Location:

Chadstone, VIC, AU

About us

At Officeworks we make bigger things happen. Our customers, our team, and our community are our heart and soul. And if our brilliant people have taught us anything, it is that we can do all kinds of incredible things, each and every day.

Fast paced. Innovative. Inspiring. With close to 10,000 team members and a national footprint of more than 173 retail stores Australia wide – we’re focused on delivering a wide range, low price and great service. We’re about inspiring new ideas and thinking outside the box. We’re about kicking goals, having a laugh and pushing each other. We are about being rewarded and supported. We’re about teaching a customer something new and supporting the community. We’re about making a difference.

About the role

At Officeworks, we're committed to making bigger things happen for our customers, our team and our communities. As we continue to modernise and optimise our national distribution network, we're looking for an experienced Industrial Engineer with Warehousing and Logistics experience to play a critical role in shaping the future of our Distribution Centre (DC) operations.

This is an exciting prospect for a highly analytical and commercially minded engineering professional who thrives on solving complex operational challenges, leveraging data-driven insights, and delivering measurable improvements across productivity, capacity, throughput and safety.

The DC Optimisation Engineer will support our Supply Chain Operations, CI and Transformation teams by applying engineering principles, advanced analytics, Business Intelligence tools (BI)



and operational expertise to continually improve the performance of our national distribution network.

Working closely with operational leaders, project teams and external partners, you'll analyse performance data, develop engineering standards and Operational dashboards, validate operational output, and influence the design of future DC infrastructure.

What You'll Be Doing

Operational Performance & Analytics

- With expertise in SQL and DAX (Power BI) you’ll, develop, deploy and maintain operational performance dashboards to provide meaningful insights for all Operational leadership teams nationally.
- Using AI and modern analytical tools, along with your practical experience you will analyse performance trends and identify improvement opportunities.
- Troubleshoot operational challenges using systems and operational data, providing data-driven recommendations.
- Apply industrial engineering principles to labour management, engineered standards and throughput capability analysis.
- Develop and maintain engineering standards used to measure productivity and operational performance.
- Validate actual operational performance against expected design parameters and productivity assumptions.
- Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, service, capacity utilisation and operational efficiency.




- Support operational initiatives including warehouse slotting strategies, peak planning programs such as Back to School (BTS), and business case development for minor capital investments.
- Partner with operations teams to optimise workflows, processes and system performance.
- Provide engineering expertise, design parameters and operational insights for DC modernisation and new facility development projects.
- Support transformation project teams in validating contractual performance targets and service level agreements with automation and external solution providers.
- Collaborate with simulation and automation partners to test, validate and improve distribution centre designs and operating logic.

Safety & Risk Management

- Support safety improvement initiatives through the application of engineering principles and robust master data.
- Contribute to the safe design of infrastructure, equipment layouts and operational processes in partnership with safety specialists and external experts.
- Ensure safety considerations are embedded into operational decision-making and future facility designs.

About you

What You'll Bring

Essential Qualifications

- Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Research, or a related engineering discipline (or equivalent practical experience).

Experience

- 7+ years' experience in logistics, manufacturing, warehousing, production or supply chain environments.
- Demonstrated experience applying engineering and analytical methodologies to improve operational performance.
- Hands-on experience with:
- SQL (Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL and/or PostgreSQL)
- Advanced Micros

📌 DC Optimisation Engineer (Melbourne)
🏢 Officeworks
📍 Melbourne