Engineering Specialist I

Advises, plans, develops, and designs District engineering / operational plans to optimize efficiencies in business objectives. Leverages operational knowledge of various facilities, their specific engineering processes, and working knowledge of operational systems. Collaborates with Managers to monitor adherence to plans, determine root cause of deficiencies, develop and assist management in implementation of action and support compliance and training efforts that they identify in the District.

Essential Functions

• Acts as a change agent throughout the District in order to influence and steer management decisions to ensure alignment and optimization of engineering and operational plans.
• Identifies facility inefficiencies through root cause analysis by conducting facility visit observations and leveraging operational knowledge for solutions to deliver on-site assistance for improvements.
• Advises and facilitates team knowledge and optimal application of dock operational systems (such as Vision, Sortation Systems – ISS & ISSC) and identifies and solves for corrective actions.
• Creates Network Alignment Plans.
• Determines Capacity Planning to ensure full use of facilities.
• Prepares Volume Projections for short term / future / long range.
• Oversees District Changes (spin offs, expansions, relocations).
• Forecasts labor and project manning needs for current / future.
• Evaluates Hub / Linehaul cut times to determine if they are meeting requirements.
• Develops Labor Standards to minimize labor hours as needed.
• Produces monthly operational plans to determine required resources needed with special focus on Peak planning.
• Responsible for goal / budget setting (productivity, service and cost) to turn cost inefficiencies into cost savings.
• Provides material handling project recommendations, including financial analysis, to justify facility expansions.
• Constructs contingency plans for potential abnormal events.
• Acts as a subject-matter expert on all operational / system / technology processes and upgrades.
• Identifies possible gaps in adherence to SQI metrics as it pertains to scanning, pickup, delivery, loss, and damage.
• Trains management on operational processes and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education

Minimum Experience

Knowledge Skills and Abilitie s

Job Conditions

Preferred Qualifications :

Pay Transparency :

Pay : $4,324.00 / mo - $11,309.65 / mo

Additional Details : This position must be domiciled in Dallas, TX.

Federal Express Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer including, Vets / Disability.

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