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Senior Industrial Engineer

Lead development of labor estimation models for airline catering services
Reston, Virginia, United States
Mid-Level
$95,000 – 110,000 USD / year
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gategroup

gategroup

A leading global provider of airline catering and retail-on-board services.

Industrial Engineering Manager

We're looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone's journeys better.

Supervise/manage the tactical day to day pricing operations of the Industrial Engineering group including maintenance of accounts and development of bids.

Execute programs, projects, and activities that provide a labor component for the pricing and costing of existing business and of new business proposals.

Maintain an effective labor calculation system(s) that tracks the impact of current and proposed process changes on revenue and cost.

Annual Hiring Range: $95,000-$110,000 per year.

Benefits:

  • Paid time off
  • 401k, with company match
  • Company sponsored life insurance
  • Medical, dental, vision plans
  • Voluntary short-term/long-term disability insurance
  • Voluntary life, accident, and hospital plans
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Commuter benefits
  • Employee Discounts

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Key point of contact for Operations, Pricing and Marketing personnel to assist in understanding labor calculations, the impact of operational change and analysis of the impact of new business models or pricing structures.
  • Leads the effort to and perform detailed analysis, time studies, work sampling, and operational process modeling to verify the accuracy of labor estimates, project the impact of process change, and develop estimates for new services or operations.
  • Oversees and coordinates the training of new engineers and the continual training and development of existing engineering skills.
  • Develops labor estimates for the pricing of Company services using the Company scoring system, time study data, reasonable estimates and extensive operational knowledge.
  • Acts as the subject matter expert for the Company's labor calculation. Maintains the integrity and consistency of the labor pricing structure through detailed knowledge of customer requirements, a high level of operational process knowledge and consistent application of the principles of industrial engineering.
  • Provides direct and indirect labor cost and price estimates for pro forma income statements used to competitively price new business proposals. Liaises with regional and global Financial Planning and Analysis to coordinate labor estimates.
  • Calculates actual operational labor costs in order to support competitive pricing and to provide a metric for operational productivity and labor demand planning.
  • Maintains structured, documented and accessible records of labor estimates and calculations, customer details and departmental correspondence to ensure total departmental cross functionality, consistency of knowledge and accuracy of calculations.

Qualifications:

Education: BS Industrial Engineering or other related field required.

  • 3-5 years in a related position or discipline
  • Specific experience in labor pricing engineering preferred

Technical Skills: (Certification, Licenses and Registration)

  • Ability to lead a team of professionals in achieving goals and objectives.
  • Solid MS Office skills (particularly MS Excel and Access)
  • Solid analytical skills across different functional groups within the organization
  • Ability to demonstrate sound judgment and reasoning skills
  • SACS or ERP knowledge a plus

Language / Communication Skills:

  • Strong written and oral communication skills

Job Dimensions:

  • Geographic Responsibility: USA
  • Type of Employment: Full-time
  • Travel %: 50% or more
  • Exemption Classification: Exempt
  • Internal Relationships: Finance, Commercial, OPC and Operations teams
  • Work Environment / Requirements of the Job: Normal Office Environment

Organization Structure:

  • Direct Line Manager (Title): Sr Mgr, Industrial Engineering
  • Dotted Line Manager (Title, if applicable): n/a
  • Number of Direct Reports: n/a
  • Number of Dotted Line Reports: n/a
  • Estimated Total Size of Team: 2

Gategroup Competencies Required to be Successful in the Job:

  • Thinking – Information Search and analysis & problem resolution skills
  • Engaging – Understanding others, Team Leadership and Developing People
  • Inspiring – Influencing and building relationships, Motivating and Inspiring, Communicating effectively
  • Achieving – Delivering business results under pressure, Championing Performance Improvement and Customer Focus

Demonstrated Values to be Successful in the Position:

  • We treat each other with respect and we act with integrity.
  • We communicate and keep each other informed.
  • We put our heads together to problem solve and deliver excellence as a team.
  • We have passion for our work and we pay attention to the little details.
  • We foster an environment of accountability, take responsibility for our actions and learn from our mistakes.
  • We do what we say we will do, when we say we are going to do it.
  • We care about our coworkers, always taking an opportunity to make someone's day better.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Gategroup is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status or other category under applicable law.

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Senior Industrial Engineer
Reston, Virginia, United States
$95,000 – 110,000 USD / year
Engineering
About gategroup
A leading global provider of airline catering and retail-on-board services.