King Soopers/City Market · 6 hours ago
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER - RETAIL STORES
Cincinnati, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expKing Soopers/City Market is seeking an Industrial Engineer for their retail stores to enhance customer shopping experiences and improve product quality through industrial engineering methodologies. The role involves leading process improvement initiatives, conducting statistical analyses, and collaborating with various stakeholders to implement efficient processes.
Food ProcessingRetail
Responsibilities
Lead and participate in the identification, prioritization, implementation, and control of cost reduction and process improvement initiatives using lean processes
Identify innovative approaches to company-wide store issues that create opportunities for breakthrough process improvements that positively impact the customer shopping experience, safety, product freshness and food safety
Provide statistical analysis reports evaluating the efficiency of current processes, procedures, equipment and associates
Establish work measurement programs and collect and analyze data; develop and maintain key performance indicators and metrics
Develop and implement direct labor standards for costing, staffing, and evaluating performance
Provide crucial maintenance support to the labor standards program including process and methods auditing of the stores
Develop scope and charter definitions for projects
Conduct feasibility studies of varied projects to determine the worth of an investment and provide justification for capital appropriations
Evaluate vendor and supplier proposals for new equipment purchases to ensure increased efficiency and evaluate the equipments contribution to cost saving measures
Serve as a liaison to Retail Operations peers, other department leaders and executive leadership
Provide IE support to stores lagging in attainment rates including methods and procedural issues, store profile audits, task requirements, and other areas
Travel to retail locations and offices to support process improvement initiatives and improve efficiencies by reducing waste of time, money, materials, energy and other resources
Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
Qualification
Required
Experience in retail operations planning
Extensive process engineering background
Masters degree in engineering, engineering management, a related field or an MBA
Lean/Six Sigma training/certification
Bachelors degree in industrial engineering or a closely related field
3 years progressive industrial engineer project work in a complex, integrated retail network with masters degree - 5 years experience without Masters Degree
Broad background in industrial engineering technology, application and project management
Ability to effectively communicate and influence all levels of the organization
Ability to work well within project teams
Strong mathematical and analytical skills
Effective planning, negotiating, decision-making, problem-solving, and organizing skills
Able to utilize all work measurement tools available (i.e. MTM, MOST, Time Study, Analysis)
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to earn Lean/Six Sigma belt certification within one year
Ability to travel independently (up to 30%)
Company
King Soopers/City Market
King Soopers & City Market is Colorado's largest, full-service retail grocery chain. Our roots began in Colorado.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
2025-12-19
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2025-08-26
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