Industrial Engineer

What will you work on?
As an Industrial Engineer, you will play a critical role in enhancing the performance of the Melissa & Doug warehouse and transportation operations across the U.S. You will be responsible for leading continuous improvement initiatives and capital projects that reduce operating costs, improve safety, and elevate service metrics. Applying lean principles and data-driven analysis, you will identify opportunities, recommend solutions, and support the implementation of sustainable improvements across the distribution network.

How will you create impact?

• Lead and support initiatives to improve productivity, reduce waste, and enhance service levels using Lean principles (e.g., 5S, Kaizen).

• Conduct time and motion studies (e.g., MOST) to establish and maintain engineered labor standards and planning tools.

• Lead special projects for warehousing and logistics, including peak planning, process optimization, and capital investment planning.

• Represent the logistics function in corporate initiatives such as ESG reporting and system upgrades.

• Analyze operational data to identify trends and develop dashboards to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs).

• Support the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for revised warehouse processes and labor standards.

• Participate in user acceptance testing (UAT) for SAP and WMS enhancements.

What are your skills and experience?

• Industrial engineering experience in a warehousing environment.

• Demonstrated success in leveraging lean principles (e.g., Muda, Mura, Muri, 5S, Kaizen) to deliver continuous improvement.

• Experience developing labor standards using time studies and job analyses (e.g., MOST).

• Advanced facility with ERP/WMS systems (preferably SAP and Manhattan) and Labor Management tools.

• Experience with SQL and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) for performance reporting.

• Familiarity with warehouse layout optimization, material flow analysis, and indirect spend reduction.

• Knowledge of local labor laws and safety standards (NJ, CA) is an asset.

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The anticipated pay range for candidates who will work in California or New Jersey is $105,000 to $115,000 Per Annum. The offered pay to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience within the job, years of experience within the required industry, education, etc. Spin Master Inc. is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work only in other states. 

This job posting is tied to an open vacancy.

What you can expect from us:

Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun.

• Growth and Career Opportunities

• Flexible Work Hours

• Innovation, Collaboration and Fun

• Comprehensive Benefits

• Other fun Perks!

What’s it like to work here?

Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn’t for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.

Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.

Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at [email protected] or by phone at 416 364-6002 and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

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We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.