Industrial Engineer

At Carvana, we’re changing the way people buy and sell cars. With an ambitious vision and a fundamentally different approach designed to be fun, fast, and fair, Carvana became the fastest-growing automotive retailer in history. We expanded nationally, went public on the New York Stock Exchange, sold our 1 millionth car, and reached the Fortune 500, all in just eight years.

Today, with 4 million retail customers and counting, Carvana is both the fastest-growing and the most profitable public automotive retailer, and we’re just getting started. We continue to raise the bar for our customers as we tackle the enormous opportunity still ahead in the largest consumer vertical.

Working here means being part of a team that embraces change, celebrates creative problem solving, and always strives to be better. At Carvana, you’ll have the opportunity to take on meaningful challenges, learn quickly, and help shape the future of automotive retail. If you’re driven to grow and make an impact as part of a collaborative team, you’ll fit right in. Learn more about what it’s like to work here from the people that already do .

This is a fully on-site position, Monday through Friday, at our corporate HQ in Tempe, Arizona.

About the team and position

The Engineer, Operations Development is responsible for leading and obtaining buy-in on continuous improvement projects and using lean methodologies to refine processes within Carvana’s Inspection Center organization. This position will work closely and communicate with all departments and levels throughout the business to deliver throughput, cost and quality improvements in a fast-paced, dynamic production environment.

What you’ll be doing :

• Create justification for major projects, cost savings greater than $1M within Inspection Center operations
• Obtain buy-in on major projects through effective communication with multiple departments across the organization
• Deliver cost reductions on time and under budget on major projects, and effectively report out on results
• Serve as a subject matter expert in at least three reconditioning processes within the Inspection Center Operations
• Proactively identify opportunities for continuous improvement by developing standard work and visual training within existing processes
• Partner with leadership and departments across the organization to provide direction on the creation of labor standards and line staffing models
• Take existing technology and adapt it to vehicle reconditioning
• Mentor and train peers on lean manufacturing and process flow
• Evaluate complex production issues and conduct root cause analysis
• Create and present business cases for improvement ideas
• Participate in cross-functional continuous improvement events
• Create current and future state value stream maps
• Develop building and cell layouts to optimize workflow
• Ensure compliance with all environmental, health and safety guidelines
• Select and test tools and equipment
• Live the Carvana values
• Other duties as assigned

What the job requires :

To be able to do your job at Carvana, there are some basic requirements we want to share with you.

Other requirements

To be able to do your job at Carvana, there are some basic requirements we want to share with you.

Of course, we’ll make any reasonable accommodations for those with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their jobs.

What we’ll offer in return

Legal stuff

Hiring is contingent on passing a complete background check. This role is NOT eligible for visa sponsorship.

Carvana is an equal employment opportunity employer. All applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Carvana also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.

Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.