Industrial Engineer Co-Op (Jan 2024 - Aug 2025) - Undergraduate Student

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. The company ignites the passions of global sports fans and maximizes the presence and reach for hundreds of sports partners globally by offering innovative products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans, a global partner network with over 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, teams, players associations, athletes, celebrities, colleges, and college conferences, and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail business stores. 

 

As a market leader with more than 18,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices. We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans. Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.

Lead Engineering and Continuous Improvement activities that drive results in Cost, Quality, Safety, and Delivery.  Recommend and implement ways to improve efficiency / eliminate waste and increase customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate and Drive Kaizen Events tied to Key Performance Indicators
• Work with operations on the creation, implementation, and sustainment of standardized work as a lean tool.
• Conduct studies and propose improvements to the overall process flow and spatial utilization based on Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Work with Supervisors and Team Leads in problem solving techniques.
• Optimize Overall Lead Time of the Value Stream (Click to Porch).
• Act as a cultural change agent to drive Continuous Improvement throughout the organization.
• Engage regularly with Operations staff on status of current projects as well as prioritization of new developments.
• Evaluate ergonomics within the operations.
• Utilize AutoCAD to develop facility layout drawings of production and support areas.
• Ensure the appropriate methodology, measurements, tools, and quantitative techniques (e.g. data collection, simulation, statistics, process flow analysis, etc.) are applied in projects as appropriate.
• Communicate and collaborate with multiple levels of the organization on cross functional activities and report out barriers, solutions, findings, and action items to drive projects to completion.
• This position must have the ability to influence others across functional disciplines.

Basic Qualifications:

• Enrolled in a current engineering academic program
• Ability to prepare and complete action plans, resolve problems, identify trends, and determine system improvements.
• Ability to maintain high level of confidentiality and ethical standards.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions.
• Ability to prioritize and coordinate multiple work activities to meet critical deadlines.
• Ability to coordinate activities and work with people at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with off-site supervision.
• Ability to walk and/or stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to lift +50lbs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Logistics, Distribution Centers, and E-Commerce
• Working knowledge of lean principles and problem-solving methods.
• Proficient in Standard Microsoft Applications.

Required Education:

• Currently enrolled in an accredited university obtaining a bachelor's degree with at least one year completed and looking for a co-operative work experience to enhance education and apply learnings.
• Incoming sophomore or junior.
• Looking to fulfill 3 Co-Op cycles with Fanatics (Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Summer 2025)

Preferred Education:

• Concentration in Industrial Engineering.

Additional Information:

• Preferred 3.2 GPA+
• Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

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Fanatics is committed to responsible planning and purchasing (RPP) practices, working with its business partners across its global and multi-layered supply chain, to ensure that planning, sourcing, and purchasing decisions, along with other supporting processes, do not impede or conflict with the fulfillment of Fanatics' fair labor practices.

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