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Whether you're an experienced professional, a recent graduate, or somewhere in between, MAT Holdings is where you can apply your skills, learn new ones, and make a real impact.\nWith more than 14,000 employees across 12 countries and over 40 locations worldwide, MAT offers exciting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more. Headquartered in Long Grove, IL, our global footprint includes 2.1 million square feet of U.S. distribution and manufacturing space and 40+ factories across three continents.\nAt MAT, we don’t just make things happen-we ensure it happens with excellence. From engineering and logistics to marketing and customer service, we maintain consistent expertise across the entire supply chain. Join us and be part of a team where your creativity and contributions help shape the future of global manufacturing.\nBenefits\nMAT Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries offer a complete benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance after 60 days of employment\nPaid Time Off (PTO), including paid vacation, sick days, and paid holidays\n401k Retirement Plan + Company Match\nWellness Programs, including fitness reimbursements and mental health support\nHealth Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\nVoluntary Life / AD&D , Employer Provided Life/AD&D and more \n The Industrial Engineer - Distribution Operations is an early-career professional role designed for candidates with 0-5 years of experience, including recent Industrial Engineering graduates and professionals with 2-5 years of relevant experience seeking to advance their careers in distribution, warehouse operations, productivity management, labor planning, customer compliance, training, Next Level program ownership, and continuous improvement.\nThis position has a steep learning curve and broad exposure to all areas of Distribution Center operations. The Industrial Engineer will learn customer-specific operating requirements, compliance areas, RF system functionality, labor standards, productivity measurement, labor forecasting, workforce planning, skill acquisition tracking, and operational leadership routines.\nThe role owns training warehouse teammates on RF processes, customer requirements, Next Level skill acquisition, and standard work; develops and maintains productivity standards; measures performance against expectations; supports labor forecasting and management; and improves overall productivity. This position is expected to work directly on the warehouse floor, build credibility with hourly teammates and leaders, and translate data, training documentation, and process observations into practical operational improvements.\nPrincipal Responsibilities\nCustomer Requirements & Compliance\nLearn and become the facility owner for customer-specific operating requirements, compliance expectations, and execution standards.\nMaintain customer work instructions, standard operating procedures, packaging requirements, labeling standards, routing requirements, quality expectations, and service commitments.\nEnsure customer requirements are incorporated into new hire training, refresher training, RF training, and standard operating procedures.\nConduct operational audits to verify compliance with customer requirements and identify execution gaps.\nSupport investigations involving customer complaints, chargebacks, compliance failures, quality issues, and service failures.\nPartner with Operations, Quality, Customer Service, Inventory Control, Transportation, Program Management, and Sales to implement corrective actions and improve customer execution.\nRF Systems & Operational Training\nDevelop into the facility subject matter expert for RF equipment, warehouse system transactions, and system-directed work execution.\nTrain new hires, existing teammates, leads, supervisors, and managers on RF processes, customer requirements, and operational procedures.\nAudit RF utilization, transaction accuracy, and adherence to required warehouse processes.\nIdentify training gaps and coordinate retraining when teammates are not following RF, customer, quality, safety, or productivity requirements.\nMaintain training records, process documentation, certifications, and work instructions to ensure requirements remain current and accessible.\nNext Level Program Ownership & Skill Acquisition\nOwn facility-level Next Level program execution in partnership with Distribution Center leadership, Training, Operations, and HR.\nDocument teammate skill acquisition, training status, proficiency, and advancement readiness using the approved skills matrix, training records, and program tracking tools.\nEnsure teammates are progressing through the Next Level program by identifying required skills, cross-training opportunities, and gaps that may limit advancement.\nUse Next Level skill acquisition data to support productivity improvement, workforce flexibility, internal promotion readiness, and teammate retention.\nPartner with supervisors and managers to confirm proficiency before skill sign-off and ensure training is based on demonstrated capability, not just exposure to the task.\nReview Next Level progress with DC leaders and recommend actions to improve skill depth, reduce turnover, and build a stronger internal pipeline of trained teammates.\nConnect Next Level training outcomes to operational needs including RF compliance, customer requirements, safety, quality, productivity, attendance, and labor flexibility.\nProductivity Standards & Labor Management\nLearn and apply Industrial Engineering principles to warehouse work measurement, labor standards, and productivity management.\nConduct process observations, time studies, work sampling, and workflow analysis to understand warehouse functions and establish practical productivity expectations.\nAssist in developing, validating, maintaining, and improving labor standards for receiving, putaway, replenishment, inventory control, picking, packing, loading, and value-added services.\nMeasure teammate, department, shift, and facility performance against established productivity standards.\nWork with supervisors and managers to ensure teammates understand the standard, are coached to the standard, and are held accountable to the standard.\nAnalyze productivity trends, identify performance gaps, and recommend actions to improve labor utilization and operational efficiency.\nLabor Forecasting & Workforce Planning\nSupport labor forecasting using volume, productivity, staffing, attendance, and operational demand data.\nAssist Distribution Center leadership with daily, weekly, monthly, and budget labor planning activities.\nAnalyze labor requirements by department and shift to support staffing decisions and workforce allocation.\nMonitor actual labor utilization against plan and identify opportunities to improve labor management discipline.\nPrepare reporting that connects volume, standard hours, actual hours, productivity, and labor cost performance.\nContinuous Improvement & Leadership Support\nIdentify waste, bottlenecks, unnecessary travel, process variation, and non-value-added activity within warehouse operations.\nParticipate in continuous improvement projects, kaizen events, layout reviews, slotting improvements, and workflow redesign activities.\nProvide data, observations, and recommendations to Distribution Center leadership to improve productivity, quality, compliance, service, retention, and teammate progression.\nParticipate in daily operational reviews and leadership meetings to support fact-based decision making.\nBuild working relationships with hourly teammates, leads, supervisors, managers, and support functions while learning the fundamentals of Distribution Center leadership.\n Technical Competencies\nIndustrial Engineering aptitude and ability to apply classroom concepts to warehouse operations. \nStrong Excel and data analysis capability. \nAbility to learn RF systems, WMS/SAP transactions, labor reporting, productivity reporting, and operational dashboards. \nProcess mapping, time study, work measurement, and workflow analysis fundamentals. \nComfort working with volume, staffing, productivity, cost, and performance data. \nNext Level Program Competencies\nAbility to manage skill documentation, training completion, proficiency sign-off, and advancement readiness with high accuracy. \nStrong understanding of how cross-training, skill acquisition, and documented proficiency improve performance, flexibility, and retention. \nAbility to work with supervisors and managers to hold teammates accountable for progressing through required training milestones. \nAbility to train and coach hourly teammates in a clear, practical, and professional manner. \nAbility to influence without direct authority. \nStrong communication skills with hourly teammates, supervisors, managers, and cross-functional partners. \nHigh attention to detail, follow-through, accountability, and ownership. \nCuriosity, urgency, and willingness to learn in a fast-paced Distribution Center environment. \nLeadership & Communication Competencies\nAbility to train and coach hourly teammates in a clear, practical, and professional manner. \nAbility to influence without direct authority. \nStrong communication skills with hourly teammates, supervisors, managers, and cross-functional partners. \nHigh attention to detail, follow-through, accountability, 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Recent college graduates and candidates with 2-5 years of professional experience are encouraged to apply. \nStrong academic foundation in process improvement, operations management, engineering analysis, statistics, and productivity measurement. \nProficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications. \nAbility and willingness to spend significant time on the warehouse floor observing work, training teammates, documenting skill progression, and learning operations. \nPreferred\nInternship, co-op, part-time warehouse, manufacturing, supply chain, or operations experience.\n\nExposure to Lean, Six Sigma, continuous improvement, Power BI, SQL, Tableau, or similar analytical tools.\n\nStrong interest in distribution operations, warehouse leadership, labor management, training, and continuous improvement.\n\nWhat Success Looks Like in the First 12 Months\nUnderstands customer requirements and compliance expectations across assigned accounts. \nIs recognized as a reliable facility resource for RF process execution, training, and transaction accuracy. \nCan independently train teammates on customer requirements, RF processes, Next Level requirements, and standard work. \nOwns Next Level documentation and skill acquisition tracking so teammates are progressing through the program, developing broader warehouse capability, improving performance, and supporting retention. \nSupports labor forecasting and workforce planning with accurate data and practical recommendations. \nHelps maintain and validate productivity standards across warehouse functions. \nProvides clear reporting that helps leaders understand productivity performance, labor utilization, skill depth, and teammate progression. \nDelivers measurable productivity, training, compliance, retention, or process improvement results. \nBuilds the foundation for future advancement into Operations Management, Continuous Improvement, Engineering, Training, or Distribution Leadership roles. \nCareer Path\nThis role is intended to serve as an early-career pathway into Distribution Center leadership and operational excellence. 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