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Senior Manager, IO Industrial Engineering

• Lakeland | Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Shape the future of operational excellence at Publix. As the Senior Manager of Industrial Engineering for Industrial Operations, you'll lead the industrial engineering managers and teams whose work influences some of Publix's most significant investments: our workforce, facilities, and equipment. Your leadership will help drive process improvement and operational excellence across Distribution, Manufacturing, Transportation, Central Pharmacy, and other supported areas of the business.

In this highly influential role, you'll partner with operational leaders, directors, and vice presidents to establish priorities, align resources, develop leadership capability, and ensure consistent execution of industrial engineering strategies that support Publix's business priorities. You'll provide enterprise-level direction that helps leaders make informed decisions around associate performance, staffing and scheduling, labor productivity, operational capacity, and investments in facilities and equipment.

This is an opportunity to lead beyond a single operation. Your team's work will help shape how Publix optimizes resources, improves processes, drives efficiencies and cost savings, and builds the operational capabilities needed to support our long-term growth and performance.

If you're a strategic leader who enjoys developing high-performing teams, influencing senior leaders, and turning complex operational challenges into measurable business improvements, we invite you to bring your expertise to Publix.

Responsibilities include

Identify and prioritize high-impact IE (Industrial Engineering) work, including strategic process improvements, operations optimization, and special projects of significant business value, risk, or confidentiality

• Provide oversight, guidance, and/or direct leadership on the most complex and high-impact industrial engineering work
• Guide Publix leaders in making strategic, long-term decisions regarding operations, resources, investments, and organizational priorities in alignment with Publix business strategies

Direct the development, maintenance, configuration and validation of engineered labor and production standards that support scheduling, pay, performance evaluation, product costing, and production planning

Foster an achievement-focused culture that drives engagement, organizational effectiveness, and the attraction and retention of top talent

Required Qualifications

Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering OR a closely related analytical discipline OR equivalent experience

Six years of industrial engineering experience in a large-scale retail, distribution, manufacturing, or pharmacy environment, with responsibility for work such as: developing and implementing engineered labor standards or comparable productivity measures, driving process improvements, designing facility layouts for operational efficiency, and identifying innovative tools, equipment, or automated solutions with a proven ability to collaborate with suppliers to assess feasibility and support successful implementation

Five years of experience applying engineering leadership skills and business acumen, including a strong understanding of core business principles and the ability to translate these into actionable plans

Five years of experience building relationships, understanding stakeholder needs, and influencing decisions across all levels of the organization, including senior and executive leadership

Five years of project management experience working with cross-functional teams

Five years' experience in a role with responsibility for mentoring and/or reviewing the work of other engineers, analysts, or specialists

Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access

Knowledge of effective application of industrial engineering techniques, such as Operations Research & Quantitative Analyses, Work Design & Measurement, Human Factors & Facility Design, Systems Engineering & Process Improvement, and Management Science & Performance Analytics

Preferred Qualifications

MBA or Master of Science degree in industrial engineering, engineering management, or a closely related engineering discipline

Maynard Operation Sequence Technique (MOST) certification

Lean/Six-Sigma 'green belt' or higher certification

At least eight years of industrial engineering experience

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access

Hours of Work

Minimum 45 hours per week

Frequency of

Pay

Monthly

Minimum Base

Pay

$11,275.00

Maximum Base

Pay

$16,915.00

Potential Annual Pay with Bonus: $146,575 - $219,895

Year End Bonus: As a year-end bonus to associates, Publix issues one month's extra pay (pro-rated in the first year) each year if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check that year. This is calculated as a 13th month of pay in the Potential Annual Pay with Bonus line above.

Benefits Information

Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost

An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock

401(k) retirement savings plan

Group health, dental and vision plans

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Short- and long-term disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria

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Travel Frequency: 10%

City: Lakeland

State: Florida

Zip Code: 33815

Additional Information

Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours.

Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.

For this position, Publix does not and will not file a petition or application with the USCIS or Department of State on behalf of any noncitizen for any immigration-related benefit to work and/or to continue to work in the United States, e.g., an H-1B or TN petition or permanent residence.

Facility: Lak Corporate Manufacturing / Risk Mgmt/Workers Comp B020

Compensation Type

Monthly Paid Monthly

Department: Industrial Operations Systems

Job Category: Engineering, Management