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Form of workAbout Yami:
Founded in 2013, Yami's mission is to bring the world closer for everyone to experience and enjoy. We make it easy to discover exciting flavors and trending products from Asia. Named Inc. Magazine's fastest growing start-up on the "Inc. 500 List.", we're committed to connecting people with authentic food, beauty, home, and wellness experiences through our e-commerce platform, iOS, and Android apps.
Benefits & Compensation:
Founded in 2013, Yami's mission is to bring the world closer for everyone to experience and enjoy. We make it easy to discover exciting flavors and trending products from Asia. Named Inc. Magazine's fastest growing start-up on the "Inc. 500 List.", we're committed to connecting people with authentic food, beauty, home, and wellness experiences through our e-commerce platform, iOS, and Android apps.
Benefits & Compensation:
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid time off (PTO): vacation, sick, and holidays
- On-site gym ad game rooms
- Employee discount
- Coffee and snacks
- 70-85K
Job Summary:
The Operations Engineer will be responsible for identifying underlying problems within current operation processes and working with cross-functional teams to draw up action plans or initiate specific projects to solve these problems to reduce operation cost, increase operation efficiency, improve operation quality, improve inventory accuracy, etc.
The Operations Engineer will be responsible for identifying underlying problems within current operation processes and working with cross-functional teams to draw up action plans or initiate specific projects to solve these problems to reduce operation cost, increase operation efficiency, improve operation quality, improve inventory accuracy, etc.
- Analyze and identify underlying problems within current operation processes, including but not exclusive to fulfillment operation, and perform process improvement by standardizing process flow (flow charts, SOP, standard files, etc.)
- Incorporate process changes to Paragon Workflows, including variations for new business models
- Work as a Software Product Manager to work closely with different business units, such as IT Development to design software systems or tools to support process improvement
- Engage key stakeholders and teams, such as Field Operation, IT Development, and other business units in alignment on project charters, implementation plans, and success metrics
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve operation processes
- Provide engineering support to projects needed, such as sourcing appropriate equipment or machines, warehouse layout design, price negotiation, supplier recommendation, system integration etc.
- Support 5S and Kaizen initiatives, facilitate management through following these practices, as well as helping associates to understand its importance and value
- Ensure our warehouse team performs inventory count on a daily basis
- Evaluate, analyze, train, and support DMAIC/Kaizen Events projects
- Check location size accuracy based on order volume, bin fill rate
- Conduct daily walk-through to check expiration date and quality of product, as well as identify any quality issues
- Ensures the facility complies with Environmental, Health and Safety policies and procedures
- Participate in team projects as needed
Basic Qualifications & Requirements:
- Master's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Industrial Engineering, Operations Engineering, Process Engineering, Supply Chain Management or related fields
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering with minimum 2 years of experience in process improvement
- Able to function well in loosely structured situations and works effectively in situations involving uncertainty or lack of information
- Effectively handles multiple projects or tasks simultaneously
- Fast and enthusiastic learner, able to catch up on unexperienced fields within a relatively short period of time
- Skills with Excel (pivot table), VLOOKUP, SQL, AutoCAD, and MS Project
- Excel VBA, Google Script (or JavaScript), and Tableau are a plus
- High level of written, verbal, and interpersonal skills in both English & Mandarin
