Warehouse Industrial Engineer
Huckberry, United States
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Industrial Engineer (IE) who is excited to play a crucial role in scaling up Huckberry’s Operations to support sustained, rapid growth. You will be responsible for determining layouts and process flow in a new e-commerce distribution center, own continuous improvement initiatives, and help drive best in class quality for our customers. The right candidate is a tinkerer, has a curious mind, and geeks out about process and efficiency!
Responsibilities:- Lead cross functional projects with warehouse, data, and dev teams that are critical to supporting the growth of Huckberry’s operations
- Create and propose layouts for distribution center expansion amp; relocation
- Optimize shipping and other work stations for efficiency, ergonomics, and quality
- Manage vendors and outside firms to acquire, install, and runoff new equipment
- Mine actionable insights from data and execute changes to improve quality and reduce labor costs in the warehouse
- Work with the Warehouse Team to perform root cause analysis on quality misses and implement proper counter measures - solve the problem we have, not the problem we think we have!
- Become subject matter expert for all job elements within the WMS and identify areas for improvement
- Design, test, and implement new package designs to improve shipping quality and drive packing cost ROI
- Support miscellaneous IT functions such as setting up new picking consoles, printers at pack stations, etc
- Research industry best practices for DTC fulfillment and provide ROI business case
- Maintain recent AutoCAD layouts of current operations
- Standardize and create SOPs for all job elements
- Responsible for updating regular reports that help track operation performance and KPI’s
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering or related field
- 3+ yrs experience in Industrial engineering, preferably in an e-commerce DTC operation.
- Experience with WMS migration and distribution center relocation a plus
- Experience building out data visualization in Looker a plus
- Lives by the 80/20 rule and doesn’t get stuck in the minutiae
- Proficient in GSuite, Excel, and AutoCAD
- Willing to work and lead on the floor during peak season
Benefits
Our mission of inspiring and equipping adventures is at the core of everything we do. That's why in addition to competitive market salaries and benefits, we have a generous vacation policy, paid time off to volunteer, flexible work from home time, a sabbatical program (recent employee trips include a surf and yoga retreat in Morocco, dog sledding in Norway et al.), summer "See You Out There" Fridays, white water rafting trips, and, of course, loads of free gear.
Company Description
Huckberry is an online shop and journal that inspires more active, adventurous, and stylish lives through exclusive sales, original story-telling, and unique experiences. We're a team of 80+ individuals based in San Francisco, Austin, and Columbus, Ohio.
Want to get know us better? Check out our:
- Journal: http://huckberry.com/blog
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Huckberry
- Instagram: http://instagram.com/huckberry
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Huckberry
Huckberry encourages candidates of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are always eager to further diversify our company, and we are committed to providing an inclusive environment of mutual respect where all can flourish. All of our employment decisions are based solely on merit and business need.