Advanced Specialist – Warehouse Automation Engineer
3M
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $164,612 - $201,193 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Design, develop, and implement robotic systems to improve efficiency in 3M’s manufacturing sites and warehouses
- Deploy automation solutions leveraging technologies such as robotic work cells, autonomous vehicles, ASRS systems, packaging automation, warehouse automation solutions, material handling systems and related software technologies
- Integrate software that controls the robotic systems and integrate them with warehouse management systems (WMS) and Warehouse Executions Systems (WES)
- Analyze data, troubleshoot issues, and ensure systems are reliable, scalable, and safe
- Evaluate existing manufacturing and warehouse operations and identify opportunities for improvement through automation
- Sourcing/co-developing solutions with strategic vendors, doing R&D work to create innovative material handling automation solutions
- Facilitate complex problem-solving skills, enhance collaboration across functional groups such as Project Managers, business leaders, operations, and stakeholders to define project scope
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering (completed and verified prior to start)
- Seven (7) years of experience in application of warehouse automation/robotics in distribution/fulfillment centers and/or manufacturing/ production facilities in a private, public, government or military environment
- Prior hands-on experience with deployment of warehouse operations such as automated put away/reach trucks, case picking, trailer loading/unloading, labeling systems, pallet/case storage retrieval systems, mixed case palletizing, automatic stretch wrappers, and related technologies
- Experience working with leading warehouse automation suppliers such as Dematic, Vanderlande, SwissLog, Fortna, etc.
- Experience working with autonomous vehicles suppliers such as Dematic, Balyo, OTTO, Kuka, etc.
- Experience with Fanuc/Kuka industrial/collaborative robotic arms
- Experience with warehouse management systems (WMS), Manufacturing enterprise systems (MES), fleet management, workflow integration
- Working knowledge of machinery related compliance requirements and safety standards. Ex: OSHA, CE, ANSI, ISO, IEC.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Health Savings Accounts
- Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Disability Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits
- Paid Absences
- Retirement Benefits
- Relocation Assistance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
robotic systems designautomation solutions deploymentsoftware integrationdata analysistroubleshootingwarehouse automationmaterial handling automationrobotic arms (Fanuc, Kuka)warehouse management systems (WMS)manufacturing enterprise systems (MES)
Soft skills
complex problem-solvingcollaborationproject scope definition
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering