Industrial Engineer

What’s in it for you

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we give our wonderful colleagues bags of benefits. Including wellbeing services, an award-winning pension scheme and much, much more, our colleague reward package keeps on giving. And helps make every day a little better for you and your family. These include but are not limited to:

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Buy holiday salary sacrifice scheme (for salaried roles)
• Private medical insurance
• Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution
• Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• The right to request flexible working from your first day with us
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
• A Colleague Clubcard for you & a family member (after 3 months of service), giving you access to lots of discounts in-store & online
• Great colleague deals and discounts, saving you money on everyday purchases, eating out and utility bills for the home
• Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds. For more information about our colleague networks please click here
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want

Click Here to read more about the full range of benefits we have available for our colleagues

About the role

We are currently recruiting an Industrial Engineer to develop and deliver the Distribution work measurement programme and ensure that standards in the warehouse management systems are maintained with the most accurate timings available. You will develop and maintain the Distribution productivity model and provide insight and analysis for stakeholders, supporting Distribution Change Team projects end to end and guiding Programme Managers and Projects Managers on the most efficient methods of process changes.

You will be responsible for

• Develop, plan and sign off the annual project work measurement programme
• Coordinate and coach our independent Industrial Engineers to ensure they can deliver the work measurement plan
• Develop and deliver accurate work measurement standard times using recognised work study techniques and tools including the Distribution Productivity Models
• Develop and maintain the Distribution Productivity Models in line with the measurement plan, providing analysis of outputs
• Produce informative presentations demonstrating results following completion of work study related projects
• Implement and maintain Denver and Paperless systems with the latest accurate productivity standards
• Deliver advisory expertise in all matters relating to productivity through engagement, communication and presentation, ensuring detail is flexed relevant to the target audience needs
• Use data analysis to identify operational trends, changes and opportunities
• Develop effective partnerships with project managers to ensure accurate and achievable project savings, contributing to wider business plan achievements
• Apply work study techniques to support Business Change projects and ensure accuracy of business case models
• Maintain the work study Distribution shared area with up-to-date productivity standards and respective data
• Collaboratively enhance industrial relations with our recognised unions by supporting representatives and management services personnel
• Engage Distribution Centre Managers and their teams on productivity, providing coaching on productivity queries and performance management systems, to maximise their ability to deliver performance

You will need

• IMS certification 
• Qualified MOST practitioner
• Rating Certified Project Management (APM, MSP, Prince2)
• Process Improvement skills (Kaizen, Lean, SixSigma)
• Stakeholder management
• Communication and presentation skills
• Analytical skills (Excel, VBA, SQL)
• MS Office (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Visio, Project etc)
• Experience of Distribution Operations
• Experience of delivering operational improvement using relevant methodologies
• Experience working in a business change role in an agile/dynamic environment
• Some experience of Productivity / Industrial Engineering techniques
• Versatility and ability to adapt and respond quickly to changing business priorities

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About us

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.

We’re a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you.  We work in a more blended pattern - combining office and remote working.  Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate.  If you are applying internally, please speak to the Hiring Manager about how this can work for you - Everyone is welcome at Tesco.