29189BR

Position Title:

Industrial Engineer, Industrial Operations - Orlando

Department:

Industrial Operations

Location:

Orlando, FL

Description:

Come join the Publix Industrial Engineering team as an IE supporting our Central Pharmacy and Distribution operations! Publix is passionately focused on providing an exceptional shopping experience, and you’ll support that mission by ensuring our back-end facilities operate efficiently and provide our over 1,300 Publix pharmacies across the southeast with the high-quality products our customers expect.

Publix Pharmacy facilities in Orlando include a large distribution center, a highly automated Central Fill operation that dispenses and supplies customer prescriptions to our stores, and Central Processing operations where pharmacists remotely verify customer prescriptions to assist our store pharmacists. We also have a Specialty Pharmacy operation servicing high cost medication for patients with complex disease states, and a Compounding Pharmacy operation where medicines are custom-made to suit the needs of individual patients. We have a second automated Central Fill facility under construction in Jacksonville that you’ll also help support.

Based at our Central Pharmacy offices in Orlando, Florida, you’ll be working with other IEs and business process owners to help drive safe and efficient operations. Our industrial engineers are involved with the design, installation, and improvement of integrated systems, and play an instrumental role in developing and supporting the tactics and strategy for Publix Pharmacy.

Responsibilities include:

develops and maintains Engineered Labor Standards that are used to schedule, pay, and/or evaluate the performance of Publix associates and suppliers

provides analytical decision support to assigned business areas through the use of core Industrial Engineering skills, mathematical tools, modeling and computational methods for system analysis, evaluation, and optimization

provides business guidance and industrial engineering expertise to VP, Sr. Director, Director, Sr. Manager, and Department Managers.

identifies process improvements for supported business areas and

directs, plans and coordinates the day to day activities of up to one IE Support Specialist up to one Student IE.

Req ID:

29189BR

Hours of Work:

minimum 45 hours per week

Facility:

Lak Central Processing B057

State:

Florida

Frequency of Pay:

Monthly

Travel Frequency:

10%

Minimum Base Pay:

6,135

Additional Information:

Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours.

Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.

Please note that Publix will not sponsor any hire for this position for a visa or permanent residence.

Address:

2424 Orlando Central Pkwy

Potential Annual Pay with Bonus:

79,755 - 119,795

City:

Orlando

Year End Bonus:

As a year-end bonus to associates, Publix issues one month’s extra pay (pro-rated in the first year) each year if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check that year. This is calculated as a 13th month of pay in the Potential Annual Pay with Bonus line above.

Maximum Base Pay:

9,215

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience

at least one (1) year as an industrial engineer (including internships) or at least two (2) years providing analytical or technical support with a demonstrated ability to perform exceptional process improvement work

knowledge of statistics

knowledge of ergonomics

knowledge of process flow analysis methods

knowledge of linear systems and operations research and resource allocation methods

knowledge of facilities design methods

knowledge of science and scientific method

interpersonal and presentation skills

knowledge of forecasting, replenishment, inventory management, production scheduling, and line balancing principles

strong technical knowledge

knowledge of writing techniques

excellent written and verbal communication skills

excellent analytical, problem solving and decision making skills

project management and process improvement skills

ability to work independently, be a self-starter and multi-task

troubleshooting skills

economic analysis and research skills

ability to analyze and design processes

ability to maintain confidentiality of highly sensitive information and matters

ability to act in a professional manner

strong conflict resolution skills

ability to quickly learn new, complex ideas or concepts

ability to visualize a situation

strong facilitation skills

strong decision making skills

ability to train users

ability to quickly assess new technologies and data sources

strong negotiation skills

high degree of self-motivation, commitment and integrity

willingness to work a variable schedule including nights, holidays and weekends to meet the Pharmacy business needs

willingness to occasionally travel via commercial airline or company plane with overnight stays

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, MBA or related discipline

three (3) or more years as an industrial engineer or closely related profession and two (2) or more years of Publix experience at the warehouse, corporate or manufacturing support level with project leadership experience

certified Six Sigma Greenbelt or higher

certification by the Association for Operations Management (APICS), or Institute of Supply Management or American Society for Transportation and Logistics

knowledge of the Publix Pharmacy and Distribution strategy and supply chain to support the execution of the strategy at the Central Pharmacy level, prescription filling level, and warehouse storage level

knowledge of the master data that drives the forecasting, planning, production scheduling, shipping functionality, inventory management, warehousing, purchasing and costing of pharmaceuticals

knowledge of Publix Pharmacy’s operational processes

knowledge of Distribution’s storage and inventory guidelines

knowledge of Publix department structure

knowledge of Publix’s accounting principles and tools

knowledge of the Publix Quality Decision Process (QDP) steps and contacts

knowledge of Rx fulfillment processing equipment, automation systems, and electronic controls used in Central Fill

Zip Code:

32809

Benefits Information:

Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost

An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock

401(k) retirement savings plan

Group health, dental and vision plans

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Short- and long-term disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria

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