Ross Stores, Inc. is a leading off-price retail chain with a strong track record of success and growth. The Productivity Engineer I is responsible for developing and implementing engineered production standards and best practices in a high volume distribution and logistics operation.

Responsibilities

• Develops best methods, standard conditions and engineered labor standards for multi-variable production operations
• Identifies and evaluates improvements in methods, procedures, and workflow that increase productivity, and decrease operating cost
• Coordinates the implementation of engineered methods, standards, and reporting systems - including conducting standards introduction meetings and analysis presentations with associates, supervisors, managers and directors
• Maintains the configuration and assists in the development of the production reporting applications and related interfaces with timekeeping, warehouse management and labor productivity systems
• Executes queries and reports for the collection of data used in engineering analysis. Maintains the existing data collection applications along with other SQL and MS Access based applications used in conjunction with the standards program
• Collects and summarizes time study and work sampling data to support development of engineered labor standards
• Maintains knowledge of production and incentive pay reporting applications. Assists with trouble-shooting data entry, reporting, and data collection problems
• Assists in the development of processes and mechanisms for labor forecasting, staffing, modeling, incentive performance/bonus reporting and tracking and other reporting as required to support management of engineering projects
• Advises and assists management with labor analysis and economic justification studies. Assists operating management with implementation of changes to established methods

Skills

• B.S. degree in STEM with Industrial/Systems Engineering preferred equivalent field or proven experience in engineering field
• Knowledge of SQL or MS Access databases
• Strong Mathematical and analytical capabilities
• Ability to effectively communicate and interact with non-exempt associates, operational supervisors, and upper level management
• Available to work varying schedules across 1st, 2nd and 3rd shifts as needed
• The ability to think in terms of process flow and identify operational component operations and interrelationships
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and technical writing skills
• Experience in using PCs in a professional setting - developing and using standard applications such as spreadsheets, and word processors as typical tools to execute
• Time study, work measurement, and warehouse floor data collection experience
• Operations knowledge of distribution and related processes
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish

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