Industrial Engineer
CooperCompanies
Summary
The Industrial Engineer (IE) is a key member of the Continuous Improvement team, leading and supporting high-impact initiatives across Distribution operations. This role identifies and executes opportunities to reduce costs, improve quality, increase capacity, maximize processing efficiencies, and enhance customer satisfaction.
Job description
Job Summary
The Industrial Engineer (IE) is a key member of the Continuous Improvement team, leading and supporting high-impact initiatives across Distribution operations. This role identifies and executes opportunities to reduce costs, improve quality, increase capacity, maximize processing efficiencies, and enhance customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities
- Identify, prioritize, and execute opportunities to improve operational performance.
- Analyze current-state processes to eliminate waste and increase efficiency.
- Develop and implement sustainable solutions using structured industrial engineering methodologies.
- Establish, sustain, and standardize improvements through clear documentation and repeatable processes.
- Identify and execute initiatives to reduce operational costs and improve productivity.
- Build business cases to justify investments and improvement efforts.
- Track and validate financial impact, ensuring initiatives deliver expected savings and performance outcomes.
- Lead and execute multiple concurrent improvement initiatives from concept through implementation.
- Define objectives, approach, and success criteria aligned with business priorities.
- Apply structured problem-solving methods to analyze issues and develop effective solutions.
- Drive timely execution and ensure initiatives deliver measurable operational and financial impact.
- Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Safety, Quality, Engineering, and IT teams.
- Facilitate workshops, kaizen events, and stakeholder alignment sessions.
- Communicate project progress, risks, and results to key stakeholders.
- Support alignment with Global Operational Excellence initiatives and standards.
- Develop and deploy standardized processes and industry best practices.
- Ensure adherence to established standards and continuous improvement frameworks.
- Support process reviews, time studies, and compliance with operational requirements.
- Drive adoption of new processes through training, communication, and stakeholder engagement and alignment.
- Ensure improvements are embedded and sustained within operations.
- Support a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Provide coaching and guidance to cross-functional teams on CI principles and methodologies.
- Analyze labor, workflow, and material movement to optimize throughput, capacity, and efficiency.
- Support facility layouts, line balancing, and workflow design activities.
- Identify bottlenecks and constraints and implement solutions to improve flow.
- Assist in planning for volume changes, growth, and operational scalability.
- Collect, analyze, and interpret operational data to identify trends and opportunities.
- Develop performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting to drive visibility and accountability.
- Use data to support decision-making, validate improvements, and quantify results.
- Monitor post-implementation performance to ensure gains are achieved and sustained.
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience.
- Experience working in cross-functional teams supporting multiple concurrent initiatives/projects.
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field is required (industrial or manufacturing engineering strongly preferred).
- Master’s degree preferred.
- Lean Six Sigma certification preferred (Green Belt or higher).
- Strong understanding of lean, industrial engineering and continuous improvement principles.
- Strong math, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with effectiveness across all levels of the organization.
- Ability to effectively facilitate, align, and influence stakeholders.
- Ability to manage cross-functional coordination without direct authority.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Lists).
- Highly organized and diligent with follow-through.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently without losing efficiency.
- Be capable of working independently as well as in a team environment.
- Experience leading Kaizen events or CI workshops.
- Familiarity with warehouse management systems (WMS) or ERP platforms.
- Understanding of Distribution or manufacturing operations, workflows, and product flow.
- Proficiency in data analysis/visualization tools (Minitab, Tableau, or similar)
Benefits
- Base pay range
- Cost of living adjustments
- Other compensation and benefits
Company overview
CooperCompanies (Nasdaq: COO) is a leading global medical device company headquartered in San Ramon, California, with a workforce of over 15,000 employees. The company operates through two primary business units: CooperVision and CooperSurgical. CooperVision is a trusted leader in the contact lens industry, focusing on vision correction and improving daily visual experiences for millions worldwide. CooperSurgical specializes in fertility and women's healthcare, providing innovative medical devices and solutions that support reproductive health and family planning. With products sold in over 130 countries, CooperCompanies positively impacts more than fifty million lives annually. The company generates approximately $4.1 billion in annual revenue and maintains a strong global presence, leveraging its expertise in medical device manufacturing to address critical healthcare needs in both vision care and women's health sectors. CooperCompanies is publicly traded and continues to expand its market leadership through strategic acquisitions, product innovation, and operational excellence.