About this opportunity
Odyssey lists this Industrial Quality Engineer opportunity in vandalia, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Process Engineer
About Odyssey Logistics
Odyssey Logistics is a global logistics and supply chain partner helping businesses optimize performance through fully integrated, end-to-end solutions. We connect transportation, technology, and expertise across a broad network of services including 3PL and 4PL managed services, multimodal and intermodal transport, warehousing, trucking, Jones Act Ocean, and customs brokerage, ensuring goods move reliably, efficiently, and intelligently around the world.
Today, Odyssey supports more than 6,000 customers globally, delivering scalable, data-driven solutions across complex supply chains. What started with a single client has grown into a dynamic, evolving organization focused on performance, precision, and long-term partnership.
Win Together, Innovate Boldly, Drive Results, Customer Centric, and Guide with Care.
you are part of building what comes next.
Work Model:
Onsite - Office and Operations Environment
extended hours may be required for projects or other work activities
Travel Requirements:
Occasional company or customer meetings
Reports to:
Manager, Process Improvement
The Process Engineer drives operational improvements across warehouse, production, and packaging functions at the site. This role applies process engineering and continuous improvement methods to improve
safety, quality, productivity, capacity, cost, and customer satisfaction
. The position focuses on process design, automation, facility layout, project management, KPI reporting, root cause analysis, and standardization.
We are seeking an analytical and results-driven Process Engineer who can identify opportunities for operational improvement, lead projects, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement sustainable solutions.
Process Improvement & Engineering
Identify opportunities to improve warehouse, production, packaging, and operational processes.
Apply Lean, Six Sigma, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement methods to reduce waste, errors, variation, and costs.
Support process design, facility layout, process flow, equipment requirements, SOPs, and process standardization.
Analyze operational data and develop recommendations to improve productivity, capacity, quality, inventory accuracy, and customer satisfaction.
Automation & Capital Projects
Identify automation opportunities and develop business cases, including ROI, labor, and payback analyses.
Support equipment selection, specifications, vendor coordination, testing, startup, implementation, and training.
Participate in automation, facility expansion, process redesign, and other capital projects.
Manage project activities and help ensure projects are completed effectively and deliver expected results.
Data, KPIs & Performance
Develop dashboards, scorecards, reports, and visual management tools to track operational performance.
Monitor KPIs and use data to identify trends, performance gaps, and improvement opportunities.
Track improvement results, including cost savings, labor efficiency, productivity, quality, inventory accuracy, and on-time performance.
Safety, Quality & Continuous Improvement
Ensure process improvements meet safety, quality, environmental, regulatory, and operational requirements.
Support risk assessments, Management of Change, audits, investigations, corrective actions, and EHS initiatives.
Partner with Operations, Customer Service, Quality, EHS, Maintenance, and Leadership to execute improvement initiatives.
Facilitate cross-functional teams, provide change-related training, and promote collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Bachelors degree in
Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related field
preferred; Minimum 2 years of experience
in process engineering, continuous improvement, warehousing, logistics, production, packaging, manufacturing, chemical operations, automation, or capital projects preferred.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
certification preferred.
Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
Root cause analysis
Data analysis
Facility layouts and process flows
Equipment requirements
CAD/layout tools
Strong project management and organizational skills.
Bonus Eligible:
Not specified
No relocation allowance will be considered unless specifically addressed. This position works in an office environment while regularly interacting with
warehouse, production, packaging, laboratory, and other operational areas
to observe processes, collect data, support trials, and implement improvements.
Employees may need to walk through operational areas, use required PPE, observe equipment and material-handling activities, and support process trials or improvement events.
A choice of medical plans with FSA and HSA options
~ Dental Insurance
~ Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
~Paid Time Off (PTO) and Company Holidays
~ Employee Assistance Program
~ Our commitment to inclusion helps fuel innovation and enables us to deliver smarter, more creative solutions for our customers. Odyssey does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.
Who can apply
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