.
  • Engaging role that fosters collaboration with both international and domestic teams.
  • Involvement in enterprise-wide initiatives that shape the future of logistics systems.
  • Potential for professional development through Lean and Six Sigma certifications.
Full Job Description
Job Overview The PDC Process Improvement Engineer is responsible for providing engineering expertise to the Parts Distribution Centers (PDC) by improving end-to-end material 2ow, designing systematic layouts, optimizing space utilization and leading continuous improvement initiatives. This role provides analysis to leadership to ensure that operational processes are ecient, cost- eective, and of highest quality to meet customer requirements and strategic objectives. The location of this position resides at the Robbinsville, New Jersey Parts Distribution Center (PDC), but reports into MBUSA Corporate Oce in Sandy Springs, GA. This structure requires continuous alignment to all Home Oce and PDC expectations around culture, communication and business topics Responsibilities 3Leads cross-functional teams tasked with identifying and eliminating ineciencies within layout, process, and material 2ow to ensure the most cost-eective and quality design. 3Designs storage locations to maximize the PDC's available cubic space to reduce labor and material handling costs while utilizing optimal WMS congurations. 3Project manager for all Lean Management initiatives across Home Oce and PDC Network teams including training, sponsoring, facilitating and transitioning of knowledge for others to use and apply to improve end-to-end supply chain ineciencies. 3Support Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) initiatives by identifying and resolving non-compliant processes within PDC. 3Collaborates with international and domestic leadership to support ad-hoc process improvement and standardization opportunities that ensure the most eective and ecient processes. 3Represents the PDC as a liaison for understanding unique site infrastructure, storage system congurations, and planning for all business unit and IT integration projects. 3Develops recommendations for PDC productivity targets by analyzing labor code data and presenting ndings to PDC leadership for approval. 3Manages large-scale strategic initiatives across all project planning phases including initiation, planning, execution, and closure that add value to internal and external customers. 3Support enterprise-wide initiatives to define the future-state systems landscape and optimization of the physical footprint of the North American logistics network. 3Calculates cycle time using work measurement techniques, determines standard work, and communicates the results to leadership to enhance daily labor planning tools. 3Evaluates alternative and emerging warehouse technologies and their potential benets to safety, quality and productivity to the North American PDC Network. 3Lead efforts to standardize processes, procedures, and best practices to ensure consistency in operations, documentation, and reporting across the PDC network. 3Consistently engage and communicate with PDC leadership to ensure excellent collaboration through common understanding of the operation that enables continuous improvement Qualifikationen Qualifications Must have ability to successfully build relationships, communicate across organizational structure and effectively influence others Requires a Bachelor's Degree in: 3Industrial and Systems Engineering Certications (Preferred): 3Lean or Six Sigma Black Belt (Lean preferred) 3Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred Must have at least 5-7 years of demonstrated experience in the following: 3AutoCAD/Solidworks, Microsoft Oce products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and MS Project) 3Understanding of warehouse processes (receiving through shipping), e xternal systems that may interface with the WMS, p eripheral interface devices (RF, printers, etc.)

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