Industrial Engineer

Industrial Engineer

Location: Southampton, office based

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per annum depending on experience

Excellent Benefits

All applicants must have right to work in the UK and be able to travel on occasion to other Garmin locations within EMEA.

Purpose of the job

The Industrial Engineer supports the EMEA Operational Excellence team by leading and delivering cross-functional improvement projects across EMEA offices and warehouse operations. The role combines project delivery and operational excellence responsibilities with industrial engineering activities.

Approximately 50-70% of the role will focus on EMEA Operational Excellence projects, while 30-50% will apply industrial engineering methods. The overall purpose is to improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity and cost through data-driven analysis, standardization, Lean methods and effective implementation of sustainable solutions.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead or support EMEA improvement projects from scoping through implementation and validation.
• Analyse processes, workflows and data. Conduct root cause analysis and time studies to identify trends and support decision-making.
• Drive standardization of processes, work methods and engineering solutions across EMEA, ensuring alignment with regional and global operational standards.
• Implement improvements using Lean and industrial engineering practices.
• Plan and manage assigned projects and workstreams, including scope, effort, actions, risks, timelines and stakeholder communication.
• Estimates level of effort for a task and applies a sense of urgency, commitment and focus on the right priorities in developing solutions in a timely fashion
• Analyse and improve warehouse, workspace and process layouts to support flow, capacity, flexibility, throughput and productivity.
• Applies statistical methods to estimate future department needs and analyse product/process performance
• Identify and implement ergonomic improvements that reduce fatigue and safety risks while ensuring operational requirements are met.
• Evaluate, source, trial and implement equipment, packaging, material-handling solutions and operational technologies in alignment with EMEA and global standards. Collaborate with suppliers and use technical evaluation and cost-benefit analysis to support purchasing decisions.
• Apply company quality standards, engineering procedures and industry best practices, while contributing to standardization and continuous improvement across EMEA.
• Collaborate with EMEA and global Engineering and Operations teams to align initiatives, share best practices and report on project performance and operational metrics.
• Offer suggestions to improves processes and authors new procedures as appropriate
• Other ad hoc duties

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in industrial engineering or a closely related field
• Relevant experience is an advantage
• Experience with warehouse and distribution concepts
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Proficiency in Excel
• Practical knowledge of industrial engineering principles, including process analysis, time studies, work measurement, facility or workspace layout, capacity analysis and ergonomics.
• Ability to perform statistical analysis and use structured root cause analysis and problem-solving techniques.
• Experience with layout design, process simulation, Design of Experiments, WMS or ERP systems is an advantage.
• Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or other operational excellence methodologies.