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Sr. Industrial Engineer - Nordstrom Restaurant Division- Hybrid, Seattle

at Nordstrom

📍 Seattle, WA Hybrid 💰 $102K – $170K USD / year Posted April 17, 2026
Salary $102K – $170K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience senior
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Engineering (Non-Software)

Lead the design and evolution of activity-based labor modeling strategies and standards for Nordstrom’s Restaurant Division. You will use data-driven planning, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration to improve labor coverage, operating hours planning, and workforce management.

  • Lead design and evolution of labor modeling strategies for activity-based labor models
  • Champion standard work efforts at scale
  • Create cohesive requirements for process, equipment and system design
  • Deliver data-driven processes and solutions with cross-functional partners
  • Use data and continuous improvement to eliminate waste and optimize labor allocation

Focuses on industrial engineering labor modeling and workforce planning: labor standards, coverage requirements, operating hours, and forecast/demand distribution to support activity-based labor models. Emphasizes process/equipment/system design requirements and delivering data-driven solutions with cost/benefit analysis.

The ideal candidate is a Senior Industrial Engineer with hands-on experience building and evolving activity-based labor models, labor standards, and coverage planning for operational environments. They are process-obsessed and can use data-driven decision making, continuous improvement methods, and cost/benefit analysis to deliver complex cross-functional solutions at scale.

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lead standard work effortsinfluence stakeholder expectationslisten effectivelyassimilate multiple perspectivesclearly communicate complex informationcommunicate to diverse audiencesbuild and deliver against plansfacilitate team progresscommand and influence rationalecollaboration and networkingmanage work execution through transparent communication
Industry Retail
Job Function Develop and maintain activity-based labor standards and workforce modeling strategies for Nordstrom Restaurants and Coffee Bars.
Role Subtype Industrial Engineering
Sr. Industrial EngineerIndustrial Engineer Sractivity-based labor modelslabor modeling strategieslabor standardscoverage requirementsoperating hoursforecast and demand distributionworkforce planning and managementdata-driven decision makingcontinuous improvement methodologystandard workrequirementsprocessequipment and system designcost/benefit analysischange initiativeseliminate wasteoptimizecross-functionalstakeholder expectationstransparent communicationprocess optimization

Must be available to work onsite at Nordstrom corporate headquarters at least four days per week

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