Operational Excellence Engineer (Logistics)

Location: Richland, Mississippi, United States. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.

Company

hirify.global develops energy technologies and grid solutions supporting reliable, sustainable, and digital power systems.

What you will do

• Improve internal logistics processes covering receiving, storage, replenishment, picking, kitting, staging, and line delivery.
• Analyze shop-floor material flow to identify shortages, bottlenecks, unnecessary handling, excessive travel, and production service gaps.
• Develop scalable logistics solutions, including standard material routes, Kanban systems, supermarkets, point-of-use presentation, and replenishment methods.
• Use SAP and operational data to investigate material availability, inventory movements, production requirements, shortages, and system discrepancies.
• Establish and monitor logistics performance indicators such as material availability, on-time delivery, picking accuracy, response time, and productivity.
• Partner with Logistics, Production, Planning, Warehouse, and Manufacturing Engineering to implement improvements through standard work, visual controls, training, and structured problem solving.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or a related field preferred; an associate degree with relevant experience may also be considered.
• At least 3 years of experience in manufacturing logistics, warehousing, material handling, supply chain, production support, or process improvement.
• Hands-on SAP ERP knowledge, including inventory tracking, material movement analysis, production requirements, material availability, transaction history, discrepancy investigation, and operational data extraction.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and internal logistics concepts such as standard work, 5S, visual management, Kanban, supermarkets, picking, kitting, value-stream mapping, and structured problem solving.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to work on the shop floor and coordinate cross-functional implementation.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship is required.

Culture & Benefits

• Career growth and development opportunities.
• Supportive work culture.
• Company-paid health and wellness benefits.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• 401(k) savings plan with company match.
• Family-building benefits and parental leave.