Industrial Engineer II - Joe V’s Smart Shop (Houston, TX)

Joe V’s Smart Shop is a Division of H-E-B, the largest independent food retailer in Texas. Joe V’s operates 9 stores throughout the Greater Houston area, and our annual sales generate over 320 million dollars. Joe V’s, the small store that offers BIG savings, creates possibilities for our Customers and Partners to live a more enriched life by providing the lowest prices and highest wages. Joe V’s proudly stands by our mission to deliver the lowest grocery prices in the world for the smartest shoppers, so they can enjoy life’s pleasures.

There's a lot that goes on behind the scenes to keep our stores ready to serve customers and to bring the spirit of community to life every day.

As an Industrial Engineer, you will act as a Process Improvement Manager - you’ll impact and help drive efforts of process improvement teams to meet project goals. You may serve in a Division-wide role to reapply standards and learnings across a network of stores.

Once you're eligible, you'll become an Owner in the company, so we're looking for commitment, hard work, and focus on quality and Customer service. 'Partner-owned' means our most important resources-People-drive the innovation, growth, and success that makes H-E-B The Greatest Retailing Company.

Do you have a:
HEART FOR PEOPLE... skills to communicate and collaborate across all levels of H-E-B?
HEAD FOR BUSINESS... technical expertise?
PASSION FOR RESULTS... drive to manage projects outside your department? outside H-E-B?

We are looking for:

• an industrial engineering degree
• 2+ years of IE experience
• analytical / project management skills

What is the work?
Engineering:

• Performs analysis and drives innovation & process improvement plans
• Understands how to create and implement payroll standards
• Serves as project leader; coordinates efforts of cross-functional teams
• Fosters a root cause elimination / waste-reduction mindset; drives methodical problem-solving based on facts and information to fix root causes (vs. symptoms)
• Benchmarks internally with a focus on best practices to continually learn and introduce / update processes and methods

- Facility layouts: Evaluates existing capacity utilization; leads solutions based on short- / long-term needs

• Drives integration of operational excellence pillars
• Effectively communicates and works with all management levels, hourly Partners, and corporate leaders
• Assists in identifying, defining, and tracking engineering projects
• Monitors project status; provides regular project status updates to leaders and management
• Identifies issues and recommends solutions with guidance from Leaders

What is your background?

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or related field
• 2+ years minimum of industrial engineering experience